The conduct of election of members to the Medical Council of India in 2013 and its subsequent actions over the past year have underlined the brazen corruption in the regulatory body. Developments in the health ministry raise doubts over whether these issues will be tackled at all.  A round up

Incorporating a financial structure that allows stakeholders to hold each other accountable in their balance of interests can make municipal water supply a win-win for everyone, says Jacob John.

It's 'ready to serve' and like a soft drink bottle or tetra pack, you can take it inside any office, drink and then dispose. Sold with the brand name Tender Fresh, 1500 – 2000 tender coconuts every day are reaching a clientele that reads like the who's who of Bangalore's software companies. Shree Padre reports.

For decades, Karnataka has been haunted by the devadasi tradition where girls were 'dedicated' to goddess Yellama and then turned into sex-workers. Today, determined groups of devadasis of Bagalkot district are bravely stopping the practice, stemming the growth of AIDS and gaining a new respect in society. Ramesh Menon reports.

The Karnataka state legislature's amendment to the Panchayati Raj law has already attracted severe criticism from civil society. The governor had also expressed his objections. There is now an outpouring of wrath from women panchayat members around the state as protests intensify. Kathyayini Chamaraj reports.

A study of women's lives in the L R Nagar slum of Bangalore shows how women's economic and social independence in the slum may be linked to age, as well the socio-economic constraints of individual families. Sarayu Pani summarises her study.

An initiative at an educational institution near Mangalore ensures that the institution can do without water tankers during the monsoon months. Rainwater suffices and what's more, its borewell also gets recharged. Shree Padre reports.

Legal and procedural lapses as well as disregard of critical public submissions are tarnishing the EIA of the proposed Tadadi Port in Karnataka. Kanchi Kohli reports.

Rasika Dhavse reports about success in self-determination and natural resource conservation at a Maharashtra village.

In recent times, Ganesh Utsav festivities in Pune have adapted to environmental concerns, says Rasika Dhavse.

Ten months after his father ended his life, Madhav toils from 6 am to 8 pm to herd the cattle of a big farmer for a paltry Rs 20 a day. Education? Forget it. In village after Vidarbha village where farmers have committed suicide, children have eventually dropped out of schools to take up the plough and work like beasts of burden, reports Jaideep Hardikar.

"In the time of crisis, when no helping hand is coming forward to rescue us, we have to manage ourselves," says Bhagwat Jadhav, a resident of Bondgavhan village in Vidarbha. His neighour, cotton farmer Ramesh Rathod committed suicide recently. "It could be our turn tomorrow," says a worried Jadhav. Jaideep Hardikar reports.

"Of course I would like to be married to a nice boy and have a small family. Who doesn't?" asks Ganga Khatale, 31, with a fleeting twinkle. Amidst a desperate situation of suicides that even pushed two young girls to take their lives over marriage tensions, Ganga seems courageous in her hope. Varada Hardikar reports.

When the Maharashtra state government started punishing moneylenders in response to rising farmer suicides in Vidarbha, hundreds of cotton farmers complained. "Who will give us credit now?" they asked. Third in his series, Jaideep Hardikar records the deep-rooted factors for the dominance of the moneylender in Vidarbha.

Prakash Kardaley's personal integrity and unflinching courage to uncover the wrongs in society were an inspiration to his colleagues. Equally, the RTI law for him was a weapon; he insisted that ordinary citizens were the warriors who had to wield it. Rasika Dhavse pays tribute to the senior journalist who passed away on 15 July.

The State has quietly pushed through a set of changes to the way it treats RTI applications. Activists discovered it quite accidentally, and are shocked. Krishnaraj Rao writes.

इस 7-सीटर लग्जरी एसयूवी (MG Gloster) की लंबाई 5 मीटर से ज्यादा होगी. कार का लुक बेहद मसकुलर है और इसके बंपर्स को इसी हिसाब से डिजाइन भी किया गया है.

बीएस-4 मॉडल की तुलना में नई एंडेवर बीएस-6 (Endeavour BS6) करीब 1.45 लाख रुपए तक सस्ती है. हालांकि कंपनी का कहना है कि ये इंट्रोडक्टरी प्राइस है और 30 अप्रैल तक की जाने वाली बुकिंग्स पर ही ग्राहकों को इसका लाभ मिलेगा

बीएस-6 (BS-6) उत्सर्जन मानक के अनुकूल सुपर स्प्लेंडर (Super Splendor) में 125 सीसी का इंजन है जो 10.73 हॉर्स पावर की ताकत पैदा करता है

छूट के अलावा कंपनी बाइक को न्यूनतम डाउन पेमेंट देकर फाइनेंस भी करवा सकते हैं. इसके लिए आपको सिर्फ 1234 रुपये देने होंगे.

