Despite a strong law, 47% of the girls in India are married before they are 18

Nearly 48% of the girls in India are married before the age of 18 years. This is despite the existence of stringent Indian laws that make marriage of girls before the age of 18 a punishable offence, says a new analysis by Save the Children (STC), a non-profit organisation.

One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds in the world, the report added.

Early marriage has a knock on effect on teen pregnancy, maternal deaths and high levels of girls dropping out of school (25.7% of women in India become pregnant when they are teenagers.)

(the hindustan times)

MIXTURE OF METHI, AJWAIN & KALI JEERI : TREATMENT FOR VARIOUS DISEASES

250gm. Fenugreek
100gm. Ohmam –Ajwain  
50gm.  Black Jeeri –Kali Jeeri
Preparation : Clean the  above 3 items? Roast it separately. (Make  sure not to over roast) Mix all of them together and make a powder. Stock in an airtight glass jar.
Dosage: Consume one spoon with one full glass of warm water in the night. It is important to consume with warm water. Do not have any food after consuming this.The powder can be consumed by all genders and ages.

By consuming this powder daily, the toxin stagnant in every corner of our body will be pushed out via stool. urine and sweat.
The best result will be noticed after 80-90 days of consuming this powder. The unwanted fat will also be burned down in about three months. Cleaner blood will be in circulation and the body will become stronger

FACEBOOK FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION

It is designed for workplace communication and collaboration, putting Facebookin direct competition with the fast-growing startup Slack.

Facebook Inc launched a workplace version of its mobile app and website on Monday, marking the social networking company's first foray into the hotly competitive and crowded enterprise software arena.

GALAXY NOTE 7 WITHDRAWN

Samsung Electronics says it is stopping production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a day after it halted global sales of the star-crossed devices.

The South Korean company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it has made a final decision to stop production for the sake of consumer safety.

Samsung is struggling to regain consumer trust after a first round of recalls. The company stopped selling the device after finding that even the supposedly safer replacements it was providing for recalled Note 7 phones were catching fire.

South Korean media reported on Monday that Samsung’s factories stopped making the fire-prone phones but Samsung insisted it was making production adjustments to improve inspections and quality control. (the hindu)

Merger of two big PSU banks planned

India may merge two large state banks in the coming fiscal year once a cleanup of bad assets has run its course, the official overseeing a turnaround of the sector told Reuters, days before a new process to resolve stressed assets goes live.

Consolidation Of India’s Public-Sector Banks Would Represent A Final Step In Rebuilding A Financial System Capable Of Underwriting Credit Growth And Job-Creating Investment In Asia’s Third-Largest Economy. (PTI)

BIKE THIEF BOOKS ADVANCE ORDERS !

Bhayandar: Mira Road’s Naya Nagar police have finally apprehended a notorious bike thief whose unique style of functioning could attract producers to induct the rip-off in their Bollywood flicks.

Identified as Asif Ansari (19), the accused is said be involved in a series of bike thefts from parking lots of posh localities in and around the city. However, instead of finding a post theft buyer, Ansari had implemented an unique mechanism by apparently reversing the process – he executed the thefts based on demands and preferences of their prospective clientele and middlemen.

Govt cut Army's disability pensions

As army para-commandos slipped silently across the Line of Control (LoC) on September 28 on a perilous mission to punish anti-India jihadis and their Pakistani army backers, the Government of India quietly put the finishing touches on a plan to slash disability pensions for injuries incurred in the line of duty.

On September 30, the day after India began celebrating the successful “surgical strikes”, the ministry of defence (MoD) issued a letter that dramatically reduced pensions for soldiers invalided out from the army after being crippled by battle injuries, or by injuries directly attributable to hazardous military service.

GOVT WARNS EMPLOYEES

The Centre has warned employees of disciplinary action if they indulge in criticism of the government or its policies. The move comes after officers of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) and All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers, among others, suggested changes in Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), a private company tasked with creating information technology infrastructure for the goods and services tax (GST), and composition of Revenue Secretary-led GST council secretariat.

“Of late, it has been noticed that some associations or federations have commented adversely on the government and its policies. It may be brought to the notice of all associations or federations that if anyone indulges in criticism of the government and its policies, appropriate action (including disciplinary action) shall be taken,” an order issued recently by finance ministry said.

It cited service rules that bar any government servant from making any adverse criticism of any policy or action of the government.(excerpts from the Business Standard).

When Apollo was out of bounds for Jayalalithaa

MGR's supporters were believed to be among those who prevented Jayalalithaa from meeting him as they did not like her quick growth.

When MGR was bedridden, Jayalalithaa, who joined the AIADMK in 1982, was denied access to him at Apollo Hospitals.

JAIN GIRL DIED FASTING FOR 68 DAYS; PARENTS BOOKED

An FIR was lodged on Sunday into the death of 13-year-old Aradhana, who died observing ‘chaturmas’, a traditional Jain fast, for 68 days. The Monda Police Station registered the FIR against her parents Laxmi Chand and Manshi, following a complaint by Balala Hakkula Sangham president Achuta Rao, who Saturday alleged that the parents forced her to undergo the fast to bring the family luck, as her father suffered losses in his jewelry business.

“Her parents Laxmi Chand and Manshi and other community members forced the girl to undergo a fasting because their jewelry business was not going well. Now they are saying their jewelry business is good because of her fast,” alleged Rao. (the indian express).

INDIAN BUSINESSMAN BOUGHT CAR REGN NUMBER PLATE FOR $9 MILLION

(Chronicle cartoon)

DUBAI: An Indian businessman has paid a whopping $9 million to buy a single-digit car registeration plate in Dubai, adding another coveted number plate to his collection.


Balwinder Sahani bought number plate "D5" for 33 million Dirhams at the Roads and Transport Authority's number plate auction on Saturday.



Sahani, also known as Abu Sabah, is the owner of RSG International, a property management company, with interests in the UAE, Kuwait, India and the US.

"I like collecting unique number plates and I am proud to have got this number. I like number nine and D5 adds up to nine, so I went for it," Sahani was quoted by saying by the Gulf News."I have collected 10 number plates so far and I am looking forward to having more. It's a passion. This number will go to one of my Rolls Royces," he added.

SC VERDICT ON DIVORCE

In India, tradition rules supreme. It doesn’t matter even if a tradition is draconian or violates an individual’s right to choose. Tradition is supposed to be the ‘right thing’, no questions asked. All those who raise a different opinion are branded immoral or ‘western’. Indian society is by and large driven by a supremacist thought that our culture is the best in the world.