The rise of Vladimir Putin

This documentary looks at the rise of Vladimir Putin using video material never shown before. The film begins its examination with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the year 2000.

On December 31, 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced his resignation. At the time, filmmaker Vitali Manski was working for a state broadcaster and had unlimited access to the outgoing president, his successor and the inner circles of the Russian leadership. Manski recorded video as a cameraman, but also used his own portable camera to film events. He was with Yeltsin and his family as they followed the results of the election on March 26, 2000, when 53 percent of the voters confirmed Putin as President of the Russian Federation. Manski recorded other milestones as well, including confidential chats in the Kremlin that reveal Putin’s attitudes towards power and leadership. Manski now lives in exile in Riga, Latvia. Watch the documentary to see the film’s central characters, Boris Yeltsin, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Vladimir Putin, as well as other influential politicians and businessmen as they witness their country in transition.

Non Veg Breakfast Center in Guntur

Guntur is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur city is the 24th most densely populated city in the world and 11th in India. It is situated 40 miles (64 km) to the north of the Bay of Bengal, on the Eastern Coastal Plains. The city forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, administered by APCRDA. It is a municipal corporation and also the headquarters of Guntur East and Guntur West mandals in Guntur revenue division. As of 2011 census of India the city is the third most populous in the state with a population of 743,354. Guntur is classified as a Y-grade city as per the Seventh Central Pay Commission. It forms a part of Visakhapatnam-Guntur Industrial Region, a major industrial corridor in the country. The city is known for its chilli, cotton and tobacco exports and has the largest chilli market yard in Asia.
The earliest reference to the present name of the city can be dated back to the period of Ammaraja–I (922-929 CE), the Vengi Eastern Chalukyan King. It also has its appearance in another two inscriptions dated 1147 AD and 1158 AD. In Sanskrit, Guntur was referred to as Garthapuri. "Garthapuri" or "Guntlapuri" translates to "a place surrounded by water ponds". The settlement might have been near a pond, a "gunta" in Telugu; hence, :gunta uru" translates to "pond village" in Telugu. Another source refers to "kunta" (a land measuring unit) which may have transformed to "kunta uru" and later to "Guntur".

Sadhguru Speaks About Hyderabad Rape & Murder Case

Indian police have shot dead four men suspected of raping and killing a young female vet in Hyderabad last week.

The men were in police detention and were taken back to the scene of the crime in the early hours of Friday.

The suspects were shot when they tried to steal the officers' guns and escape, police told BBC Telugu.

However, human rights organizations including Amnesty International have called for investigations to determine if these were extrajudicial killings.

"Extrajudicial killings are not a solution to preventing rape," said Avinash Kumar, executive director of Amnesty International India.

The 27-year-old rape victim's charred remains were discovered last Thursday - leading to outrage and protests over alleged police inaction.

After news of the killings broke, the victim's mother told the BBC, "justice has been done", while neighbors celebrated with firecrackers, and thousands of people took to the streets to hail the police.

How do the police explain the shooting?

Ten armed policemen took the four suspects - who were not handcuffed - to the scene of the crime to reconstruct the incident early on Friday, said VC Sajjanar, police commissioner of the Hyderabad suburb of Cyberabad.

The toll plaza where the rape and murder took place is close to the suburb, which houses a number of global tech companies like Microsoft and Google.

The police were looking for the victim's phone, power bank and watch which were reported missing, the police commissioner said.

"The four men got together and started to attack the officers with stones and sticks and also snatched away weapons from two officers and started firing," the commissioner said, in response to questions about why the men had been killed.
"Although the officers maintained restraint and asked them to surrender, they continued to fire and attack us. This went on for 15 minutes. We retaliated and four accused got killed."

Two officers suffered head injuries but these were not caused by bullets, he added. The two police officers were admitted to hospital, he said

"Let me tell you this. The law has taken its own course," he added.

The police were heavily criticized after the rape and murder of the vet - particularly when the victim's family accused them of inaction for two hours.

Pakistan's Transgenders Lives

Flamboyant, colourful and eccentric, many among Pakistan's marginalised transgender community scrape a living through dancing, singing and begging on the streets of the country’s economic capital, Karachi. Many others, though, earn money catering for the sexual needs of local men in the city's seedier districts.

