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variednews: Khap Panchayats and their irrational diktats : The Supreme Court’s directive to khap panchayats also referred to as community or social groups that pass judgements on various subjec...

The Supreme Court’s directive to khap panchayats also referred to as community or social groups that pass judgements on various subjects including marriages not to act like the conscience keepers of society is significant considering the fact that more often than not these so called kangaroo courts interfere in the in the marriage of two consenting adults. The Supreme Court’s ruling comes against the backdrop of a plea seeking a prohibition on the workings of khap panchayats as well as the necessary actions to be taken against honour killings that has resulted in the bizarre acts of violence by members of khap panchayats against individuals who have tried to defy the diktats of these groups with extreme views on marriages in which individuals belonging to different social strata are barred from entering into a wedding relationship. The Supreme Court’s ruling is a welcome relief for those who have tried to defy resistance from society and tried to tie the wedding knot with the p...

variednews: Chai and pakoda: a favourite combination for India... : Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent comments that selling pakodas was not below a person’s dignity and was a decent means of livelihood ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent comments that selling pakodas was not below a person’s dignity and was a decent means of livelihood for people as it enabled them to fend for themselves has evoked mixed reactions. While the Congress is of the view that such comments are purely designed to mislead the people about the government’s failure to create suitable jobs for the unemployed, the BJP is of the notion that selling pakodas could pave the future generation of the person concerned to be prospective entrepreneurs. Congress leader P Chidambaram’s remarks that since the government did not succeed in creating jobs to cater to the requirement of the unemployed of the country such a ploy was to distract the attention of the nation. But Chidambaram’s observation that the poor and the disabled who beg should be counted as employed people is rather surprising considering the fact that those who adopt such practices do not have to toil to earn their livelihood. A pakoda seller on the o...

variednews: $1,000,000.00 Special Brand Ambassador Treaty conf... : LOS ANGELES, January. 24: A 22-year-old Instagram fan of high-fast fashion brand MinxStar (@Minx.Star) has been conferred a $1,000,000 a u...

LOS ANGELES, January. 24: A 22-year-old Instagram fan of high-fast fashion brand MinxStar (@Minx.Star) has been conferred a $1,000,000 a unique modeling/brand ambassador treaty.  She is the foremost of three women that will be selected to represent MinxStar for its 2018 debut presentation line.  MinxStar is the first brand of its type to present such a profitable treaty to one of its Instagram fans. MinxStar (@Minx.Star) is a novel online retailer presenting reasonable, high-fast fashion for women of all proportions. The business's first brand ambassador came to fame by posting a photograph of herself sporting and labeling @Minx.Star on her Instagram. While scrolling through @Minx.Star labelled photos, its CEO saw a photo that impressed him for days. "I was specifically looking for a real girl that embodied the everyday, accessible attitude that MinxStar embraces, and this particular shot of the young Instagrammer stayed with me for days," revealed CEO Barry Peele, ...

variednews: Revlon Unveils LIVE BOLDLY Promotion : NEW YORK, January 24: Revlon has unveiled its recent Live Boldly promotion in New York City, presenting four new Global Ambassadors, who j...

NEW YORK, January 24: Revlon has unveiled its recent Live Boldly promotion in New York City, presenting four new Global Ambassadors, who join legendary actress Gal Gadot. Ashley Graham, Adwoa Aboah, Imaan Hammam as well as Raquel Zimmermann were selected to represent Revlon's novel promotion platform since they exemplify what it is to "Live Boldly." As a leading model as well as advocate, Graham has utilized her personality and opinion to contest traditional views and encourage women everywhere. Her confidence, concern and power have altered the industry's viewpoint by generating a more comprehensive explanation of beauty. "I am thrilled to be part of this timely and groundbreaking campaign with different types of women across races, ages and sizes, and to leverage this platform to continue to create positive change," revealed Graham. "To 'Live Boldly' is the mantra of my life. Every day in the mirror I say to myself, 'I am bold, I...

variednews: U.S. Millennial Tourists Still Favor Hotels over A... : NEW YORK, Jan. 23: As stated by a fresh account on the prospect of U.S. Millennial travel, American tourists between 20 and 36 years o...

NEW YORK, Jan. 23: As stated by a fresh account on the prospect of U.S. Millennial travel, American tourists between 20 and 36 years of age favor full-service hotels to an Airbnb rental, even as the home-sharing facility grows in 65,000 cities and in preparation for a forthcoming IPO. Resonance Consultancy, a top consultant in real estate, travel, and fiscal expansion for nations, cities and communities, divulges this and numerous other understandings in the 2018 Future of Millennial Travel Report: A survey of America's fastest growing tourism demographic, a 70-page trend briefing released this month. The account assessed over 1,500 vigorous U.S. Millennial tourists finding that notwithstanding 52% of respondents articulating they frequently or sporadically utilize owner-direct rental facilities like Airbnb, it is really among their least favored lodging selections. Merely 23% revealed that a temporary residence and/or condo leasing was their favored kind of lodging. ...

variednews: Devouring the uneatable just to survive, mud now a... : Jan 21: The revelation that a farmer from Jharkhand Karu Paswan has subsisted on mud since he was eleven to stave of poverty is shocking...

Jan 21: The revelation that a farmer from Jharkhand Karu Paswan has subsisted on mud since he was eleven to stave of poverty is shocking and brings to the fore how the underprivileged in the country are compelled to find ways and means just for their survival. Karu Paswan has now developed a liking for mud which has turned into an addiction of sorts and his mature age of 99 in which he is fit and strong makes many wonder whether the secret to his long life is the consumption of the filth as is commonly referred to by the advantaged classes. . The fact that Karu has been consuming mud since he was 11 prompts one to ponder over the fact how people can go to any extent to fulfill their hunger. Though Karu Paswan is fit and healthy even after eating mud which in common parlance is often labelled as dirt, it does not necessarily mean that such habits should be encouraged. There are weird reports in India even today of the deprived surviving on leaves which are not commonly eaten and e...