‘Islam forbids botox’
      Muslims in Malaysia have been advised not to undergo Botox treatments as it is forbidden in Islam, a cleric has said

      Kuala Lumpur: Selangor Mufti Mohamad Tamyes Abdul Wahad said the National Fatwa Council had decided to list the beauty treatment as “haram” (forbidden) as it had more adverse effects than good, [...]

‘Islam forbids botox’
      Muslims in Malaysia have been advised not to undergo Botox treatments as it is forbidden in Islam, a cleric has said

      Kuala Lumpur: Selangor Mufti Mohamad Tamyes Abdul Wahad said the National Fatwa Council had decided to list the beauty treatment as “haram” (forbidden) as it had more adverse effects than good, [...]

Bengal students best at maths: NCERT survey  
Akshaya Mukul | TNN  New Delhi:
     One of the country’s most stringent surveys of learning abilities of class V students by NCERT has found that West Bengal is on top, followed by Karnataka, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Tripura. Uttar Pradesh has also made rapid strides making it to the [...]

A TRUE HERO 
 Singh Happy With Noble Act, Rues Labourer’s Death  TIMES NEWS NETWORK  New Delhi:
     Would you risk your life for a stranger? The thought did not even cross 20-year-old Happy Singh’s mind as he jumped into a 12-ft ditch in Malviya Nagar to save the life of a labourer working on a sewer [...]

For 10 rescued boys, it’s the highway to better life  
TIMES NEWS NETWORK  New   Delhi/Gurgaon:
      The opening of the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway will surely bring smiles to the faces of over 1.25 lakh commuters who use the road daily. But for a group of 10 young men, all runaway street children given shelter by Salam Balak [...]

STRUGGLING FOR SURVIVAL 
 Rare disorder: Will to survive keeps her going  
Sonal Upreti I TNN  Mumbai:
Thirty eight-year-old Misha Desai believes God comes in human forms. Battling a rare genetic disorder called myotonic dystrophy since her childhood, she says it was the doctors of KEM Hospital who gave her a new lease of life when her own [...]

      A Real Life story of a lady battling cancer and coming out on top. Am placing extracts. Ed

My never-say-die attitude helped me fight cancer  
     Mamta Sinha, the managing director of Atari Informatics—a computer IT firm—juggles professional life and cancer treatment with amazing grace.
She tells MADHUMITA GUPTA how she lives her life to the [...]

There is an extremely inspiring article in the Indian Express (Sunday Edition) today titled “From Sir With Love” (http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/260332.html) on the inspiration behind the movie, Amole Gupte, who has drawn from instances in his life to write the script of the movie Taare Zameen Par.
Aamir Khan has played the role of Gupte’s real life art [...]

     A great deal is being written about the Small Car Nano, a prominenet milestone on the highway of Indian Technology. Ratan Tata has delivered what he promised, despite so much opposition and cynism. His team deserves a mention too.
    All eyes were turned towards the shy 36- year old Girish Wagh, Head, Project Team, [...]

Eastern Europe’s first gurdwara in Poland
Warsaw:
     A gurdwara, said to be the first in Eastern Europe, will come up in this Polish capital as the authorities here have finally given their green signal.

     The proposed gurdwara has been registered as a religious institution. Respecting the religious identity of the Sikh community here, the authorities have [...]