Three Bihar school boys detained for gangrape
July 27th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Patna/Shimla, July 26 (IANS) Three Bihar school students, named as accused in the alleged gangrape of a teenaged Class 11 colleague, have been detained, police said Thursday.The accused, sons of ... Read more...
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Online campaign in Agra against traffic chaos (Letter from Agra) (With Images)
July 15th, 2012 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Agra, July 15 (IANS) Several NGOs and social activists have launched an online campaign against traffic chaos in the Taj city.They are using Facebook and email to mobilise public ... Read more...
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Colombian rebels recruited teenagers, says activist
May 19th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 19 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's FARC guerrillas pulled at least 13 teenagers out of boarding schools in the southern province of Putumayo and forced them to join their ranks, a ... Read more...
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Caution! Walking with headphones could kill
January 30th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Shutting yourself from the outside world by plugging in earphones and listening to music while walking on the streets might help kill stress. But it ... Read more...
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Two school officials dismissed for negligence in rape case
September 26th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Sep 26 (IANS) Maharashtra's Tribal Development Minister Babanrao Pachpute Monday said that two officials of a tribal school in rural Nashik had been dismissed for negligence that led ... Read more...
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Typhoon Talas leaves at least 18 dead in Japan
September 4th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- At least 18 people have been killed and more than 50 are missing after powerful Typhoon Talas pounded western Japan with heavy rains and high winds, local media ... Read more...
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Taslima visits Ramlila Maidan
August 26th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin Friday visited the Ramlila Maidan, where social activist Anna Hazare has been fasting for 11 days for a stringent ... Read more...
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Two school boys stabbed by juniors
August 4th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Two government school students were Wednesday stabbed and seriously injured by their juniors outside their institution in south Delhi, police said.Mehtab and Aftab, both aged ... Read more...
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Don Bosco relics arrive in Kolkata
July 15th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The relics of 19th century Italian priest and educator St. John Bosco arrived Friday in the city's Auxilium Parish. The sacred remains of the saint will ... Read more...
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Indian fans cheer minnows Ireland against England (World Cup Diary)
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) About 8,000 boisterous Indian fans Wednesday cheered minnows Ireland, giving their best to stop the English juggernaut in the low-profile World Cup Group B match at ... Read more...
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More children in school, but quality of education very low: Report
January 14th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) More girls in the 11-14 age group joined school in rural India in 2010 and more five-year-olds too, but the quality of education, especially in reading and ... Read more...
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Four schoolboys kill friend for not buying them cigarettes
January 8th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) In a shocking incident, four minor students of a municipal school killed a friend who refused to buy cigarettes for them, police said Saturday.The incident occurred Dec 13 ... Read more...
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Court allows underage-but-married Pak 7th grader to attend school following rustication
December 3rd, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec 3 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has granted permission to a grade seven student for taking classes in the school that had rusticated him for getting married despite being ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga’s “Sopranos” Cameo Discovered
October 13th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lady Gaga Once again proved that she deserves to be nothing more than negligibly important in people's life unless she cracks our cranium with her exorbitant ... Read more...
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Brandon Jennings joins hands with Under Armour
August 21st, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):At an elite media event held in NYC, Under Armour, Inc., a foremost athletic performance brand, will debut its first-ever basketball footwear compilation, which will be available at ... Read more...
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Patriotic fervour, gaiety mark I-day in Bangalore
August 15th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 15 (IANS) Patriotic fervour and the spirit of nationalism filled the air Sunday at the Field Marshal Manekshaw parade ground here, marking the 64th Independence Day as Chief Minister B.S. ... Read more...
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Afghan women fear Taliban resurgence: NYT
July 31st, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 31 (ANI): As Afghan and Western governments explore reconciliation with the Taliban, Afghan women fear that the peace they long for may come at the price of rights ... Read more...
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Pak Army’s offensive in Upper Dir under extrajudicial killing scanner
July 9th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Army's claims of killing nearly 23 militants earlier this week in Dir in Upper Dir District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has once again raised the issue ... Read more...
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Bullying can be a good thing for kids
May 23rd, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 23 (ANI): Getting bullied can sometimes help children in their development, claims a new study.Psychologists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), claim that being shouted at, ... Read more...
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Curfew-like restrictions, protests continue in Srinagar
February 7th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Harsh curfew-like restrictions continued in the old city area of summer capital Srinagar, where fresh protests were held Sunday against the alleged killing of a 16-year-old student in ... Read more...
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Former Bangladesh ruler strolls down memory lane
December 9th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) It was a trip full of nostalgia for former Bangladesh ruler General Hussain Muhammad Ershad as childhood friends welcomed him with flowers, poems and songs during the three-day ... Read more...
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Former Bangladesh ruler visits ancestral home in Bengal
December 7th, 2009 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Former Bangladesh head of state Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad Sunday arrived at his ancestral home in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district with his son Eric.
Emotional scenes were witnessed ... Read more...
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Former Bangladesh ruler to visit ancestral home in Bengal
December 5th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Students and teachers of Dinhata High School (Boys) in Dinhata village in West Bengal are geared up to recieve the institution's most famous alumni -- General Hussain Muhammad ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama kick-starts mentoring program at White House
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov. 3 (ANI): US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a mentoring program, under which 20 high school girls will be mentored by top White House officials to help them ... Read more...
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Told to bring parents to school, boys go missing
August 29th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Two boys of Class 9 did not return home from school after they were allegedly caught with a girl in the washroom and were asked to bring their ... Read more...
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Girls who go to single-sex schools find ‘girly’ guys more attractive
August 28th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28 (ANI): Studying in single-sex schools can have a significant impact on who you find attractive, claims a new study.The study suggests that female students surrounded every day by girls ... Read more...
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Three-year-old kidnapped in Bihar
June 1st, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 1 (IANS) A three-year-old boy has been kidnapped from Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said Monday. This is the second incident of abduction in the district within a week.
Rithik Kumar was ... Read more...
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Girls will be girls, boys will be boys
April 29th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Whoever said 'Men are from Mars and women from Venus' should give a pat on his or her back, for scientists have found that sex-typed characteristics develop differently ... Read more...
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Boys will be boys, girls will be girls, says study
April 29th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Boys will be boys and girls will be girls, because gender specific personality traits develop along typical lines, according to a new study.
Researchers from Penn State, Hawaii and ... Read more...
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When high-school boys tried hitting on Kate Winslet
April 27th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 27 (ANI): At 33 years of age, Kate Winslet is not only the quintessential beauty for men all over the world, but even high school boys seem to have ... Read more...
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Michelle Obamas satin dress with plunging neckline, high slit in prom date pic
March 7th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 7 (ANI): A picture of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama with her first boyfriend, clicked during their high school days, shows her wearing a satin dress with plunging neckline ... Read more...
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Sir Richard’s day out in Little India
March 9th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
Leicester, March 9 (IANS) His bowed head covered in a bright blue Sikh scarf, the slightly-built Englishman in a dark suit and red tie looked just a tiny bit ... Read more...
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Bad boys more likely to be told off than their girl counterparts
January 20th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 20 (ANI): In a primary school, boys are five times more likely to be told off than girls, even though they are just as likely to misbehave, according to a ... Read more...
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