The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has imposed fines on 22 families worth Rs 1.1 lakh for utilising drinking water for non-essential purposes such as car washing and gardening amid a crippling water shortage. Each household has been directed to pay a penalty of Rs 5,000 for violating the water supply board’s… Continue reading Bengaluru water crisis: 22 families fined Rs 1.1 lakh for wasting water | India News
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What families do when they don’t celebrate Christmas in L.A.
If you are among the millions of people in Southern California celebrating Christmas this year, let me say that I truly love your holiday. The colorful lights strung across your yards bring me joy each winter. I love your festive foods — tamales, roasts and all those cookies — and I’ve been singing along to… Continue reading What families do when they don’t celebrate Christmas in L.A.
Lok Sabha elections: Meet the sons and daughters of political families | Politics News
Across political parties, daughters, sons, and sons-in-law of several established politicians are looking to make their Lok Sabha election debut this year. In Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj, a lawyer and daughter of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, will represent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the New Delhi constituency. In Karnataka,… Continue reading Lok Sabha elections: Meet the sons and daughters of political families | Politics News
Desperate families turn to mental health interventionists
Sherry Hill had lost track of her daughter, which wasn’t a surprise. She lived on the street and was so caught up in cycles of mental illness and addiction that she didn’t care that she could have a better life. The younger woman’s father had died two years ago and left her with more than… Continue reading Desperate families turn to mental health interventionists
Asia’s richest families now fuelling race for lucrative finance jobs
By David Ramli On a sweat-laced evening in June, while much of Hong Kong dug into supper, two dozen students snaked their way past ginseng dispensaries and tailor shops to the third floor of an office tower to be schooled in finance’s hottest trend. The cohort was a white-collar jumble – some were private… Continue reading Asia’s richest families now fuelling race for lucrative finance jobs