British teachers admit manipulating results
April 2nd, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
London, April 2 (IANS) A polls has found stressed British teachers feeling forced to manipulate exam results to maintain pupil pass percentage.Many feel their professionalism is at stake as they ... Read more...
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Woman offers 10-years free-work for father’s cure
March 30th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 30 (IANS) An indigent daughter of a man in China has offered to work free for 10 years in any company which will support her ailing father's medical ... Read more...
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Digvijay accuses Madhya Pradesh chief minister of land grab
March 28th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 28 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Wednesday alleged that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife had forcibly acquired land in Vidisha district."While ... Read more...
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China’s Suzhou to host 2015 World TT Championships
March 28th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund (Germany), March 28 (IANS) The World Table Tennis Championships of 2015 will be held in Suzhou, China, ITTF president Adham Sharara announced at a press conference here.
The decision ... Read more...
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Chandy launches IT incubator
March 27th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Assuring full support for the Startup Village, an incubator for the Information Technology entrepreneurs, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said his state invited investment ... Read more...
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Moore writes parenting book
March 27th, 2012 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) Actress Julianne Moore has written a book to help children understand different nationalities.Moore's mother Anne emigrated to America from Scotland when she was 10 years old ... Read more...
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Another drug peddler gets death sentence
March 26th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) In the second such judgment in two months, a court here sentenced a Punjab-based drugs peddler to death for repeatedly dealing in drugs.Balwinder Singh was awarded ... Read more...
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Elders suffering in Beijing nursing home crisis
March 26th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 26 (IANS) With Beijing's ageing population compelled to wait for years together for a bed in welfare houses, the capital city is presently confronted with a nursing home ... Read more...
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Jones’ ‘Come away with me’ top-selling album
March 25th, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 25 (IANS) Singer Norah Jones' record "Come away with me" has topped the best-selling Billboard albums chart of the past decade.Jones debut record has sold nearly 11 ... Read more...
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Shedding pounds won’t help teens’ self-esteem
March 23rd, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 23 (IANS) Teenaged girls shedding pounds may benefit physically, but it still leaves them with a feeling of low esteem, says a study."We found that obese black and ... Read more...
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Nicki Minaj wants to have kids
March 23rd, 2012 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj wants to have children within the next 10 years.The singer is looking for the right man to settle down and start a ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh announces new transfer policy
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh Thursday announced the transfer policy for the year 2012-2013.Under the new policy, group C and D officials in ... Read more...
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Round-trip flights to Mars within a decade
March 22nd, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) The first commercial round-trips to Mars will blast off within 10 years, says a rocket entrepreneur.The trip will cost $500,000, payable through PayPal, Daily Mail reported ... Read more...
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Bihar to use photography for caste census
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 22 (IANS) Bihar plans to use photography and videography when it conducts a caste census from April 15.Rural Development Minister Nitish Mishra said Bihar will be the first ... Read more...
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Eight students drown in tank
March 21st, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Eight Class 10 students drowned in a tank in Andhra Pradesh's
SPS Nellore district, police said Wednesday.The bodies of the students were recovered from the tank in ... Read more...
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Himachal proposes Rs.20,243 crore budget estimates
March 20th, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday presented the budget estimates for 2012-13 with a proposed outlay of Rs.20,243.92 crore. However, no fresh taxes, except ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi found guilty in webcam spying case
March 16th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 16 (IANS) Indian American student Dharun Ravi has been found guilty of the most serious charges for spying on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, having a gay sexual ... Read more...
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I should be Begum of Pataudi by 2012 end: Kareena
March 16th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Friday said she hopes to settle down with beau Saif Ali Khan and become the 'Begum of Pataudi' by the ... Read more...
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Will replace Trivedi if needed: PM
March 15th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the government will consider replacing Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi if the situation demands."Well, if anything like this develops, ... Read more...
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Rail budget directionless, anti-people: BJP
March 14th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget was directionless, anti-people and lacked effective measures to step up security, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday."It is a directionless ... Read more...
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Railways has become ‘dry cow’: Lalu Prasad
March 14th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Indian Railways is like a cow that neither gives milk nor bears calves. So says former railway minister Lalu Prasad Wednesday.
Declining to ... Read more...
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Whitney’s girl seen kissing ‘adopted’ brother
March 12th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 12 (IANS) Singer Whitney Houstan's troubled teen daughter got into a bizarre relationship with her 'adopted brother'.Nineteen-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon, 22, have been seen ... Read more...
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Airtel ‘touching lives’ by assisting Ghana’s disabled (With Image)
March 11th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), March 11 (IANS) Indian telecommunications provider Airtel has added a human face to its operations in Ghana with "Touching Lives", a project to help improve the lives of ... Read more...
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Divorce after defeat
March 10th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 10 (IANS) The ups and downs of politics have derailed a love story. Gazala Begum of Kanpur and Choudhary Basheer of Agra fell in love and married ... Read more...
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Monk jailed after medicinal liquor kills woman
March 9th, 2012 - 5:07 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) The abbot of a Buddhist temple in China has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after a woman died from a homemade "medicinal liquor" given ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi sent messages to roommate on night of suicide
March 8th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 8 (IANS) Indian American student Dharun Ravi apparently tried to make amends with his estranged roommate after spying his sexual encounter with another man with a webcam, ... Read more...
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India bans six defence firms for 10 years
March 5th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India Monday banned six defence firms, including four foreign companies, from doing any business in the country for 10 years beginning 2012, following the chargesheeting ... Read more...
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Debarun Mukherjee’s love for saris continues at LFW
March 4th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The third day of Lakme Fashion Week 2012 celebrated Indian weaves and crafts and designer Debarun Mukherjee paid tribute to old Bollywood charm with his ethnic ... Read more...
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Beijing strives to be coal-free
March 4th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 4 (IANS) Beijing will stop using coal-fired equipment in key areas of the city by 2013 to curb pollution, the authorities said Sunday.The city will cap its annual ... Read more...
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Reversing Alzheimer’s gene ‘blockade’ restores memory
March 1st, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 1 (IANS) An enzyme overproduced in the brains of Alzheimer's patients creates a blockade that shuts off genes necessary to form new memories, says a new research.Furthermore, ... Read more...
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Russian woman held for trying to sell son
February 29th, 2012 - 7:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian woman has been arrested after she attempted to sell her five-year-old son for 300,000 rubles (around $10,000), officials said.The woman from the far ... Read more...
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Sujoy Ghosh plans ‘Jhankaar Beats’ sequel
February 28th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Sujoy Ghosh, who started his career with the hit film "Jhankaar Beats" in 2003, now plans to make a sequel to the musical. He says ... Read more...
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DU students remember victims of Gujarat riots
February 27th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Stressing on communal harmony, a group of Delhi University students Monday staged a street play calling for justice to the victims of Gujarat riots 10 ... Read more...
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Dejected Rajpal blames HI for his omission from London list
February 27th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A dejected former India hockey captain Rajpal Singh Monday said he expected his exclusion from the list of 48 probables for the London Olympics and ... Read more...
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Prince Royce says he’s not letting fame go to his head
February 27th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Vina del Mar (Chile), Feb 27 (IANS/EFE) US bachata artist Prince Royce said that his family has been a firm pillar in helping him keep his feet on the ground ... Read more...
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