Investigating a never-before-seen side of life in Pakistan, this film from Oscar and EMMY award-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy follows the stories of three transgender people, who each represent a different way of life in the country. Maggie is a prostitute who dreams of becoming an air hostess, while Chahat was abandoned by her middle-class family to beg on the streets. Sana is Karachi's most sought-after transgender dancer, desperate to give up the profession after a particularly gruesome gang rape. Is there any hope for these courageous individuals who want to stand out on their own?

With exclusive access, this cutting-edge film goes behind the scenes of the transgender community to uncover the truth behind Pakistan’s Open Secret.

Bangalore: India's Silicon Valley is drowning in trash

Bangalore, India's top high-tech city is drowning in trash despite new regulations. Now an organization there is collecting organic waste and turning it into environmentally-friendly biogas.

World's Most Dangerous Roads - Nigeria

Nigeria officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi), and with a population of over 230 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.

The Kim Dynasty of North Korea

Kim Jong-il (16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was the second leader of North Korea. He ruled from the death of his father Kim Il-sung, the first leader of North Korea, in 1994 until his own death in 2011. He was an unelected dictator and was often accused of human rights violations.

In the early 1980s, Kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and assumed important posts in the party and army organs. Kim succeeded his father and DPRK founder, Kim Il-sung, following the elder Kim's death in 1994. Kim was the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), WPK Presidium, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of North Korea and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the fourth-largest standing army in the world.

During Kim's rule, the country suffered famine and had a poor human rights record. Kim involved his country in state terrorism and strengthened the role of the military by his Songun ("military-first") politics. Kim's rule also saw tentative economic reforms, including the opening of the Kaesong Industrial Park in 2003. In April 2009, North Korea's constitution was amended to refer to him and his successors as the "supreme leader of the DPRK".

The most common colloquial title given to Kim was "Dear Leader" to distinguish him from his father Kim Il-sung, the "Great Leader". Following Kim's failure to appear at important public events in 2008, foreign observers assumed that Kim had either fallen seriously ill or died. On 19 December 2011, the North Korean government announced that he had died two days earlier, whereupon his third son, Kim Jong-un, was promoted to a senior position in the ruling WPK and succeeded him. After his death, Kim was designated the "Eternal General Secretary" of the WPK and the "Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission", in keeping with the tradition of establishing eternal posts for the dead members of the Kim dynasty.

12 Surprising Facts About Dubai

During the 1970s, Dubai continued to grow from revenues generated from oil and trade, even as the city saw an influx of immigrants fleeing the Lebanese civil war. Border disputes between the emirates continued even after the formation of the UAE; it was only in 1979 that a formal compromise was reached that ended disagreements. The Jebel Ali port was established in 1979. JAFZA (Jebel Ali Free Zone) was built around the port in 1985 to provide foreign companies unrestricted import of labour and export capital. Dubai airport and the aviation industry also continued to grow.

The Gulf War of 1990 had a negative financial effect on the city, as depositors withdrew their money and traders withdrew their trade, but subsequently, the city recovered in a changing political climate and thrived. Later in the 1990s, many foreign trading communities—first from Kuwait, during the Gulf War, and later from Bahrain, during the Shia unrest—moved their businesses to Dubai. Dubai provided refuelling bases to allied forces at the Jebel Ali Free Zone during the Gulf War, and again during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. Large increases in oil prices after the Gulf War encouraged Dubai to continue to focus on free trade and tourism.

10 Most Amazing Mega Projects Of Dubai

Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai.

Located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the coast of the Persian Gulf, Dubai aims to be the business hub of Western Asia. It is also a major global transport hub for passengers and cargo. Oil revenue helped accelerate the development of the city, which was already a major mercantile hub. Today, less than 5% of the emirate's revenue comes from oil. A centre for regional and international trade since the early 20th century, Dubai's economy relies on revenues from trade, tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services.

The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village

Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell themselves for £2 a time. In the midst of the trade live 300 children, many born in the village. Some will be groomed to be the future of the business like their mothers and grandmothers. With education and support, a few may find their way out.

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China and the Muslim Uighur minority

It’s believed more than a million ethnic Uighurs are interned in China. Chinese officials call the detention facilities ‘re-education’ camps, but there’s overwhelming evidence that they are prison-like compounds designed for mass incarceration.

China’s western Xinjiang region is almost five times the size of Germany. It’s home mainly to the Muslim Uighur minority. Today many houses and streets, entire villages even, are deserted, their residents confined to indoctrination camps by the Communist Party. China’s crackdown on the Uighur minority extends beyond its national borders. Exiles continue to be hounded by Chinese state security even after they seek refuge abroad. Uighurs who have acquired French citizenship recount the threats they’ve received from Chinese government representatives. From Europe and Kazakhstan to Turkey and Canada, exiled Uighurs are calling for international action as China works to erase their ethnic identity.

