Fake placement agency busted, three arrested
July 29th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were arrested for running a fake placement agency for household helps and cheating several people, including Rajya Sabha Secretary V.K. ... Read more...
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Five arrested for duping people with ready maids
June 25th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) They offered ready maids who would work in households, and collected hefty amounts as advance. The maid would work for a couple of hours and ... Read more...
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Karl Lagerfeld’s cat launches her own Twitter account
June 7th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Karl Lagerfeld’s beautiful white Siamese cat, Choupette, is currently receiving media attention. The animal, which has recently become the favorite cat in the world of fashion, has ... Read more...
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Couple arrested for harassing minor maids
April 27th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 26 (IANS) In a raid in Gurgoan, two minor girls working as maids were rescued Thursday and their employer, a garment factory owner and his wife, arrested for ... Read more...
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Winfrey receives Oscar statuette
November 13th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 13 (IANS) Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey was felicitated with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her ... Read more...
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Bengal plans day care centres for maids’ children
November 12th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to open day care schools and creches for children of maids who come to the city from the suburbs."We ... Read more...
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Shiney slaps notice to Micromax on ‘Bai’ commercial
October 24th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Actor Shiney Ahuja, accused of raping his domestic help, has sought legal action against Micramax Mobile for its recent commercial on maid servants that allegedly ... Read more...
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Stress building up in ‘Bigg Boss’ house: Raageshwari
October 23rd, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Bickering and clashes are increasing in "Bigg Boss" and actress-singer Raageshwari Loomba, who is the latest to be evicted, says stress level is increasing with ... Read more...
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Rs.20 lakh burglary at contractor’s house
October 1st, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Burglars looted Rs.20 lakh from the house of a Public Works Department contractor in east Delhi while he was away on a pilgrimage, police said ... Read more...
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Nepal police comes to Indian’s aid
August 13th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 13 (IANS) An Indian working in Saudi Arabia, who was defrauded of his money and threatened with being slapped with a criminal case as well by the ... Read more...
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Maid to order — with biodata!
July 17th, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur, July 17 (IANS) It's a problem of hearth-shaking proportions! You need to hire a new maid but don't know where to begin and whom to trust and also hate ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia bans maids from Indonesia, Philippines
July 1st, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, July 1 (IANS/AKI) Saudi Arabia has announced plans to stop issuing visas to women domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines after the countries put forward strict conditions on ... Read more...
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IMF ex-head Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty
June 6th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is facing charges of sexual assault, pleaded not guilty at pre-trial hearings in New York ... Read more...
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Courtney Love ordered to pay $35,000 to former maids
June 1st, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Rocker Courtney Love has been ordered by a court to hand over more than $35,000 to two former maids who accused her of failing to pay ... Read more...
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Two held for cheating
May 24th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Two people, including a woman, were arrested from west Delhi for cheating people on the pretext of providing them household maids, police said Monday.The accused ... Read more...
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Hiring illegal maid lands UAE Indian expatriate sponsor in a fix
March 24th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar. 24 (ANI): Hiring maids illegally in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can land the person or family hiring with a fine of 50,000 Dirhams.According to a Gulf News report, the ... Read more...
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Indian passport, visa service charges in UAE to be cut
March 17th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar. 17 (ANI): The Indian Embassy here has ended its contract with Empost for passport and visa services, and has handed over the same to a new Dubai-based company, BLS International. ... Read more...
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Vir Das shoots music video for ‘Delhi Belly’
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Stand-up comedian and "Badmaash Company" actor Vir Das has shot a special music-video with choreographer Farah Khan for "Delhi Belly".The film is being produced by ... Read more...
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Maa Exchange: Both The Moms Emerged Winners
January 14th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
'Maa Exchange' had the first two days quite packed up with a flurry of activity in the lives of both the families of Pooja Bedi and Anuradha Nigam who had ... Read more...
