Hamas says political motives behind Gaza’s mounting energy crisis
March 21st, 2012 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 20 (IANS) Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, said on Tuesday that there are political motives behind the energy shortage that has been troubling the impoverished ... Read more...
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Kerala distributes Rs.1.6 crore to 12,500 poor
November 20th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 20 (IANS) In a non-stop 19-hour mass contact programme here, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy heard the financial complaints of over 20,000 poor people and distributed Rs.1.6 crore ... Read more...
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Cameleer only wanted to end protests so he could feed kin
February 7th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) A camel driver, who last week charged into protesters at Cairo's Tahrir Square leading to his beast being beaten to death, said: "I have never been interested ... Read more...
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NCPCR to recommend programmes for HIV/AIDS affected children
November 15th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is preparing a comprehensive document recommending programmes to provide assistance to HIV/AIDS affected children.The document includes suggestions like ... Read more...
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Nearly a third of Brit women workers are now main breadwinners
October 29th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 29 (ANI): A new UK study has found that nearly a third of women workers are now the main breadwinners, earning more salary than their partners.Five years ago, a ... Read more...
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Peshawar bomb attack victims struggle for daily life
October 28th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 28 (IANS) The victims of a devastating car bomb attack in Pakistan's Peshawar city in 2009 still face enormous hardships to meet their daily needs as the bombing had snatched ... Read more...
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Wives turn breadwinners following lay-offs
September 14th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) During the recent recession in the US, many industries suffered significant layoffs, compelling wives to turn breadwinners.
Lead Carsey Institute researchers Marybeth Mattingly and Kristin Smith explain: "With ... Read more...
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Wives have become the ‘new breadwinners’, courtesy recession
September 14th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): With so many men losing theirs jobs thanks to the recession, housewives have become the new breadwinners in America, according to a new research.During the recent recession in ... Read more...
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High-earning wives ‘more likely to pay the price with divorce’
September 9th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 9 (ANI): High-flying career women, who make more money than their husbands and end up becoming the chief breadwinners in their domestic partnerships, are more likely to end up in ... Read more...
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Recession being dubbed ‘Mancession’ as it hits men more than women
July 7th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 7 (ANI): The global recession has hit men harder than women, so much so that some have even dubbed it the 'Mancession', according to statistics.Figures have revealed that women ... Read more...
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‘Save Girl Child’ campaign kicked off by Priyanka Chopra
March 21st, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra kicked off the 'Save Girl Child' campaign in New Delhi.Chopra, who received the National Award for her role in the movie 'Fashion' ... Read more...
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Women want husbands to be breadwinners, says study
February 18th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Young mothers are turning their backs on high-powered careers to raise their children, a media report said Thursday citing a study.
Their mothers, or even grandmothers, lived through ... Read more...
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Working women tell husbands they’re useless to feel more feminine: Study
November 23rd, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 23 (ANI): Women nag about their husbands' uselessness because it makes them feel more feminine, a new study has revealed.According to Daily Mail, researchers insist that men's lack of effort ... Read more...
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The thought process of female breadwinners
November 19th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new study has given a snapshot of female breadwinners' thoughts, feelings and experiences.Dr. Rebecca Meisenbach from the University of Missouri in Columbia, USA asked 15 women between ... Read more...
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Kalavati, who moved Rahul Gandhi, to contest Maharashtra polls (Lead)
September 19th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Kalavati Bandurkar, a farmer's widow from Yavatmal in Maharashtra who became the face of the 'aam admi' (common man) in the country after Congress general secretary Rahul ... Read more...
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Pakistan posts army at Swat schools
January 25th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) The Pakistani Army and paramilitary forces have been deployed at some schools in the picturesque but restive Swat Valley in the country's northwest where, bowing to a Taliban ... Read more...
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Fear of Taliban: In Swat, 400 private schools close girls’ classes
January 16th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Bowing to a Taliban diktat, some 400 private schools in the picturesque but restive Swat Valley in Pakistan's northwest have discontinued girls' classes, depriving more than 40,000 students ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray threatens Jet Airways, wants sacked staff reinstated (Second Lead)
October 15th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will ground Jet Airways if it does not reinstate the near-800 employees it laid off Tuesday night, the party said here ... Read more...
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Jet Airways staff cries foul after pink slips to 850 (Lead)
October 15th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Agitated employees of Jet Airways cried foul Wednesday after the services of 850 staff were terminated, following a strategic and operational alliance with rival Kingfisher Airlines. The ... Read more...
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Surat performs traditional prayers to protect the `girl child”
October 8th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by ANI
Surat (Gujarat),Oct.8 (ANI): Residents of Surat city in Gujarat are using this year''s Navratri festival celebrations to highlight the need for ending the practice of female foeticide in the state.
As part ... Read more...
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Bhandarkar gives award money to farm widows
September 6th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 6 (IANS) Bollywood producer-director Madhur Bhandarkar donated the cash he received along with the National Award to three poor Vidarbha women, whose debt-ridden husbands had committed suicide, at a simple ... Read more...
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Hubbies who work overtime prompt women to quit jobs (Re-issue)
August 3rd, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 3 (ANI): Women whose hubbies put in long hours at the office are more likely to quit their jobs, according to a group of researchers.However, men''s careers are not ... Read more...
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Hubbies who work overtime prompt women to quit jobs
August 2nd, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 2 (ANI): Women whose hubbies put in long hours at the office are more likely to quit their jobs, according to a group of researchers.However, men''s careers are not ... Read more...
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Plight of Naxal victims families
July 7th, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Shiv Shankar Sarthi
Bijapur (Chhatisgarh), July 7 (ANI): Naxal violence has claimed the lives of many persons, security forces personnel, policemen and innocent villagers caught in the cross fire in Chattisgarh, ... Read more...
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Mexican-American men hold on tightly to macho man values
June 5th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Being a beefy hunk is every mans desire, but when it comes to endorsing the traditional 'macho man' attitude, its the Mexican-American men whore more likely to ... Read more...
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Fathers declare ‘Daddy Wars’ for lead role in childcare
January 22nd, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 22 (ANI): Men seem to have declared a war against their partners to become the number one parent, says a new research.The phenomenon, dubbed "Daddy Wars", is seeing professionals married ... Read more...
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Childcare is what Oz mums dislike the most
January 13th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Jan 13 (ANI): The only activity that Australian women hate doing is caring for their kids, a new study has revealed.A study into parents' moods has found that, especially women find ... Read more...
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80% of Brit women taking charge of household finances
December 30th, 2007 - 2:34 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 30(ANI): More and more women are taking the major spending decisions in their homes, with most of them becoming the breadwinners in their families, according to a new research.The new ... Read more...
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2 in 3 older Brit women main breadwinners in their families
November 14th, 2007 - 2:17 am ICT by admin
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