Kailash 2019 tour Intimate Moments with Sadhguru

Get a behind-the-scenes look into Sadhguru’s 2019 Kailash Manasarovar yatra. Take part in a life-transforming journey with Sadhguru that takes you through breathtaking terrain, into the caves of Padmashambhava, to sweet moments of joy and devotion, dance and celebration. See what it’s like to experience mystical Mount Kailash and Manasarovar Lake with Sadhguru.

Why Mumbai Has Slums

As experts argue over the implications of Mumbai's latest Development Plan 2034, a look at why half of the city lives in slums, even as five lakh houses lie unoccupied.

Guntur DSP Ramesh Suspended for Indecent Behavior with Woman

Director General of Police (DGP) Gautam Sawang suspended Guntur (Urban) Women Police Station DSP V Ramesh Kumar on Friday for misbehaving and sexually harassing a woman when she approached him to lodge a complaint against her husband and in-laws for allegedly harassing her.

The woman recorded the entire episode on her mobile phone and, armed with the evidence, lodged a complaint against the DSP with the Guntur urban police during the Spandana programme on Monday. After a thorough inquiry against Ramesh Kumar, Guntur urban SP PHD Ramakrishna submitted a report to South Coastal Zone Guntur range IG Vineet Brijlal and the same was forwarded to DGP Sawang. Following this, the DGP issued orders suspending Ramesh Kumar.

The Ruins of Hampi, Karnataka, India

Hampi is one of the most impressive sites to visit in India. Inscribed as UNESCO Heritage site (quote from unesco.org): "The austere, grandiose site of Hampi was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travelers between the 14th and 16th centuries."

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“The Higher Mind” from the album "Embrace The Moment", an album of instrumental yoga and relaxation music.

Badami Cave Temples, Karnataka, India

The Badami cave temples are a complex of four Hindu cave temples located in Badami, a town in the Bagalkot district in the northern part of Karnataka, India. The caves are considered an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya architecture, which dates from the 6th century. Badami was previously known as Vataapi Badami, the capital of the early Chalukya dynasty, which ruled much of Karnataka from the 6th to the 8th century. Badami is situated on the west bank of a man-made lake ringed by an earthen wall with stone steps; it is surrounded on the north and south by forts built in later times.

The Badami cave temples represent some of the earliest known examples of Hindu temples in the Deccan region. They along with the temples in Aihole transformed the Malaprabha River valley into a cradle of temple architecture that influenced the components of later Hindu temples elsewhere in India.

Caves 1 to 4 are in the escarpment of the hill in soft Badami sandstone formation, to the south-east of the town. In Cave 1, among various sculptures of Hindu divinities and themes, a prominent carving is of the Tandava-dancing Shiva as Nataraja. Cave 2 is mostly similar to Cave 1 in terms of its layout and dimensions, featuring Hindu subjects of which the relief of Vishnu as Trivikrama is the largest. The largest cave is Cave 3, featuring Vishnu-related mythology, and it is also the most intricately carved cave in the complex. Cave 4 is dedicated to revered figures of Jainism. Around the lake, Badami has additional caves of which one may be a Buddhist cave. Another cave was discovered in 2015, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the four main caves, with 27 Hindu carvings.

What It's Really Like to Fight for the Islamic State

VICE News has obtained footage taken from the headcam of an Islamic State (IS) fighter who died in March while battling Kurdish peshmerga troops in northern Iraq. The clash took place about 30 miles north of Mosul.

Unlike IS propaganda, which often presents sweeping battlefield victories, the video shows chaos, panic, and the fighters retreating.

VICE News shows the grim reality of an IS foot soldier.

The Taliban's Most Feared Plane of USA

In 2009, Norwegian journalist Peter Refsdal embedded with the Taliban in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, the United States' attempt to uproot al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power. One of his most interesting observations: The Taliban do not fear fighter jets.

"All the time there's jets, the sound of jets flying around, and the Taliban, they don't care about it," Refsdal told Anderson Cooper in a 2010 interview for CNN. "But there's one plane that scares them. ... It was the sound of this transport plane that scared them. And this is a plane equipped with a lot of heavy machine guns, even a cannon. And the thing is, the Taliban, they know that this gunship is used when there are some Special Forces operations. It's used as a support, air support during these kinds of operations."
Refsdal is talking about the AC-130 gunship, a variant of the C-130 that is absolutely brimming with firepower.

