The bold get bolder on Indian telly
March 16th, 2012 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Time was when, on television, love used to be expressed with a comforting hug, a peck on the cheek or a warm embrace in ... Read more...
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Spain shuts migrant marriage fraud ring
February 1st, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Feb 1 (IANS/EFE) Thirty eight people suspected of organizing fraudulent marriages in Spain as a way of legalizing the immigration status of Dominican women working as prostitutes in the ... Read more...
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PML-N ends alliance with PPP in Pak’s Punjab province due to ‘unfulfilled promises’
February 26th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 26(ANI): The political marriage of convenience in Pakistan's Punjab province has ended in a divorce as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) announced its decision to expel the Pakistan People's ... Read more...
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Malaysian men getting hitched to foreign women for a price
February 20th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 20 (ANI): Some Malaysian men are being paid to marry women from China, Vietnam and other neighbouring countries so that these women can obtain visas to stay longer in ... Read more...
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Punjab man jailed for killing stepsons
September 18th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Vancouver, Sep 18 (IANS) A Punjab man, who killed his two teenage stepsons and almost beheaded his wife last year, was locked behind bars here Friday with no parole till ... Read more...
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After Koirala who? The question plagues Nepal
March 21st, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 21 (IANS) With the death of Girija Prasad Koirala on the eve of the promulgation of a new constitution, the question of who would assume the mantle of leadership is ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s romance with Afghan Taliban far from over
February 17th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Nadeem Sarwar
Islamabad, Feb 17 (DPA) The capture of Taliban's second-in-command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar represents a rising level of cooperation between Pakistani and US intelligence agencies, but it remains far ... Read more...
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World leaders pay tribute to Merkel’s election win (Second Lead)
September 28th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 28 (DPA) US President Barack Obama was among the first to call to congratulate German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her victory in the general election. Similar messages continued to ... Read more...
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Saudis increasingly having sex on the side through ‘misyar’
August 26th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 26 (ANI): The conservative Saudis are increasingly availing misyar, a no-strings marriage of convenience focused primarily on sexual relations, say reports.Misyar allows couples to live separately, but come together for ... Read more...
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Spring-autumn marriages gain popularity on small screen
May 12th, 2009 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The trend of older men marrying girls decades younger is fast catching the fancy of many TV serial makers. Be it just as a ... Read more...
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I’ll marry older man only if there’s good reason: ‘Bandini’ actress
May 7th, 2009 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) At 17, marriage is the last thing on her mind. But television actress Aasiya Kazi, who is married to a man almost thrice her age in the ... Read more...
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Scramble for Muslim votes in Uttar Pradesh
April 28th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) Three major political parties in Uttar Pradesh are locked in a race for the Muslim vote, seen to be floating in these Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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