Wadhwani Foundation to train physically challenged
August 7th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 7 (IANS) Wadhwani Foundation of the US-based Indian techno entrepreneur Romesh Wadhwani will train about 13,500 educated disabled from across the country in skill development in partnership with ... Read more...
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Worrying about office politics can trip you
August 1st, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 1 (IANS) Worrying a too much about office politics can really trip you, says a new finding from Canada.A study by University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School ... Read more...
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Only 4,500 out of two lakh get transplants
February 15th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Out of two lakh people who need organ transplants, only 4,500 manage to get a transplant done in a year due to lack of donors, ... Read more...
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Liver ailments rise in Kerala
December 21st, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 21 (IANS) Over the last two census periods, liquor consumption in Kerala has grown a staggering 140 percent. As a result, experts say, liver ailments are on the ... Read more...
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Positive outlook helps teens tackle anxiety
July 13th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Training teens to develop a positive outlook might help them tackle anxiety effectively as adults, according to a new research."For example, I might wave at someone ... Read more...
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Once taboo, tattoos now the new fashion statement
May 7th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 7 (IANS) When Lokesh Varma, the son of an affluent army family in New Delhi, announced he wanted to forswear his MBA degree and his job with ... Read more...
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Commoners to tour Bengal jails, mingle with convicts
December 16th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Sabyasachi Roy
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Can you imagine law abiding citizens spending a day in jail to interact with hardened convicts? In West Bengal, this novel initiative will start next year ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Only the sky’s the limit for Nepal’s cured leprosy patients
October 24th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 24 (IANS) Five gritty former leprosy patients, who battled physical disability, social stigma and ostracisation, Sunday began a dogged battle to show that nothing was beyond their invincible ... Read more...
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Here’s what consumers can do for social acceptance
September 21st, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 21 (ANI): A new study has indicated that people who feel excluded will go to any length to try to become part of a group, even if it involves spending ... Read more...
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Delhi needs leaders at the ground level: Kiran Bedi
August 26th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India's first woman Indian Police Service officer and social crusader Kiran Bedi, who is often described as a national role model, says the capital has fallen back ... Read more...
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Houston Elects First Gay Mayor In Annise Parker
December 13th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Houston, Dec. 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Houston residents, for the first time voted for an openly gay mayor and it shows that people's mindset about the gay community is changing. Gay ... Read more...
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Nagpur sex workers catwalk in a fashion show
December 4th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Nagpur, Dec 4 (ANI): To project their identity to the world and seeking social acceptance, the sex workers here on Thursday (December 03), walked the ramp at a fashion show hosted in ... Read more...
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Here’s why rich people don’t need friends
September 17th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 17 (ANI): Rich people may not require friends because money can reduce their feelings of pain, and negate their needs for social popularity, according to a report.Published by f1000 Medicine ... Read more...
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It’s official: money eases both physical and emotional pain
July 27th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 27 (ANI): Money can alleviate physical pain as well as ease the sting of social rejection, according to a new study.Since money can affect pain, the researchers theorised that it ... Read more...
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Family pressure on us disgusting: Indian gays
May 24th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Homosexuality is a criminal offence in India, but many gays believe that a change in the law will do no good to them unless society ... Read more...
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How to tackle binge drinking among young people
December 29th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 29 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Bath have come up with some guidelines to deal with the problem of binge drinking.
The researchers said that a study, funded ... Read more...
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Down’s syndrome babies bloom as Britons take on stigma
November 24th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Increasing numbers of British mothers are choosing to give birth to Down's syndrome babies rather than have an abortion after more than 20 years of efforts to shake ... Read more...
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Living on the outside: The impact of diabetes-related stigma
November 1st, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by admin
By Amit Dwivedi"Who will marry my daughter who has diabetes?" asks Ram Anuj, a native of Ganga Jamuni village, Bahraich district in India. Ram Anuj's 14 years old daughter Munni (name changed) ... Read more...
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Bollywood role for British Indian transgender model
October 24th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Leicester, Oct 24 (IANS) An Indian-origin transgender model has landed a role in a forthcoming Bollywood film, "KingCon" starring Govinda.Shinata Sangha, 20, comes from a Hindu-Punjabi background and is Britain's most successful ... Read more...
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Midget Ajay Kumar features in silent Kannada film
July 22nd, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
By R.G. Vijayasarathy
Bangalore, July 22 (IANS) Ajay Kumar, who figured in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the shortest actor, will be seen in a silent Kannada film titled ... Read more...
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Zoo ‘adopts’ a baby monkey abandoned by mother
June 30th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Kamna Mathur
Lucknow, June 30 (ANI): Lucknow zoo is looking after a recently born monkey abandoned by its mother. Even the group abandoned the child monkey.
Its been six weeks that the ... Read more...
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Teens who feel good about themselves do well socially regardless of popularity
May 18th, 2008 - 11:14 am ICT by admin
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Teenagers who feel good about themselves and are comfortable with their peers can also be socially successful without being popular in the traditional sense, says a new ... Read more...
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We haven’t forgiven him, say Husain’s critics
March 21st, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Despite M.F. Husain's painting "Battle of Ganga and Jamuna: Mahabharata" fetching a whopping $1.6 million at the Christies' auction in New York and setting a world record, ... Read more...
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Lack of athletic skills in kids linked to loneliness and peer rejection
November 14th, 2007 - 2:30 am ICT by admin
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