From Pakistan to India: the journey of a lifetime

It's a border that takes barely a few minutes to cross, but has kept people apart for decades. Fatima Bhutto crosses the Wagah check-post to travel from Lahore to Amritsar but finds herself wondering if she has left home at all.

10 Terrifying Places Science Still Can't Explain

How to Learn More about the Earth. The scientific community has made great strides in discovering a lot about the planet we call home. Yet there’s still so much we don’t know! In this video, we’ll tell you about 10 of the most mysterious and bewildering places on Earth that even scientists can’t explain! Magnetic Hill, Skeleton Lake, Boiling River and a Dancing Forest. Plus, some mysterious waters where ships disappear.

True Pyramids Purpose Has Been Finally Discovered

Many researchers thought that the Egyptian tombs were constructed to highlight the majesty pharaohs. And that's what we studied at school. Yeah, past tense! Brace yourselves, folks, because it looks as if scientists have finally discovered the true purpose of the pyramids! It seems these unique structures might have had a function that was a far cry from burying the dead.

Something Strange Is Glowing in the Milky Way, Scientists Are Worried

It all started around 10 years ago when NASA launched the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. This wasn’t your standard “point-and-shoot” telescope. It’s much more an advanced piece of equipment that literally opened a huge window on the Universe. So, when you observe the sky through this telescope rather than with your own eyes, you’d be looking at a totally different picture!

When the astronomers started getting data back from the Fermi telescope, they noticed that the center of our galaxy was emitting a lot more gamma radiation than its outskirts. To put it simply, something is glowing incredibly bright right in the middle of the Milky Way! But the most perplexing thing is that no one has been able to find an exact explanation for this phenomenon for nearly a decade!

Dwarkadhish - Kingdom of Krishna Hindi Episode

In an ancient land where river meets sea, faith and fact converge. Where once stood a legendary kingdom lost to the waves, now stands the temple of its great lord. Watch the story of Hinduism’s sacred site Dwarka, its presiding deity and the love of His people in ‘Dwarkadhish: Kingdom of Krishna’.

India Travel Guide

How to Travel India. This is India travel Guide!! I recently backpacked through India and this is the route I took during my travels! This is my India travel route.
I travelled through the cities of Rhajasthan, saw the Taj Mahal, rode camels through the desert of Jaisalmer, visited the worlds oldest city of Varanasi, ate the Indian street food of New Delhi, kayaked the backwaters of Alleppey Kerala, visited the temples of Hampi and the sawm on the beaches of Goa.

The Vittala Temple's Puzzling Pillars History

Experts analyze the Vittala Temple's unique pillars, which, when struck, produce amazing soundscapes and scales and question why the temple was built this way in this clip from Season 12, Episode 8, "The Alien Frequency".

Detailed travel info on Mount Kailash Yathra

This documentary is based on few Indians who have traveled to Holy Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. Non-Commercial and made only for giving information to those seekers who have planned to travel or want to know about holiest of the holy land on Earth for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains.

Why everyone wants S-400 as India buys in

China, Turkey, Iran and now India have all purchased Russia’s S-400 missile defense system. Rick Sanchez shows us the capabilities of the system, why it has become so popular and why it terrifies Western weapons dealers and the Pentagon. The former Pentagon official Michael Maloof joins Rick Sanchez to share his insights. He points out that the S-400 system is much more mobile and cost-effective than Raytheon’s MIM-104 Patriot missile system.

Why should anybody insult Hindus in America?

In America, Hindus are the best-educated of all religious groups. They are financially very successful too. Why should any American insult Hindus?

How Indians are helping the American homeless and under-served communities

This film explores how the Indian diaspora is serving the homeless and the under-served communities in the USA.

Why Pink Himalayan Salt Is So Expensive

Pink Himalayan salt is a pink-colored salt extracted from the Khewra Salt Mine, which is located near the Himalayas in Pakistan.
The Khewra Salt Mine is one of the oldest and largest salt mines in the world.
The pink Himalayan salt harvested from this mine is believed to have been formed millions of years ago from the evaporation of ancient bodies of water.
The salt is hand-extracted and minimally processed to yield an unrefined product that's free of additives and thought to be much more natural than table salt.
Like table salt, pink Himalayan salt is mostly comprised of sodium chloride.
However, the natural harvesting process allows pink Himalayan salt to possess many other minerals and trace elements that are not found in regular table salt.

