Indian comedian makes Pakistanis laugh (Lead, Changing dateline)
July 18th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 18 (IANS) Indian stand-up comedian Sanjay Rajoura had Pakistanis in splits as he cracked jokes on India's obsession with Sachin Tendulkar and how to win friendship of ... Read more...
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Indian comedian makes Pakistanis laugh
July 18th, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Indian stand-up comedian Sanjay Rajoura's performance was well-received in Karachi where he discussed striking a friendship with female students to India's obsession with Sachin Tendulkar.The ... Read more...
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US Sikh body gives scholarships to Punjab students
June 8th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Washington-based Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) has given scholarships totalling about $210,000 to 504 needy students pursuing higher education in 159 institutions in Punjab and other ... Read more...
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Anxious girls’ brains work harder
June 6th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Scientists have figured out why the brains of anxious girls work much harder than those of boys, a discovery that could spur the identification and treatment ... Read more...
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AMU elects its first woman in teachers association
May 1st, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Aligarh, May 1 (IANS) After being in the news for alleged gender bias, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has for the first time elected a woman to its influential teacher's ... Read more...
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German students offer ‘good grades through good sex’
April 7th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 7 (IANS) Three German students are offering a gigolo service to female students to 'help' them beat stress and improve their grades.The three students, from University of Mannheim ... Read more...
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Chinese school bans contact between sexes
April 5th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 5 (IANS) A Chinese school does not allow female and male students to show up on campus in pairs.A student complained that the school in Hangzhou also insists ... Read more...
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Shanghai may get its first boys school
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 23 (IANS) Shanghai may soon have its first boys school if a plan by an education official gets the go-ahead.The single-sex school solution is being proposed in a ... Read more...
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Make learning easy for boys: Chinese lawmaker
March 9th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) Almost 80 percent of China's 50 million students rated as poor are boys -- and a lawmaker has called for easier access to college education for ... Read more...
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Students protests get intense at Agra University
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 23 (IANS) Over three months of protests by student unions against the "inefficient management" of Agra University turned more intense after some agitating female students were allegedly ... Read more...
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Man’s scent can reveal if he has STD
December 11th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Feeling indecisive whether to marry a man with body odour? You may benefit from a Russian scientist, who can tell from man's body smell if he ... Read more...
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Why some people never seem to forget a face
December 4th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) Face recognition is an important social skill but not many of us are equally good at it, reveals a study.
Researcher Jia Liu along with colleagues ... Read more...
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Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them
November 19th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them up under a new law in the country.The ultra-conservative Islamic state has said it has ... Read more...
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Chinese executed for attacking female students
September 3rd, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 3 (IANS) A man who repeatedly stabbed female students over four years, leaving one dead and 23 injured, has been executed in China.The execution took place in Chenzhou ... Read more...
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UAE Quran centre opened in Chechnya
August 27th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Grozny, Aug 26 (IANS/WAM) A centre for the study of the Quran - under the assistance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - has been opened in the Chechen capital ... Read more...
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Farewell to college life - with love, laughter and naughtiness
July 3rd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, July 3 (IANS) Many university students in Shanghai are trying to turn their last days of college into an unforgettable time of their campus life with love, laughter ... Read more...
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Bangladesh youths assault teachers over teasing girls
June 30th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 30 (IANS) A group of youths allegedly beat up teachers of a Bangladesh school Thursday when they protested the teasing of female students, a media report said.The youths ... Read more...
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Sex ‘predator’ strikes in Cambridge
June 2nd, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) A bike-riding sex maniac, who is targeting female students in Cambridge, has caused a scare here.Each time he has struck, the man has prowled the streets ... Read more...
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Friends quizzed over Delhi student’s murder (Lead)
May 7th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Friends of a 20-year-old student, who was found stabbed and lying in a pool of blood near his south Delhi home Thursday night, are ... Read more...
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Peshawar varsity teachers sexually harassing girls: Lawmaker (Lead)
April 20th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Some senior teachers at the University of Peshawar were asking girl students to become friendly with them or face failure in examinations, a lawmaker has said.Nighat ... Read more...
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Peshawar varsity teachers sexually harassing girls: Lawmaker
April 20th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Senior teachers at the University of Peshawar were sexually harassing girl students, a lawmaker has dramatically told the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly.Nighat Orakzai of the Pakistan Muslim ... Read more...
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Sexual harassment row at Yale University
April 9th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Yale University, which has taught five US presidents and 18 Nobel Laureates, is now facing a sexual harassment scandal, it was reported here.Daily Telegraph reported that ... Read more...
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How to stay away from old men: A new course for Chinese girls
March 31st, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) Girl students in a south China province have been asked to attend a crash course on how to resist and avoid the clutches of older, richer ... Read more...
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Facebook founder changes his status to ‘in a relationship’
March 25th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 25 (ANI): Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has finally confirmed that he has been dating Priscilla Chan for the past seven years.The 26-year-old has updated his Facebook status to 'in ... Read more...
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USS Decatur in Chennai on three-day visit
March 16th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar. 16 (ANI): The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) will make a three-day port visit to Chennai between March 16 and March 19.The Decatur is led ... Read more...
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Global boss of Burger King brands UK food ‘terrible’, women ‘unattractive’
March 14th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 14 (ANI): The global boss of Burger King has apologised after calling British women 'unattractive' and describing English food as 'terrible'.The comments were made as Brazilian-born Bernardo Hees, 40, spoke ... Read more...
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Old friends, old memories at Panjab University’s alumni meet
February 21st, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma and Ritika Sharma
Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) Rather nostalgic about the times gone by, walking down the memory lane, and cracking jokes, the old-timers of the Panjab ... Read more...
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Panjab University teacher resigns
February 17th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) A Panjab University (PU) professor, who was accused by his students of making derogatory remarks, Thursday submitted his resignation to the varsity vice chancellor. Dinesh Kumar Gupta resigned ... Read more...
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A helpful partner may not be that helpful when it comes to achieving goals
February 16th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): If you think that a loving partner helps keep you on track when it comes to achieving goals, you could be wrong.A new study has suggested that thinking ... Read more...
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Girls outshine boys at Panjab University convocation
February 14th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) Girls clearly outnumbered boys at the 60th annual convocation function at Panjab University (PU) here Monday. Out of the 479 students who were awarded degrees, 351 were ... Read more...
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Campus employee in US arrested for filming female students in showers
February 11th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): A former equipment manager at the University of Texas has been arrested and charged for filming women taking showers in the school's locker room.According to MyFoxAustin, Rene Zamora ... Read more...
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Most UAE students start smoking before 14
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 3 (IANS) More than 80 percent of students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) start smoking when they are as young as 14 years, a survey has found.Tobacco use among ... Read more...
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Vladimir Putin praises female students who posed for ‘erotic’ calendar
February 2nd, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 02 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is all praise for twelve female students who posed for an "erotic" calendar to honour his 58th birthday.Putin told supermodel Naomi Campbell ... Read more...
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Calendar depicting ’sexual harassers’ launched in Islamabad
January 16th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 16(ANI): A calendar highlighting typical characters- responsible for restricting women's active contribution in socio-economic activities by intimidating and harassing them- has been launched in Islamabad to create awareness among people.Alliance ... Read more...
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Sibal urges institutes to increase enrolment of female students
January 5th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Jan 5 (ANI): Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has urged educational institutes to increase and encourage enrolment of female students.Interacting with students and academicians here on Tuesday, ... Read more...
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