Jilted wife puts hubby’s things on road!
May 19th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) A furious woman in the US has adopted an unusual way to forget her divorced husband by putting his every belonging, which could possibly remind her ... Read more...
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British family system now exists in 35 ways
May 18th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) A study has found people in Britain having 35 types of family system in the country, a number which has risen by a quarter from a ... Read more...
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Mamata rule disappoints many women (One year of Mamata Banerjee)
May 18th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Many women saw themselves in her. Trinamool Congress firebrand Mamata Banerjee, always clad in a simple cotton sari and slippers, gave rise to huge ... Read more...
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Cabinet nod to changes in marriage laws bill
May 17th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved changes in the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill which will further secure the interests of women in divorce cases.Sources said ... Read more...
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Chinese woman tortures step-daughter to death
May 17th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 17 (IANS) A woman in China's Shanxi province has been detained for allegedly torturing her seven-year-old step-daughter to death.According to the autopsy report, the girl, identified as Xiao ... Read more...
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‘Genes key to self-control, sociability’
May 17th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 17 (IANS) Genes play a greater role in investing you with traits such as self-control, decision-making or sociability than previously thought.
A study of more than 800 sets ... Read more...
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Women gives birth in Russian train
May 17th, 2012 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 17 (IANS) A woman gave birth on a train in Russia's Siberia region, and two interior ministry police officers helped her deliver the child.The incident took place Wednesday ... Read more...
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Couple donates son’s organs after five kids die in fire
May 17th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) A British couple who lost their six children in a house fire have decided to donate their teenage son's organs so that it could save others' ... Read more...
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Construction at Musharraf’s ancestral house stirs row
May 16th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The demolition of a portion of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's ancestral home, Neharwali Haveli in Old Delhi's Daryaganj, has stirred a row with ... Read more...
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‘Looks may decide whether to trust a person’
May 16th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) Looks more likely decide who we would trust with our money rather than their reputation, says a new study.
Researchers from Britain's University of Warwick Business ... Read more...
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Children pedal over 2,000 km against female foeticide
May 16th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) To spread awareness about female foeticide, a group of 30 children reached Delhi after travelling a distance of 2,300 km accoss India, including 18 ... Read more...
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Briton jailed for kicking stepson to death
May 15th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) A man in Britain has been jailed for 17 years for murdering his five-year-old stepson, who was a fun-loving and naughty child.Though Elvis Lee, 34, admitted ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama donates money to fight child malnutrition
May 15th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Tibetan religious leader the Dalai Lama has contributed around one million pounds (approx $1.6 million), part of the Templeton Award prize money, to an NGO ... Read more...
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Shrinking space for dead in Hyderabad (Feature, With Images)
May 15th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) "Mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jayenge? (If there is no peace in death, then where will I go?" This Urdu couplet from Ibrahim ... Read more...
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At 100, ex-army man gifts hospital to Rajasthan village (Feature)
May 15th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dudavas (Rajasthan), May 15 (IANS) For Rao Kabool Singh, a World War Two veteran who turned 100 this weekend, it has been a life of service with the army man ... Read more...
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‘Mules are not stubborn’
May 15th, 2012 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) Many of us may have been using the age-old saying "stubborn as a mule", but a British expert has said such an impression about donkeys is unfounded, ... Read more...
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Teacher saves students from bus, loses legs
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) A woman teacher in China lost both of her legs while trying to save students from an uncontrolled bus outside the school.Zhang Lili, a 29-year-old teacher ... Read more...
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Delhi rape victims to get Rs.3 lakh as compensation
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Victims of rape and acid attacks in the capital will be given a compensation of Rs.3-5 lakh, the Delhi government announced Monday.The relief will come ... Read more...
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150 fighting families reconciled in Russia
May 14th, 2012 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 14 (IANS) Over 150 families in Russia's Muslim-dominated Ingushetia region have given up their fights, after a "special reconciliation commission" resolved their issues, RIA Novosti reported.The commission prevented ... Read more...
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Horse dies after winning prestigious race
May 14th, 2012 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) A champion horse died moments after winning a prestigious race in Nashville, US, RIA Novosti reported.Arcadius died after winning the Iroquois Steeplechase. The eight-year-old had a ... Read more...
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Women find men with smouldering eyes ’shifty’
May 13th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) The smouldering, half-closed "bedroom eyes" may have promoted George Clooney and Antonio Banderas' movie careers, but if you try it, you would appear sleazy and shifty-eyed ... Read more...
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Crusader against trafficking gets ‘Man of the Year Award’
May 12th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) The menace of human trafficking remains a major problem in India despite many policies and laws being in place, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan at ... Read more...
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‘Introvert’ Chinese lady loses civil service race
May 12th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) A 27-year-old Chinese woman, who was ranked among the top in a civil service test, was eliminated from the race because she was an "introvert".Huang Hong ... Read more...
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Austrian to circumnavigate world in small plane
May 12th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, May 12 (IANS) In a daredevil effort with a single-engine small aircraft, a 44-year-old Austrian recreational pilot has set off on a 48,000-km-long trip to circumnavigate the world.Helmuth Lehner, ... Read more...
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Man asks thieves to return 93-year-old tortoise
May 12th, 2012 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) A heartbroken owner of a rare tortoise in Britain has made an emotional appeal to the thieves to return his 93-year-old pet as he fears ... Read more...
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Three Britons travel round the world in taxi!
May 12th, 2012 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) Three Britons in their 20s have undertaken a record-breaking trip around the world in a cab, travelling over 43,000 miles (over 69,000 km) and putting 80,000 ... Read more...
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Suicides in Gurgaon: Over 100 cases in four months
May 11th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 11 (IANS) When Dana Sangma, an MBA student and niece of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, committed suicide in her hostel room April 24, she was following in ... Read more...
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‘Oldest Mayan calendar offers no hint of world’s end’
May 11th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) The oldest Mayan Calendar found in an ancient Guatemalan house offers no hint of the alleged end of the world Dec 21 this year, researchers said.
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Women achievers spotlight Haryana’s irony (Haryana Newsletter)
May 11th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) When Shena Aggarwal from the small town of Yamunanagar in Haryana topped the most sought after all-India civil services examination last week, her feat put women ... Read more...
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24,000 ’stolen’ brides in Kyrgyzstan in three years
May 11th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 24,000 women were kidnapped and forced into marriage in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan in the past three years, an official report said.The ... Read more...
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Urban Indian women choose career over motherhood: Survey
May 10th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A majority of young married working women in Indian metropolices are choosing career over family as they are in no mood to raise kids, ... Read more...
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Languishing in jail, suspected Maoist pleads for death
May 10th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Saying he was falsely accused of being a Maoist and his family was starving while he was in jail, an undertrial in West Bengal has sought ... Read more...
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Ex-Austrian emperor’s underwear sold for over $8,000
May 10th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, May 10 (IANS) A collector has bought a pair of underwear belonging to Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I for 6,250 euros (over $8,000) during an auction in Vienna, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Aamir meets Gehlot, discusses female foeticide
May 9th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 9 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan, whose TV show "Satyamev Jayate" created a storm with its indepth study of female foeticide, Wednesday met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok ... Read more...
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Man hurt by pet cat’s death kills self
May 9th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 9 (IANS) Overwhelmed by the grief of his pet cat's death, a man in Britain decided to end his life, an inquest heard.Michael McAleese, 44, slept with the ... Read more...
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