Vitamin A controversy: 12 Haryana girls hospitalised again
September 5th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sirsa (Haryana), Sep 5 (IANS) Days after nearly 100 schoolgirls fell ill on being administered a Vitamin A dose, 12 of them were re-admitted to a hospital with the same symptoms in ... Read more...
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India, US come together to promote women in science
August 26th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) More needs to be done to attract women to the fields of science and technology, US Assistant Secretary of State for Scientific Affairs Kerri Ann Jones said ... Read more...
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Six, including three schoolgirls, drown in Assam
July 26th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 26 (IANS) Six people, including three schoolgirls and three of a family, drowned Monday in Assam's rain-swollen rivers, police said.
Three school girls drowned and two went missing while they were ... Read more...
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Study: Teen girls drinking more
June 30th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Maryland, Jun 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Historically teenage boys have always drunk more alcohol than the opposite sex. However the tide seems to be steadily changing. New information from the Partnership for a ... Read more...
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Ferry capsize in Bangladesh leaves 12 dead
June 8th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, June 8 (ANI): The sinking of an overpacked ferry in Bangladesh's northeastern Sunamganj District on Tuesday has claimed the lives of 12 people, including 10 children.Reports quoted local officials as saying ... Read more...
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UN expresses concern over Afghan schoolgirls’ strange illness
May 12th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – A United Nations (UN) envoy expressed serious concern about the illness that has affected Afghan girls attending school, the UN said Wednesday.Several girls that are attending school ... Read more...
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80 Afghan girls sick, poison suspected to be the cause
April 27th, 2010 - 2:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kabul, Apr 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In Northern Afghanistan around 80 Afghan girls became sick, in three separate cases over the last week. The authorities suspect that the cause is ‘poison’ which is ... Read more...
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Over 80 Afghan schoolgirls fall ill in suspected gas-poisoning
April 25th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kunduz (Afghanistan), April 25 (DPA) More than 80 schoolgirls have fallen ill in less than a week in northern province of Kunduz, where authorities said Sunday that they were investigating whether ... Read more...
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Blog in Hindi too please, netizens urge Nitish
April 21st, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 21 (IANS) A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched his blog in English, many followers on his site have requested him to write in Hindi as well.
"I request ... Read more...
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Lesbian, 26, ‘posed as teenager for sex with 3 schoolgirls’
April 8th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 8 (ANI): A lesbian paedophile aged 26 sexually abused three schoolgirls after posing as a 15-year-old to lure them into a relationship, a court heard.Kelly Bavister-Gandy pretended she was still ... Read more...
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Free cycles for Jharkhand schoolgirls
March 17th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 17 (IANS) Free cycles will be distributed to Class 8 girl students in Jharkhand to check dropout rates in government schools, a minister said.
"All the girls studying in Class 8 ... Read more...
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Tibetan women commemorate uprising day against Chinese aggression
March 12th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Mar 12(ANI): Hundreds of exiled Tibetan women took out a peaceful rally in Dharamsala on Friday to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan Women's Uprising Day which came two days ... Read more...
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Shilpa and Raj fight over cricket!
February 12th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): What happens when actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra and hubby Raj decide to play cricket with school kids?The atmosphere at Mt Carmel School in Ahmedabad yesterday was ... Read more...
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Brit schoolgirls as young as 10 getting pregnant
February 8th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 08 (ANI): A new survey has made a shocking discovery that schoolgirls as young as ten are getting pregnant.A 'Freedom of Information' survey conducted by The Sun shows that in ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban claims responsibility for Lower Dir bomb blast
February 4th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.4 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's bomb blast in which three US soldiers along with nine others, including four girl students were killed in Lower ... Read more...
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Three USAID officials, schoolgirls among six killed in Lower Dir blast
February 3rd, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Feb.3 (ANI): Three US aid officials and three school children were killed and dozens other were injured in a powerful bomb blast in Lower Dir district on Wednesday.Earlier, unconfirmed reports said ... Read more...
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Dangling from bridge Anchal Sabharwal hangs on to her Life!
September 8th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Anchal Sabharwal of Bhaskar Bharti fame on TV will now sizzle on silver screen. She is making her debut with Rupali Guha's Aamras and speaks on the same in an interview.
What ... Read more...