Some people estimate it may contain up to 84 different minerals and trace elements. In fact, it's these very minerals, especially iron, that give it its characteristic pink color.

Pink Himalayan salt is harvested by hand from the Khewra Salt Mine in Pakistan. It's minimally processed to provide a natural alternative to regular table salt.

Pink Himalayan salt is used in speciality foods, spa treatments, and even home design. 100 grams of it can cost $5 to $8, up to 20 times more than generic table salt. So, why is it so expensive?

Modi declares victory in India election

Why India's Middle Class Loves Prime Minister Modi

After six weeks of voting, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won polls and will return to power with an even bigger majority than he won five years ago.

How to Talk Australians - Must watch video series

Must watch video series
A gritty black comedy, set in an ordinary Aussie share-house that just happens to be a prison tent in Sydney Cove, 1788.

Bruce the series stars Richard Davies, Dave Lawson and Angus Sampson.

Bruce Williamson is a modern man out of time, whose simple plan of following his soulmate Daisy to the new land by getting arrested backfires severely, trapping him in a violent prison camp at the edge of the world. Rather than the love of his life, who knows their relationship can never work out here, Bruce is stuck in a tent with irrepressible bogan Garry - who claims to be Bruce’s “best mate”, and, despite what Bruce might hope, probably is - and Mick, a well-read, philosophical, and sensitive monolith of a man, who is also possibly a brutal serial killer.

The wider world is no friendlier, between the brutal marines, the incompetent leaders of the colony, and the mysterious local people who have had their way of life challenged.

Episode 1: ‘G’DAY KNACKERS’

Episode 2: ‘GRUB’

Episode 3: ‘RHYMING SLANG’

Episode 4: ‘FAMOUS AUSTRALIANS’

Episode 5: ‘NICKNAMES - HELLO CHOPPER’

Episode 6: ‘THE SLACKARSE COUNTRY’

Episode 7: ‘DUNNY BUDGIES and BUDGIE SMUGGLERS’

Episode 8: ‘CITIZENSHIP TEST’

Most ISOLATED Homes Around The World!

Check out the Most ISOLATED Homes Around The World! From living in the most secluded places on earth to some of the coolest remote locations, this top 10 list of strangest isolated houses will surprise you!

Most EXPENSIVE Fruits In The World!

Check out the Most EXPENSIVE Fruits In The World! From the rarest and bizarre looking food to some of the strangest edibles, this top 10 list of high priced fruit will amaze you!

8. BUDDHA-SHAPED PEARS
The Buddha-shaped pear is, perhaps, the most unique-looking fruit on Earth. Right down to the facial details, these pears look exactly like little Buddha figurines. Since the dawn of agriculture, humans have been experimenting with their fruits and vegetables.

7. SEKAI ICHI APPLES
In English, “Sekai Ichi” means “World’s Number One.” Sekai Ichi apples originated in Morioka, Japan in 1974, and are still primarily grown in Japan. They are round in shape and are one of the largest apples in the world, weighing up to two pounds each, and are a cross between Red Delicious and Golden Delicious apples.

6. BIJIN-HIME STRAWBERRIES
Luxury fruit is popular in Japan because it connotes social status and is tied to cultural practices. In an interview with CNN, Soyeon Shim, dean of the School for Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explained that fruit plays an important role in Japanese gift-giving practices. It’s only natural, then, that Japan is home to some of the world’s most expensive luxury fruits.

5. DENSUKE WATERMELON
The ultra-rare Densuke watermelon is black-skinned and stripeless, and its flesh is known for being sweeter than other watermelon varieties. They are grown on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido. Only 100 are produced annually.

4. RUBY ROMAN GRAPES
Ruby Roman grapes are grown exclusively in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture. Each grape is around the size of a ping pong ball and has a distinctive red shade. There are strict rules for selling the Ruby Roman grape. Each grape is inspected, and must weigh at least 20 kg and have a sugar content of 18 percent or more.

3. SATO-NISHIKI CHERRIES
These bauble-shaped, shiny cherries are primarily cultivated in the Yamagata Prefecture of Japan, where 70 percent of the nation’s cherries are grown. When fully ripe, these small cherries are bright red. They’re in season during early summer and are carefully sorted and grated, like all Japanese fruit.

2. DEKOPON
The Dekopon is a hybrid between a mandarin and an orange, and it’s rumored to be the most delectable citrus fruit on Earth. It looks like an orange, but is larger and sweeter, and has a bump on the top.

