Canada adds over 80,000 new jobs
April 6th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, April 6 (IANS) Canada added 82,300 new jobs in March, bringing the country's unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 7.2 percent, Statistics Canada announced.It was Canada's best single ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s ‘Mother Mangalam’ turns 85
May 17th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 17 (IANS) Malaysian Indian social worker A. Mangalam, who turned 85 Tuesday, is a self-confessed worry-wart who never stops worrying about her 'children'."That is my defect. I ... Read more...
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Spice Group to enter education sector, set up university
September 8th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 8 (IANS) The Spice Group is diversifying into educational services with plans to set up a global university at Modipur in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh by 2012.
Group ... Read more...
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Two Women Arrested For ‘Kindergarten Brawl’
August 5th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Two women have been charged with misdemeanor for an alleged ‘kindergarten brawl’. The fight started during a kindergarten graduation ceremony in South Carolina.The ... Read more...
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Poor preschoolers lack basic motor skills
April 29th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Poor urban preschoolers aren't only at risk of failure in the classroom - they are likely to struggle on playgrounds and athletic fields also as they lack basic ... Read more...
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More than 80 pct of disadvantaged preschoolers lack basic motor skills
April 27th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): A large majority of disadvantaged preschoolers lack basic motor skills, a new American research has found.According to the study, more than eight out of every ten disadvantaged preschoolers ... Read more...
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AISECT ltd. awarded TiE-Lumis Partners Entrepreneurial Excellence award
September 29th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.29 (ANI): India's leading Education, Training and Services network, AISECT Ltd., recently won the TiE-Lumis Partners Entrepreneurial Excellence Award held in Delhi.The main thought behind this award was to ... Read more...
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Therapy can’t turn gays and lesbians straight, say US psychologists
August 8th, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, August 8 (ANI): The American Psychological Association is urging mental health professionals not to shun the assumption that gays and lesbians can change their sexual orientation through therapy or other treatments, ... Read more...
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Outrage in NSW over allowing 12-yr-old pregnant girl to live with 15-yr-old beau
June 16th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 16 (ANI): The New South Wales Department Of Community Services (DOCS) has given rise to a controversy by allowing a 12-year-old Aussie girl to live with her 15-year-old boyfriend, despite ... Read more...
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6yr-old Indian boys IQ is greater than that of Einstein
March 13th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, March 13 (ANI): An Indian boy has an IQ greater than that of Albert Einstein at the tender age of six.
Pranav Veera has an IQ of 176, while Einsteins ... Read more...
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Afghanistan, India initiate moves to strengthen bilateral ties
January 22nd, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Jan 22 (ANI): Afghanistan has assured India of improving levels of cooperation in areas of security and economic related activities.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a two-day visit ... Read more...
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