Om Puri’s role in ‘Chakravyuh’ similar to Kobad Ghandy
August 11th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha's new movie "Chakravyuh", which explores the Maoist insurgency, will see Om Puri playing a character similar to Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy. The veteran ... Read more...
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Trinamool resorting to violence to stifle dissent: Left
June 4th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of resorting to violence to stifle the voices of protests, the Left Front (LF) Monday said such tactics would hinder ... Read more...
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‘20 million orphaned children in India’
May 15th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Twenty million children in the country do not have either of their parents and lack adequate care and support, an orphaned children's welfare organisation said ... Read more...
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Atheists, agnostics kinder than religious people
May 1st, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 1 (IANS) When it comes to kindness or helping a stranger, atheists and agnostics fare much better than their highly religious counterparts.
The findings challenge a widespread assumption ... Read more...
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Lift curbs on research in biotech crops: Scientists
February 28th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 27 (IANS) Leading social scientists and biotechnologists Monday urged the Indian government to remove "arbitrary constraints" on conducting research in agri-biotech crops for ensuring food security across ... Read more...
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Awards for social scientists soon: HRD minister
February 6th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The government proposes constituting an award for social scientists who excel in their field on the lines of the Bhatnagar awards for scientists, Human Resource ... Read more...
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Single-sex schools don’t improve performance
September 23rd, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) Many parents get their children admitted to single-sex schools in the expectation that they would do better -- but that's just not the case as research ... Read more...
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Atheists among scientists spiritually oriented
May 8th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) More than 20 percent of atheists among scientists are spiritually oriented, says a new study.
Through in-depth interviews with 275 natural and social scientists, Rice University ... Read more...
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Why people tend to marry partners of similar education levels? Ask movie stars!
April 28th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28 (ANI): Marriages between movie stars may help explain the reasons why people marry partners with similar education levels, according to a new study.Social scientists have known for years that ... Read more...
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Financial reward can help one do better on IQ tests
April 27th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Scientists have shown that offering a financial reward for doing well can increase people's score by up to 20 points on the scale where the average ... Read more...
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Advisory board on pre-natal tests re-jigged
April 9th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) After the preliminary Census 2011 report presented a skewed child-sex ratio in India, the government Saturday reconstituted the supervisory board on pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic ... Read more...
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Messy surroundings make people stereotype others
April 8th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 8 (ANI): A study has found that when encountering a disorderly environment, people are more likely to stereotype others.Diederik Stapel and Siegwart Lindenberg, social scientists at Tilburg University in the ... Read more...
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Declining child sex ratio alarms social scientists
April 1st, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) With the 2011 census showing a continuing decline in the country's child sex ratio, social activists across the country are alarmed at the trend underlining ... Read more...
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Here’s why people are so obsessed with their idol’s belongings
March 9th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 9 (ANI): Replica of a 1948 Gibson guitar, once played by Eric Clapton, is likely to fetch a 20,000 dollars in an auction but the original was sold for ... Read more...
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Charismatic leadership can be learned
February 9th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) Though much has been written in business management textbooks and self-help guides about the role that personal charisma plays in leadership, how do you measure charisma? That's the ... Read more...
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Charismatic leadership can be learned, measured: Study
February 9th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Can a person's charisma be measured and learned? Yes, says a University of Tennessee study.Much has been written in business management textbooks and self-help guides about the role ... Read more...
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Afghanistan-based US troops’ families bear brunt of deployment strains
December 31st, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Wautoma, Dec 31 (ANI): The impact of the Afghanistan war is not limited to the soldiers deployed there, but extends to their families back home, who bear the brunt of the psychological ... Read more...
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Getting older ‘leads to emotional stability, happiness’
October 29th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Some of us moan and groan at the idea of getting older, but a new Stanford study suggests that aging could be a positive thing after all.According to ... Read more...
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Most users of online dating sites fib about age, height and weight
August 30th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 30 (ANI): When it comes to online dating, netizens fib about their age, height and income, revealed a survey.Social scientists who have studied data collected by matchmaking sites in ... Read more...
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‘Jamia’s centre for culture has potential for excellence’
August 19th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) In a survey conducted by Bangalore's India Foundation for the Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia University's "Centre for Culture, Media & Governance" (CCMG) has been rated as a ... Read more...
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Evidence of ‘missing social knowledge’ in non-human primates found
May 23rd, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 23 (ANI): A new American research has found the first known evidence of "missing social knowledge" in non-human primates.For the study, Thore Bergman, an assistant professor of psychology and ecology ... Read more...
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Chinese sociologists say jailing of sex-party hosting Prof an infringement of his rights
May 21st, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): The decision to jail a Chinese Professor convicted of organizing swinging parties at his home, has met with wide-spread criticism from China's social scientists as they believe ... Read more...
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Chinese Premier vows to address social problems that led to school attacks
May 14th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has promised to address the underlying social problems that have led to the shocking incidents of stabbing in China's schools."We need to ... Read more...
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Times Square bomb suspect might have received Jihadi education online
May 6th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 6 (ANI): Thirty-year-old Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad may have received Jihadi liternature and knowledge via the Internet for years before moving ahead with his plan to plant a car bomb ... Read more...
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Climate and fauna could predict disease-causing pathogens in a region
April 16th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): It's possible to predict the number of kinds of disease-causing pathogens in a region just by knowing its climate or the number of birds and mammals found there, ... Read more...
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Community involvement drives success of marine reserves
March 2nd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): The largest study of marine reserves has found that community involvement is among the most important factors driving the success of marine reserves.The study was carried out by ... Read more...
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CBSE board students cope with last minute jitters
February 28th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) With the board examinations beginning next week, Class 10 and 12 students are a tense lot, busy with last-minute preparations. And the Central Board of Secondary Education's ... Read more...
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Singaporean national to climb Everest to raise awareness over child abuse
February 21st, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 21 (ANI): Santosh Kumar, a Singaporean national of Indian origin and an outdoor adventure enthusiast has intended to scale the Mount Everest this March to raise awareness on prevention of ... Read more...
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Local social dynamics key to success of tropical marine conservation areas
February 20th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): Social scientists have said that it's local people banding together with their community leaders who ultimately determine the success or failure of tropical marine conservation areas in many ... Read more...
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CBSE opens helpline for Gulf students
February 2nd, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) In order to help students of Classes 10 and 12 in Gulf countries overcome exam stress, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Tuesday started three ... Read more...
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CBSE starts counselling to reduce exam stress
February 1st, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) As the Class 10 and 12 board examinations near, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Monday started its annual counselling for students and parents to ... Read more...
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Compassion, key to human survival and progress
December 9th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Social scientists have unearthed ample evidence to show that compassion is the key to human survival and progress.
Dacher Keltner, University of California-Berkeley (UC-B) psychologist and author of "Born ... Read more...
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Why people love horror movies
November 7th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): The success of horror films like 'Paranormal Activity' and the classic 'Exorcist' has left many scientists wonder why people love the spooky genre so much.Experts have said that ... Read more...
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Azad to inaugurate conference of Leprologist on Gandhi Jayanti
October 2nd, 2009 - 11:01 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate the 27th Biennial Conference of Indian Association of Leprologist (IAL) here today.The conference is ... Read more...
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Shri Azad to inaugurate conference of Leprologist on Gandhi Jayanti
October 2nd, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Oct 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This 27th Biennial Conference of Indian Association of Leprologist (IAL) is being organized in Delhi by the department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy of PGIMER., Dr. ... Read more...
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