1. LOST GARDENS OF HELIGAN PINEAPPLE
In the county of Cornwall in southwestern England, there’s the Lost Gardens of Heligan, a set of botanical gardens where pineapples are grown far outside of their traditional environment.

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj Visits the Grand Mosque with HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj Visits the Grand Mosque with HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 21 Apr 2019.

Congo: A journey to the heart of Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe.

Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of the Congo river to explore how history has shaped the Congo of today and uncover the lesser told stories of this beautiful, if troubled country.

In the largest rainforest outside of the Amazon he comes face to face with its gorillas and hunts with pygmies, he travels into the heart of the Ebola outbreak with United Nations peacekeepers and explores the cobalt mines which will drive our electric cars of the future.

Extreme poverty in Hong Kong: homeless life on a footbridge

Nguyen Van Son and Eppie Yip were among the 17 homeless people who lived on a footbridge in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong’s poorest district. After packing up their shelters in mid-July, some of them have moved to a nearby park. But the homeless problem still persists in the neighborhood.

Hong Kong property is the most expensive in the world. The monthly rent for low quality subdivided flats even smaller than a car park space can cost more than HK$4,000 or US$509, while public housing has a five and a half year long waiting list. Soaring rents, and inadequate public housing force the city’s poorest inhabitants to sleep rough.

How Hong Kong is home to the crazy rich and the mega poor

Hong Kong has more ultra-rich people than any other country, yet 1 in 5 people still live in poverty. Dateline's Marc Fennell asks why the gap between rich and poor is so extreme.

Walk through Syria’s al-Hawl camp where thousands of Islamic State brides are held

The al-Hawl refugee camp in north-east Syria, home to at least 72,000 people – many of them women and children who were members of Islamic State.

The sprawling camp, controlled by the Syrian Defence Forces (SDF), is filthy and heavy rains have turned it to a morass of mud, dotted with filthy rain water, litter and human waste.

Infectious illnesses are rampant and many of the inhabitants are suffering not only from the long-term effects of starvation but also from dysentery and the skin disease, leishmaniasis, as well as a shocking list of wounds and injuries caused by the grinding Syrian civil war.

Some of the women have formed an unofficial Islamic State mafia, that police the camp and beat and harass women who don’t wear the niqab or do things considered un-Islamic by ISIS.

There are more than 10,000 foreigners in al-Hawl, including women from Europe, Asia, Russia, the US, Australia and dozens of other nations.

The click farms selling fake likes to influencers and politicians around the world

In clandestine businesses known as 'click farms', spread across the world, fake profiles, likes, shares and views are being manufactured and sold on social media platforms to influencers, businesses and even politicians. One analytics tool estimates 60% of Donald Trump’s Twitter followers could be fake. But how do click farms work and why does it benefit politicians?

India's Kumbh Mela festival is billed as the world's biggest gathering of people

Between now and March organisers expect about 120 million pilgrims to bathe at the Sangam - the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers.

Hindus believe that doing so will cleanse them of their sins and help them attain "moksha", setting them free from the cycle of birth and death.

So how does one prepare for a gathering of humanity so mammoth it can be seen from outer space?

The mela (Hindi for fair) is held in the northern city of Allahabad (recently renamed Prayagraj) every 12 years.

On Tuesday, when the festival formally begins, officials are preparing for 15 to 20 million visitors. But the biggest test they face will be on 4 February when 30 million are expected to attend for the most auspicious bathing day. The festival ends on 4 March.

This year's festival is an "ardh Kumbh" - a "half-size" version that falls mid-way between two Kumbhs - but there's nothing diminutive about it. In fact, it's much bigger than the last full Kumbh held in 2013.

Inside a Lost African Tribe Still Living in India Today

In the dense forests of South Asia, a native African tribe has been living in quiet obscurity for more than 500 years.

