Attentiveness in KG key to work-oriented skills
January 30th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 30 (IANS) Attentiveness in kindergarten (KG) is the key to developing "work-oriented" skills in school children later as adults.
"Children who are more likely to work autonomously and ... Read more...
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‘Childhood poverty remains a reality in India’
January 11th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Despite India developing as a major economy, the country's children have a bleak future due to malnutrition leading to stunted growth, high school dropout rates ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi tells women panchayat members to overcome social hurdles
February 5th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
Rae Bareli, Feb 5 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today asked women panchayat representatives to overcome social hurdles while performing their duties."As women representatives face various social hurdles, it was ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi expresses concern over high school dropout rate among children
February 4th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
Raebarely (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressing concern over the high school dropout rate among children said the government is committed to ensure that not ... Read more...
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Britain’s ‘most-networked’ man sets eyes on India
January 10th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
By James Jose
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Pi Capital, the Britain-based private equity firm for top-notch industrialists and high net-worth individuals, is finally opening a unit in India where it has an ... Read more...
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California announces $3 million to a student career path program
March 6th, 2010 - 2:21 am ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – The Bridges to Success program, designed to open career paths for children who are most likely to drop out of school, will receive $3 million in ... Read more...
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Sex workers’ children become school dropouts
December 19th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, Dec 19 (ANI) : Most of the children of sex workers in Kolkata have become school dropouts at an early age, owing to family background besides lack of financial ... Read more...
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Kirsten Dunst’s accused purse-swiper acquitted on burglary charge
October 3rd, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, October 3 (ANI): A Manhattan jury on Friday found James Jimenez, accused of stealing Kirsten Dunst's purse, guilty only of misdemeanor criminal trespass, acquitting him on bigger charges.The jury ... Read more...
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19yr-old Chinese boy gets 18 months in jail for stealing corpses
August 4th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, August 4 (ANI): A 19-year-old boy in China has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing eight corpses from graves, and blackmailing the bereaved families.Huang, a junior high ... Read more...
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Palin quit because she couldn’t take the heat, says Levi Johnston
July 14th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): The ex-boyfriend of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's daughter, Levi Johnston, has claimed that Palin has decided to resign because she could not take the political heat anymore. ... Read more...
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With high girl child enrolment, Sikkim gets new education scheme
April 6th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, April 6 (IANS) Sikkim girls are far ahead of the boys in school enrolment, the ratio standing at 113 girls to 100 boys. This is the highest in the entire northeast, ... Read more...
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Palins slam Levi Johnston for revealing family secrets on Tyra Banks Show
April 6th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 6 (ANI): A rep for Palin family has slammed Levi Johnston - the 18-year-old father of Bristol Palin's newborn son - for revealing all about the couple's sex ... Read more...
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Gurbaksh Chahal, the Millionaire Mogul
January 31st, 2009 - 10:02 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Gurmukh Chahal, one of America's Most Eligible Bachelor became one of the youngest authors to ever write a memoir about his life at the age of 25 and also the first ... Read more...
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Hilary Swank goes Julia Roberts’ way, plays a lawyer
October 5th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Oscar winning actress Hilary Swank seems set to steal Julia Roberts' thunder with her new film "Betty Ann Waters", a legal thriller which will see her playing a ... Read more...
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Hilary Swank roped in for Betty Anne Waters
October 1st, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 1 (ANI): Actress Hilary Swank is set to star in Betty Anne Waters drama, which will be directed by Tony Goldwyn.Based on a true story, the Million Dollar Baby ... Read more...
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