Committee to inspect functioning of state shelters in Bengal
July 16th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) In the wake of the suspected rape and murder of a mentally-ill woman in a government-run asylum, the West Bengal government Monday announced the ... Read more...
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Doctor detained in murder of mentally-ill woman in Bengal
July 15th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) A doctor was detained Sunday in connection with the death certificate of a mentally-ill woman suspected to have been raped and murdered last month in West ... Read more...
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Three held for murder of mentally-ill woman in Bengal
July 12th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Three people have been arrested for murder after the body of a mentally-ill woman was exhumed from a mental asylum's backyard in Dhaniakhali in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Rajasthan family keeps mentally ill woman in chains
April 15th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Karauli (Rajasthan), April 15 (IANS) Unable to pay for her treatment and with no assistance from the government, the family of a 65-year-old mentally ill woman in Rajasthan's Karauli district ... Read more...
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Woman survives 5th floor fall
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) A mentally ill woman had a miraculous escape in China's Shanghai city after falling off a window from the fifth floor of a residential building.The incident ... Read more...
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Mental patient chained to tree for over five years
March 4th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 4 (IANS) Unable to pay for her treatment and getting no assistance from the government, the family of a mentally-ill woman in Rajasthan's Karauli district has kept her ... Read more...
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Delhi government rescues mentally-ill woman off street
January 21st, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court was Friday informed by the city government that a mentally-ill woman roaming on the streets of the capital for the past three years ... Read more...
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I never really set out to be a film actress, says Carey Mulligan
January 15th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Carey Mulligan has revealed that she never wanted to be a film actress.The star of 'An Education' is set to take to the Broadway stage to play a ... Read more...
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Mulligan set to return to theatre
January 14th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jna 14 (IANS) British actress Carey Mulligan is set to play a mentally ill woman in a theatrical adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's 1961 movie "Through a Glass Darkly", and says she ... Read more...
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Anne Hathaway ‘cried daily over sex scenes in new film’
October 19th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 19 (ANI): Anne Hathaway has revealed that her raunchy sex scenes with actor Jake Gyllenhaal in their upcoming movie 'Love & Other Drugs' left her emotionally terrified."This movie ... Read more...
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Growing resentment as Virginia to execute ‘borderline mentally ill’ woman
September 13th, 2010 - 1:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Virginia, Sep 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The scheduled execution of a 41-year-old "borderline mentally sick" woman is creating a controversy in the United States. The woman in question is Teresa Lewis and she ... Read more...
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Pak court finally releases mentally-ill ‘blasphemer’ jailed for 14 years without trial
July 24th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 24(ANI): A Pakistani court has ordered the release of a mentally-ill woman, Zaibun Nisa, who had been held without trial for 14 years on allegations of desecrating the Qur'an in ... Read more...
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How Kate Hudson lost weight
November 4th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Actress Kate Hudson had to shed weight for her upcoming movie 'Earthbound' to essay the role of a lethally ill woman who falls in love with her doctor.She achieved so by quitting ... Read more...
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Kate Hudson lost weight by giving up alcohol
November 4th, 2009 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3(IANS) Actress Kate Hudson had to give up alcohol to shed 20 pounds for her role in new movie "Earthbound".
The Hollywood actress was forced to slim down to portray ... Read more...
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Kate Hudson sheds 20 pounds by giving up alcohol
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): American actress Kate Hudson is said to have lost 20 pounds for her role in new movie 'Earthbound' by giving up alcohol.Hudson, 30, was forced to slim ... Read more...
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Goa announces Rs.25 lakh award for Konkani filmmaker Shetgaonkar
September 21st, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 21 (IANS) The Goa government has announced a cash prize of Rs.25 lakh to filmmaker Laxmikant Shetgaonkar whose film "Paltadacho Munis" won an award at the 34th Toronto International Film ... Read more...
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Konkani film wins award at Toronto festival (With Image)
September 20th, 2009 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sept 20 (IANS) "The Man Beyond the Bridge" (Paltadacho Munis), the Konkan film that created a buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) here, has been given the ... Read more...
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Rosario Dawson fears dying womans role in new flick may disturb her mom
January 5th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): American actress Rosario Dawson has revealed that she fears that her role as a dying woman in her new movie Seven Pounds might upset her mother.Dawson, 29, ... Read more...
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Argentina and Jordan win first Emmys
November 25th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 25 (DPA) Argentina and Jordan picked up their first International Emmy Awards Monday night as the Britain once again dominated the awards show with seven prizes.Argentina won in the ... Read more...
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Finally, help for mentally ill woman chained for 15 years
August 17th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jagatsinghpur (Orissa), Aug 17 (IANS) A woman in an Orissa village, chained since the past 15 years by her family because they could not afford medical treatment for her mental illness, has ... Read more...
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Mentally ill woman kept chained for 15 years
August 13th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Jagatsinghpur (Orissa), Aug 13 (IANS) Kamala Sethi, 26, has spent 15 years chained to a pole by her family that cannot afford medical treatment for her mental illness. Both her ... Read more...
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