Those who wants to know "Why are Hindu Gods so Human? "

When we look through the scriptures of Hinduism, the various deities appear to display extraordinarily human qualities. God is supposed to be all-powerful, but Gods such as Krishna and Rama show emotions such as fear, grief and anger. Hindus are generally comfortable with this idea but can find it difficult to justify this to Christians and Muslims.
This is because Abrahamic traditions by in large do not have the concept of 'Leela' or Divine play. This is where God takes on limitation for the endearment of His devotees. By appearing human and even fallible, the Lord draws us into a relationship with Him. Through that relationship, we are taken to a deeper understanding of His glory.
Hindus are looking to experience God, whereas Abrahamic religions are looking to survive God and the coming apocalyptic day of judgment.
This root difference accounts for why Hindus feel free to enjoy and devote themselves to the Leelas of God. For the devotee, the highest state is to realize their unconditional love for the Divin

What India Should Do After Pulwama by Sadhguru

Sadhguru answers a question from Prasoon Joshi, on how India should respond after a terror attack such as Pulwama. #PulwamaTerroristAttack

On 14 February 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora (near Awantipora) in the Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The attack resulted in the deaths of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and the attacker. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The attacker was Adil Ahmad Dar, a local from Indian-administered Kashmir, and a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed. India blamed Pakistan for the attack. Pakistan condemned the attack and denied any connection to it.
On 14 February 2019, a convoy of 78 vehicles transporting more than 2,500 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel from Jammu to Srinagar was travelling on National Highway 44. The convoy had left Jammu around 03:30 IST and was carrying a large number of personnel due to the highway having been shut down for two days prior. The convoy was scheduled to reach its destination before sunset.
At Lethpora near Awantipora, around 15:15 IST, a bus carrying security personnel was rammed by a car carrying explosives. It caused a blast which killed 40 CRPF personnel of the 76th Battalion and injured many others. The injured were moved to the army base hospital in Srinagar.
Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack. They also released a video of the assailant Adil Ahmad Dar, a 22-year old from Kakapora who had joined the group a year earlier. Dar's family had last seen him in March 2018, when he left his house on a bicycle one day and never returned. Pakistan denied any involvement, though Jaish-e-Mohammed's leader, Masood Azhar, is known to operate in the country.
It is the deadliest terror attack on India's state security personnel in Kashmir since 1989.

Pakistan 'to free Indian pilot on Friday'

Pakistan will release a captured Indian pilot as a "peace gesture" on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. Mr Khan revealed the decision in parliament after a speech in which he said Pakistan was focused on de-escalation. Pakistan shot down the pilot's jet on Wednesday, as tensions rose with India over the disputed region of Kashmir. The capture of #Abhinandan #Varthaman was a major setback for India. Both sides are under pressure to calm tensions.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet across the Line of Control before he was captured on Wednesday, will be released tomorrow as a "gesture of peace", Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced today. An Air Force pilot for more than a decade and a half, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had in 2011 said on an NDTV show that "bad attitude" was a pre-requisite to be a good fighter pilot. Back then, Abhinandan Varthaman, who is from Chennai, was a flight Lieutenant, who flew a Sukhoi fighter jet.

All you need to know about 'Ardh Kumbh Mela'

The Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world started at the sacred city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh from January 15 and will conclude on March 4, 2019. The Mela provides modern facilities armed with basic amenities to its devotees. Watch this video to know more about Ardh Kumbh Mela.

Australian Population in 2050

Australia's population: How big is too big? Australia 2050 : Part 1



Will Australia cope with the rise of mega cities? Australia 2050 : Part 2



Can we encourage migrants out of crowded cities? Australia 2050 : Part 3

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians for about 60,000 years before the first British settlement in the late 18th century. It is documented that Aborigines spoke languages that can be classified into about 250 groups. After the European exploration of the continent by Dutch explorers in 1606, who named it New Holland, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788, a date which became Australia's national day. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades, and by the 1850s most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established. On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated, forming the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy, comprising six states and ten territories.

Being the oldest, flattest and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils, Australia has a landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi). A megadiverse country, its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east and mountain ranges in the south-east. A gold rush began in Australia in the early 1850s, which boosted the population of the country. Nevertheless, its population density, 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre, remains among the lowest in the world. Australia generates its income from various sources including mining-related exports, telecommunications, banking and manufacturing. Indigenous Australian rock art is the oldest and richest in the world, dating as far back as 60,000 years and spread across hundreds of thousands of sites.

Australia is a highly developed country, with the world's 13th-largest economy. It has a high-income economy, with the world's tenth-highest per capita income. It is a regional power and has the world's 13th-highest military expenditure. Australia has the world's ninth-largest immigrant population, with immigrants accounting for 26% of the population. Having the third-highest human development index and the eighth-highest ranked democracy globally, the country ranks highly in quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties and political rights, with all its major cities faring well in global comparative livability surveys. Australia is a member of the United Nations, G20, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Trade Organization, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Pacific Islands Forum and the ASEAN Plus Six mechanism.

