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Sporting bald look wasn’t easy: Nia Sharma (With Images)


September 6th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) At a time when actresses are not even willing to go for de-glam roles, young Nia Sharma went ahead and donned a bald look to ... Read more...

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Unmukt hopes for an amicable solution with St. Stephen’s


August 31st, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India's U-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand hopes that the attendance problem with his alma mater St. Stephen's College would soon be sorted out ... Read more...

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Rajasthan woman seeks annulment of her child marriage


August 4th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) A 20-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Barmer district has requested the authorities to annul her marriage which was solemnised when she was only two years old, police ... Read more...

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Scottish graduates told to dumb down their CV’s


July 27th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Edinburg, July 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scottish graduates have been told to ‘dumb down’ their CVs to find jobs. Job centre staff of Scotland says that employers do not want cleaners in their ... Read more...

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Moore’s daughters not speaking to her?


July 8th, 2012 - 9:00 am ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Actress Demi Moore's daughters have reportedly stopped speaking to their mother ever since she parted ways with husband Ashton Kutcher, because they "don't want to deal ... Read more...

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Five Chinese women deplaned after midair brawl


July 3rd, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 3 (IANS) Five Chinese women were ordered to get off a plane after female family members of one of them assaulted a woman for reclining her seat. The ... Read more...

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Rajasthan girl seeks annulment of her child marriage


June 18th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, June 18 (IANS) A 20-year-old girl has sought protection by the Rajasthan authorities from members of a village community council who, she says, are threatening her with serious consequences ... Read more...

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IGNOU launches diploma in women and gender studies


May 10th, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Thursday launched a post-graduate diploma programme in women and gender studies, a university statement said.The one-year programme will ... Read more...

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16-year-old refuses to accept her child marriage


April 23rd, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 23 (IANS) She was married off when she was only an infant yet, but coming of age the 16-year-old Rajasthani girl now wants that marriage annulled and freedom ... Read more...

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British university joins hands with Mumbai college


April 6th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Britain-based University of Westminster Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Mumbai's HR College of Commerce and Economics to expand its Indian scholarship programme, officials said."India ... Read more...

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ISI spy Ghulam Nabi Fai gets 2 years jail


March 31st, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 30 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai, charged with working for Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency to influence American policy on Kashmir, was Friday sentenced to ... Read more...

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After 80 years, revolutionaries get graduation degrees


March 22nd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Two women revolutionaries in India's freedom struggle, Bina Das and Pritilata Waddedar, were posthumously awarded their BA degrees by Calcutta University Thursday.The recognition came 80 years ... Read more...

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Graduates not eligible for sweeper job!


February 16th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 16 (IANS) Graduation may not be a ticket for getting a job for cleaning Shimla's streets.The Shimla Municipal Corporation has rejected the candidature of seven applicants. They were ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

China to have top bio scientists by 2020


January 5th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China will boost its bioscience technology development and produce three to five top scientists in the world by 2020, it was reported Thursday.A programme unveiled by ... Read more...

Posted in World |

Man jailed for copying 10,000 novels


December 22nd, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) A man in China has been imprisoned for 10 months and fined 50,000 yuan (about $7,890) for copyright infringement after he illegally downloaded nearly 10,000 online ... Read more...

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Alexis launches disc after three years working on it


December 14th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) Alexis Valdes is launching his second disc, "Con Carinito" (With Affection), a production he considers both a kind of "craziness" and a personal gift that he ... Read more...

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Germany plans to attract more foreign skilled workers


December 2nd, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Dec 2 (IANS) Germany plans to lower its threshold for attracting more skilled workers and professionals from other countries, a report said Thursday.A joint action plan, which was drafted ... Read more...

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Living out ‘Anand’ story: In real as on reel


October 14th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 14 (IANS) He is 21, full of life, loves to go on long trips, hangs out with friends and makes new ones on Facebook. Occasionally, when blood ... Read more...

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Anu Malik’s daughter graduates to songwriting


October 6th, 2011 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) She made her singing debut four years ago when she was all of 16. And now Anmol Malik, daughter of Bollywood composer Anu Malik, has ... Read more...

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Two women show the way forward in backward Rajasthan village


September 20th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Barmer, Sep 20 (IANS) When villagers see these two young sisters, Fatima and Jainab, teaching at a madrassa in this small village of Rajasthan's Barmer district, they hardly believe it. ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

Undergraduate arrested for murder


September 9th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) A 20-year-old undergraduate was arrested for allegedly committing a murder to fund his education, police said Friday.Mohammad Asif, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut and ... Read more...

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Be good, do good to live long life


September 9th, 2011 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) Our good deeds can help us live longer, but for that to happen our acts should be driven by a sense of helping others than doing ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

NALCO to sponsor tribal kids’ education


September 7th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 7 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) Wednesday said it will sponsor the education of about 250 tribal children living in the vicinity of its project in ... Read more...

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She comes of age for school - at 23


August 13th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan), Aug 13 (IANS) Twenty three-year-old Parvati Devi is no ordinary woman. Belonging to a remote village in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district, she goes hand-in-hand with her six-year-old son to school ... Read more...

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Eisenberg keen to finish graduation


August 13th, 2011 - 7:49 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) "Social Network" actor Jesse Eisenberg is keen to complete his graduation.Eisenberg applied in New York's The New School to complete his masters degree in contemporary architecture ... Read more...

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Young Americans prefer staying over to cohabiting


July 26th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 26 (IANS) Young Americans in their 20s now prefer 'stayover relationships,' spending three or more nights together every week, which may be eroding marriage rates. "Stayover relationships are ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

British banker turns witch doctor in African village


July 3rd, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A British banker was so fascinated by the local culture during a visit to an African village that he quit his job to become a ... Read more...

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Girls top Karachi exam


July 2nd, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) Girls have bagged the top three positions at a graduation examination conducted by the University of Karachi.The three girls topped in BA Part-II and both parts ... Read more...

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Gilani’s son graduates


June 27th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Qasim Gilani has completed his graduation from a university in Britain, it was reported here.Ali Qasim did his ... Read more...

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A Chinese couple breaks up with flowers


June 24th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 24 (IANS) A Chinese couple held a unique ceremony to mark their breakup, complete with the man kneeling and holding a bouquet of flowers and the woman accepting ... Read more...

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Angira Dhar, new face to join Bollywood


June 6th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) After working as a producer with Channel V and then behind the camera assisting movie director, Angira Dhar now faces the camera as an actress ... Read more...

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Priyanka takes break for brother’s graduation


June 2nd, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Now this is called sisterly love! Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who has been busy shooting for filmmaker Kunal Kohli's next, has taken two days ... Read more...

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Experiments work in films, not in TV: Ram Kapoor (Interview)


May 25th, 2011 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Agra, May 25 (IANS) Seasoned actor Ram Kapoor, who has been in showbiz for 14 years and worked in TV as well as films, says experiments in storytelling yield ... Read more...

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Two Jamia girl students get scholarships


April 29th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Two girl students of the Jamia Millia Islamia were awarded scholarships worth Rs.25,000 per year for their academic performance, a varsity official said Friday.Uzma Yousuf, ... Read more...

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Girl beheaded in Ranchi college


April 27th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 27 (IANS) In a gruesome incident, a knife-wielding youth beheaded a girl student right outside a classroom in St. Xavier's College here Wednesday afternoon. The man was known ... Read more...

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