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Maa Exchange: Pooja Bedi Vs. Anuradha Nigam
January 13th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Sony Entertainment Television has come up with a very interesting show titled 'Maa Exchange'.This is one reality show with something different. The show has two real life mothers exchanging their ... Read more...
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Kate Gosselin Explains Why She Is A Supermom
December 4th, 2010 - 11:18 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Gosselin says that she and the school staff decided it together that the two kids, Alexis and Collin, should not go to school. Instead, getting educated at home is better for ... Read more...
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Running after kids keeps me fit: Raveena Tandon
November 20th, 2010 - 2:33 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 20 (IANS) Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, who looked ravishing while sashaying down the ramp for designer Nivedita Saboo at the ongoing Pune Fashion Week (PFW), revealed that the reason behind ... Read more...
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Business Class For FarahSirish And Economy Class For Kids!
October 9th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Farah Khan left for a lavish holiday trip to Thailand on Tuesday night along with her husband Shirish Kunder and the triplet kids. They even took ... Read more...
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Nursery rhyme Rub-a-Dub Dub Three Men in a Tub based on gay men?
September 30th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 30 (ANI): The popular nursery rhyme 'Rub-a-Dub Dub Three Men in a Tub' has been suggested to have originally described three gay men.According to a study of its origins, the ... Read more...
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‘Me Home’ To Start Airing ‘Main Tumhari Ladli Naina’ From October 18
September 13th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Indian Television Industry is growing at its fastest speed now and with this growing speed one more television channel has been added to the competition. ... Read more...
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Indonesian maid jailed for mixing urine in baby’s milk
September 8th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Sep 8 (DPA) An Indonesian maid who mixed her own urine with the formula milk she fed to a Hong Kong infant she was looking after has been jailed, a ... Read more...
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Mansion Where Michael Jackson Died For Sale $29M
August 5th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The very home where Michael Jackson died of cardiac arrest due to an overdose of drugs is up for sale, and interested parties can purchase the ... Read more...
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Domestic helpers stage a demonstration in Mumbai
June 20th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 20 (ANI): Domestic helpers in Mumbai staged a demonstration demanding implementation of proposals of the International Labour Conference (ILC) here on Saturday.They demanded that they should get four leaves ... Read more...
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Childhood in Africa has many faces
June 16th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, June 16 (DPA) Simon is eight years old and lives in Kibera, Nairobi's biggest slum. These days he is proudly wearing a football shirt, a charitable donation. His mother, a laundry ... Read more...
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Campbell gets angry when people she trusts let her down
May 5th, 2010 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (IANS) Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who is well-known for her outbursts, insists she is not a "petulant diva" who throws phones at maids and slaps drivers when she doesn't ... Read more...
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Clooney can’t sleep without special blanket!
April 24th, 2010 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) Hollywood star George Clooney can't sleep without a special cashmere "security blanket" which he takes everywhere with him.
The 48-year-old takes the sheet everywhere with him, and insisted ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s work-from-home policy sparks loneliness
April 13th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 13 (IANS) Malaysian programme to encourage civil servants to work from home is making husbands lonely and wives suspicious, a minister has said.
Some of the civil servants allowed to ... Read more...
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Naomi Campbell accused of assaulting driver
March 3rd, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Naomi Campbell's driver has accused the supermodel of assaulting him.
According to New York Police, the 39-year-old beauty had allegedly hit her driver from behind causing his head ... Read more...
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MAMC to take care of 2010 Games athletes’ dental health
December 15th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) was Tuesday entrusted the task to attend to dental emergency and to provide complete dental healthcare to over 7,000 athletes and ... Read more...
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Maid posed as burglar to rob Hong Kong boss
December 2nd, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Dec 2 (DPA) An Indonesian maid working in Hong Kong was in custody Wednesday after allegedly posing as a burglar to break into her 79-year-old employer's bedroom.
The 25-year-old woman allegedly ... Read more...
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