Aarushi case: Trial in sessions court from Friday (Second Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 9 (IANS) A magistrate here sent the Aarushi Talwar case - involving the 2008 twin murders of the teenager and her domestic help Hemraj - to a ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder case to be heard Friday (Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 9 (IANS) A magistrate's court here Wednesday sent the Aarushi Talwar case - involving the 1998 twin murders of the teenager and her domestic help Hemraj - ... Read more...
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Old parents support young in China
May 7th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) More than half of Chinese families, including younger members and adults, still enjoy economic support from old parents or grandparents, a media report said Monday.A survey ... Read more...
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Man holds wife, in-laws hostage for not paying dowry
May 7th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Police Monday arrested a Lucknow-based property dealer for first assaulting his wife and then holding her, his father-in-law and brother-in-law captive in his house for not ... Read more...
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Baruah free to undergo sex change: court
May 7th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Monday allowed 21-year-old Guwahati resident Bidhan Baruah aka 'Swati' to undergo sex change, saying he is free to take his decision.The court ... Read more...
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‘Wealthy kids hear 23 mn more words than poor’
May 6th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) Middle-class children hear 23 million more words than their poorer cousins of the same age, a British government adviser has said.A collapse in parenting skills ... Read more...
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Gaga loves being alone
May 6th, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga says she began to cherish her loneliness when she was 20, but admits it eventually led her to cocaine addiction."I began to ... Read more...
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Teenaged hacker jailed in China
May 4th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 4 (IANS) A court in China's Shanghai city has jailed a teenager for two years for hacking two Japanese shopping web sites and stealing over 6,000 pieces of ... Read more...
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Court warns youth not to threaten suicide
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday warned a youth, who threatened to commit suicide if his petition on sex change surgery was adjourned, saying that he cannot ... Read more...
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Unemployed Italians become shepherds
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 3 (IANS/AKI) Thousands of young Italians are becoming shepherds as a way to make a living after facing the worst employment opportunities in more than a decade, according ... Read more...
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Drowsiness linked with learning problems at school
May 2nd, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Children suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) may have learning, attention and behaviour problems even though clinical tests show they are sleeping long enough at night.Penn ... Read more...
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Increase productivity, Bengal labour minister urges workers
May 1st, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Observing that industry and labour are complementary to each other, West Bengal Labour Minister Purnendu Bose Tuesday urged workers to strive for increased productivity."Along with the ... Read more...
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6 children hurt in UP school roof collapse
May 1st, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Six children were injured Tuesday when the roof of their school classroom collapsed at Chilla village in Khurja.The students were attending a class at Saraswati Vidya ... Read more...
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Corinthians to play Emelec without center-back Marquinhos
May 1st, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 1 (IANS) Brazilian club Corinthians will play Ecuador's Emelec in Copa Libertadores without defender Marquinhos, who has been barred from leaving the country.Marquinhos, 17, was told ... Read more...
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Emraan gets his first ‘U’ certified film, thanks kids
April 30th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Actor Emraan Hashmi, known for his serial kisser image, has revealed that he has signed his first 'U' certified film and gives credits to children for ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi computer wiz kid eyes Guinness records
April 30th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 30 (IANS) A six-year-old boy from Bangladesh who began typing as a three year-old and knew how to programme and download games at the age of four, is ... Read more...
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Minaj wants kids protected from her lyrics
April 29th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj says she won't stop using curses in lyrics but urges parents to protect their children from listening to her explicit hit numbers."I ... Read more...
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Sarah Michelle Gellar pregnant again?
April 29th, 2012 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is reportedly expecting her second child with husband Freddie Prinze Jr."She and Freddie are thrilled. They're amazing parents. They still have ... Read more...
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Delhi-based Jet Airways pilot commits suicide
April 28th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A 27-year-old Jet Airways pilot committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan inside his residence here, police said Saturday.Neeraj Lamba was found hanging ... 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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Dogs maul girl to death in Haryana
April 27th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Sirsa (Haryana), April 26 (IANS) Stray dogs mauled a minor girl to death in a village in Haryana's Sirsa district Thursday, police said.The victim, Seema, was mauled by the dogs ... Read more...
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Tearful mother greets kids back from Norway
April 26th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) After nearly a year's wait, a tearful Sagarika Bhattacharya Wednesday got her two children back in her lap. The children had returned to India from Norway ... Read more...
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Suspicious Briton strangles girlfriend in bed
April 24th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) A suspicious British youngster strangled his model girlfriend in bed and his parents helped him cover up the murder, a court has heard.Elliot Turner, 20, allegedly ... Read more...
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Shanghai boys to learn how not to lose masculinity
April 24th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 24 (IANS) A school in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai has set up an experimental "boys only" class, as in many schools girls outnumber boys and get better ... Read more...
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Dev Patel to star in ‘Defiant’
April 24th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 24 (IANS) "Slumdog Millionaire" star Dev Patel has been signed up to star in "Defiant", based on the true story of a double honour killing in ... Read more...
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Newly-weds argue, commit suicide in Pakistan
April 24th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) A newly-wed couple died after they swallowed poisonous pills following an argument in Pakistan's Lahore city.Ameer Ghufran Khan, 25, and Munazza Ameer, 24, had a love ... Read more...
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NRI children back home from Norway
April 24th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The two NRI children who were taken into the custody of Norwegian Child Welfare Services on grounds of alleged negligence by their parents returned to ... Read more...
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Panther kills girl in Rajasthan
April 24th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 23 (IANS) A panther mauled to death a seven-year old girl in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, police said Monday.Her body was found Monday morning in the dense forest area ... Read more...
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Chinese boy stands trial for setting girl on fire
April 23rd, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) A teenager who allegedly set fire to a girl who turned down his romantic advances stood trial in a court in east China's city of Hefei ... Read more...
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Enraged parents attack doctor, held
April 23rd, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A Gurgaon-based couple was arrested Sunday for assaulting a doctor at Lok Nayak Hospital in central Delhi, police said.According to police, John and Mohnissa, were ... Read more...
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Mother arrested for honour killing in Patna
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 22 (IANS) In a suspected honour killing, a woman strangled to death her daughter for having married against her wishes in Patna. The mother was arrested Sunday.Naznin Bano ... Read more...
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Bengal to take religious leaders’ help for polio vaccination
April 21st, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) In a bid to make sure that each and every child of the state ias administered polio vaccine, the West Bengal government Saturday said it will ... Read more...
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Actresses can’t be best friends: Sameera Reddy
April 21st, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Bollywood beauty Sameera Reddy had no clash with Kangna Ranaut on the sets of their forthcoming film "Tezz", but she says no two actresses can be ... Read more...
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Healy returns to work post delivery
April 20th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) Irish singer-songwriter Una Healy, who recently became a mother, has rejoined her bandmates of The Saturdays. But there's still some time before she can be seen ... Read more...
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Bollywood actress’s headless body found in Allahabad septic tank
April 18th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, April 18 (IANS) A team of Mumbai police aided by Allahabad cops traced the headless torso of Meenakshi Thapa, a budding Bollywood actress who was abducted on March 30, ... Read more...
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