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Would consider prostitution, say one-third of Hong Kong teens
August 30th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Aug 30 (DPA) One in three Hong Kong teenagers would consider selling sex for money as the trend of so-called "compensated dating" sweeps the city, a survey found Sunday.
Of nearly ... Read more...
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Hamas orders Gaza schoolgirls to wear ‘Islamic’ dress
August 24th, 2009 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 24 (RIA Novosti) Hamas announced Monday a series of new regulations for Gaza schools, forcing female pupils to wear Muslim dress, Israel's Haaretz daily reported.
According to the new rules, which ... Read more...
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Newton’s regrets over early romance director John Duigan as a teen
August 18th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 18 (ANI): Thandie Newton reportedly regrets starting her career at a young age, and getting into a troubled relationship with director John Duigan as a teen.The actress flew to ... Read more...
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Get ready for teenage drama queens in Aamras!
August 12th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Aamras is a coming of age youth film about friendship among four young 17-18 year old urban schoolgirls- Jiya, Pari, Rakhi and Sanya. In an interview with the director of the ... Read more...
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Brit teacher’s pic reveals ’sex beast’ husband
August 4th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 4 (ANI): Two Brit schoolgirls have accused their teacher's husband for sexually assaulting them.When the girls' teacher showed her class a picture of her husband, one of her pupils recognised ... Read more...
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Aligarh schoolgirl leaves for US for NASA student programme
July 25th, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by ANI
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), July 25(ANI): Palak Agrawal, one of the two schoolgirls selected from India to visit the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agency for training in space shuttle designing, left ... Read more...
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Hong Kong teenagers sell sex to buy designer clothes: Survey
June 28th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, June 28 (DPA) An increasing number of Hong Kong teenagers are selling sex to earn money for designer clothes, in a trend called "compensated dating", a survey released Sunday indicated.
One ... Read more...
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Driver’s ’sexploits’ on bus come to an end after rape claims
June 11th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jun 11 (ANI): A bus driver, who has been duping women into having sex with him on board his vehicle at the last stop, has been arrested after a woman ... Read more...
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Liam and Noel renew bonds over posh Mexican tequila
May 18th, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): Just when the squabbling Gallagher brothers-Liam and Noel-started on their usual bickering during their recent tour, they have found a way to tolerate each other-their common liking for ... Read more...
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Over 100 Afghan schoolgirls hospitalised for gas poisoning
May 12th, 2009 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (DPA) More than 100 schoolgirls were taken to a hospital after a suspected gas attack on their school Tuesday, the third in series of such incidents in the ... Read more...
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‘Ghost’ pays second visit to spooked Malay schoolgirls
April 29th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 (ANI): It was certainly a case of spooky return when a ghostly apparition that scared the wits out of some 50 schoolgirls in Langgar, Malaysia on April 26, ... Read more...
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Afghan family law sparks angry demonstrations in Kabul
April 15th, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 15 (DPA) More than 1,000 Afghans surrounded a group of 200 protesters who took to Kabul's streets Wednesday to protest a new family law that they said violates women's ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama tells London schoolgirls world needs more strong women
April 3rd, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 3 (ANI): U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama told pupils at a girls' school in London on Thursday that more strong young women were needed to determine the world's future."I was ... Read more...
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s salacious school days
March 28th, 2009 - 1:22 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Oscar winning actress Gywneth Paltrow has decided to reveal her time at The Spence School in New York.It is regarded as one of the top private schools in the US but ... Read more...
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”British Fritzl” kept 15-year-old as his sex slave
March 22nd, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 22 (ANI): A 36-year-old man, dubbed the English Fritzl, chained a 15-year-old schoolgirl to his caravan and kept her as his personal sex slave, it has emerged.Scrap dealer David ... Read more...
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Black girls more likely than whites to be bulimic
March 19th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): A new study has revealed that black girls are 50 percent more likely than white girls to suffer from the eating disorder bulimia.The findings of the study ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Kate Moss pictured sporting willy-shaped necklace
February 25th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): Brit supermodel Kate Moss was spotted wearing a willy-shaped necklace during a Comic Relief sketch on February 24.Moss, 35, was photographed after filming in a classroom with ... Read more...
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Zac Efron says hes like James Bond
October 20th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): High school Musical star Zac Efron has said that avoiding female fans makes him feel like James Bond.The 20-year-old star has claimed that he avoids his ... Read more...
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