Meet the scammers breaking hearts and stealing billions online

It takes you inside the world of online scamming, as reporter Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop meets teenagers running romance scams out of internet cafes in West Africa and tracks global crime rings involved in drug trafficking and money laundering.

Lt Gen KJS Dhillon Addresses Joint Security Forces Press Briefing In Srinagar

#SaluteOurForces

The Differences Between ISLAM and HINDUISM

Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. Today, with about 900 million followers, Hinduism is the third-largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. Roughly 95 percent of the world’s Hindus live in India. Because the religion has no specific founder, it’s difficult to trace its origins and history. Hinduism is unique in that it’s not a single religion but a compilation of many traditions and philosophies.

Hinduism Beliefs
Some basic Hindu concepts include:

Hinduism embraces many religious ideas. For this reason, it’s sometimes referred to as a “way of life” or a “family of religions,” as opposed to a single, organized religion.
Most forms of Hinduism are henotheistic, which means they worship a single deity, known as “Brahman,” but still recognize other gods and goddesses. Followers believe there are multiple paths to reaching their god.
Hindus believe in the doctrines of samsara (the continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation) and karma (the universal law of cause and effect).
One of the key thoughts of Hinduism is “atman,” or the belief in soul. This philosophy holds that living creatures have a soul, and they’re all part of the supreme soul. The goal is to achieve “moksha,” or salvation, which ends the cycle of rebirths to become part of the absolute soul.
One fundamental principle of the religion is the idea that people’s actions and thoughts directly determine their current life and future lives.
Hindus strive to achieve dharma, which is a code of living that emphasizes good conduct and morality.
The Om and Swastika are symbols of Hinduism. The Swastika, which represents good luck, later became associated with evil when Germany’s Nazi Party made it their symbol in 1920.
Hindus revere all living creatures and consider the cow a sacred animal.
Food is an important part of life for Hindus. Most don’t eat beef or pork, and many are vegetarians.
Hinduism is closely related to other Indian religions, including Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.

Hindu Texts
Hindus value many sacred writings as opposed to one holy book.

The primary texts, known as the Vedas, were composed around 1500 B.C. This collection of sacred verses and hymns was written in Sanskrit and contains revelations received by ancient saints and sages.

The Vedas are made up of:

The Rig Veda
The Samaveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Hindus believe that the Vedas transcend all time and don’t have a beginning or an end.

The Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, 18 Puranas, Ramayana and Mahabharata are also considered important texts in Hinduism.

Origins of Hinduism
Most scholars believe Hinduism formally started somewhere between 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C. in the Indus Valley, near modern-day Pakistan. But many Hindus argue that their faith is timeless and has always existed.

Unlike other religions, Hinduism has no one founder but is instead a fusion of various beliefs.

Around 1500 B.C., the Indo-Aryan people migrated to the Indus Valley, and their language and culture blended with that of the indigenous people living in the region. There’s some debate over who influenced who more during this time.

The period when the Vedas were composed became known as the “Vedic Period” and lasted from about 1500 B.C. to 500 B.C. Rituals, such as sacrifices and chanting, were common in the Vedic Period.

The Epic, Puranic and Classic Periods took place between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. Hindus began to emphasize the worship of deities, especially Vishnu, Shiva and Devi.

The concept of dharma was introduced in new texts, and other faiths, such as Buddhism and Jainism, spread rapidly.

10 Differences Between Shia and Sunni Muslims

Fact Check Exposes 10 Big Lies - Congress Has Egg On Its Face Now

The Indian National Congress (INC, often called the Congress Party or simply Congress) is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress-led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.

Do you know that Poison on our Plate

Is our food safe? A red alert question that Ramanjaneyulu, puts out to all of us. Hear him talk about the quality of food we are eating. Listen to the reasons we need to adapt to organic farming as a results of excessive use of chemical pesticides and horrifying facts and statistics, surrounding them. He alerts us to the damage we are doing to our ecological footprints. In his heart wrenching talk, Ramanjaneyulu, highlights the plight of farmers and the reasons they commit suicide and the many reasons that farmers and farming should not die.

“We are what we eat and plants give us what we feed.” He is waging a war against the use of pesticides in agricultural activities and has challenged the traditional methods of farming. Apart from running the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture as the Executive Director, he also runs a small outlet, Sahaja Ahaaram, which stocks pest-free products from farmers. After leaving his full-time government job, Ramanjaneyulu dedicated himself to the benefit of farmers and his campaign, ‘India for Safe Food’.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.