TOI has come across a documentary evidence, which shows that the AIBA had started exploring the potential candidate to partner as new host city for the tournament in November 2019 itself, despite being in contract with the BFI for the prestigious event.

The 'GOAT' (greatest of all time) debate in men's tennis has divided opinions for a decade and remains a hot topic as the trio of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic continue to dominate the field, sharing the last 13 majors among them.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan spoke about the first time he interacted with batting legend Sachin Tendulkar. Kishan had joined Mumbai Indians in 2018 from Gujarat Lions. He said that he met Tendulkar -- who captained the side in its early years in the Indian Premier League and has since stayed a part of the set-up after his retirement in 2013 -- during a practice session.

Assam education department on Thursday notified that the entire month of May will be treated as summer vacation and all educational institutes in the state will be allowed to re-open only from June 1 even if the third phase of the Covid-19 lockdown comes to an end on May 17 and is not extended further.

Football legend IM Vijayan urges fans to maintain social distancing

The pending 29 subjects of the CBSE Board exams will be conducted from July 1 to July 15, 2020, announced ministry of human resource development (MHRD) on Friday. The Class X Board exams for six subjects will be conducted only for the students of North East Delhi which were suspended due to the riots earlier this year. The date sheet will be announced shortly.

करीब एक दर्जन सुपरहीरोज़ को अपनी एक चुटकी से धूल में मिला देने वाले थानोस को चुनौती देने के लिए कैप्टन अमेरिका, ब्लैक विडो, थाॅर, हल्क और हाॅकआई जैसे सितारे एकसाथ आने वाले हैं.

Avengers Endgame के ट्रेलर में टोनी स्टार्क उर्फ आयरन मैन (रोबर्ट डाउनी जूनियर), कैप्टन अमेरिका (क्रिस इवान्स), ब्लैक विडो (स्कारलेट जोहान्सन), हॉकआई (जर्मी रेनर), ऐंटमैन (पाल रूड) और थॉर (क्रिस हेम्सवर्थ) को दिखाया गया है.

Avengers End Game की भारत रिलीज़ 26 अप्रैल है और लगभग 10 दिन पहले ही इस फिल्म के कुछ दृश्य ऑनलाइन लीक हो गए हैं.

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जहां एक तरफ लोगों को Avengers Endgame की टिकट नहीं मिल रही है वहीं दूसरी तरफ कुछ खुशनसीब ऐसे भी हैं जिन्होंने इस फिल्म को देख लिया है.

भारत में एवेंजर्स एंडगेम (Avengers Endgame) आज रिलीज हो गई है. पहले ही दिन थिएटर्स के बाहर चौंकाने वाला नजारा दिखा.

रूसो ब्रदर्स की एवेंजर्स सीरीज की आखिरी फिल्म का भारत भर में जबरदस्त क्रेज देखने को मिल रहा है. इस फिल्म ने दूसरे दिन भी कमाई के सारे रिकॉर्ड तोड़ डाले हैं.

फिल्म के टिकट को लेकर मुश्किल नहीं थी असली मुश्किल तो तब सामने आई जब लोगों ने रात के शोज की टिकट बुक की और तय समय पर पहुंचने पर भी उन्हें सिनेमा हॉल में एंट्री नहीं मिली.

एवेंजर्स एंडगेम (Avengers Endgame) ने भारत के बॉक्स ऑफिस पर 3 दिनों में ताबड़तोड़ कमाई कर ली है.

भारत में 26 अप्रैल को रिलीज़ हुई इस फिल्म ने हॉलीवुड की सबसे ज्यादा कमाई करने वाली फिल्म का टैग हासिल कर लिया है. दो दिनों में 100 करोड़ रुपए बटोरने वाली इस फिल्म की कमाई ऐतिहासिक है.

एवेंजर एंडगेम बॉक्स ऑफिस पर सबसे ज्यादा कमाई करने वाली विदेशी फिल्म बन गई है.

'एवेंजर्स एंडगेम' (Avengers Endgame) ने कमाई के सारे रिकॉर्ड्स तोड़ डाले हैं. इस फिल्म ने 10 दिनों में 'टाइटैनिक' (Titanic) जैसी फिल्म को पछाड़ दिया है.

On being asked whether he has any friends in the film industry, actor Johny Lever mourns that in this industry, there is dosti but no dosts. He feels people make all kinds of promises when they are at work, but none of these amount to much once a film is done and dusted. Lever may be speaking the truth of his own experience, but his life is not the mirror of every life in Bollywood.

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