A classroom on wheels for Delhi’s slum kids (Feature) (With Images)
August 12th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Raja Kumar, 13, hadn't dreamt he would ever go to school. He lived on Delhi's streets, rummaging through garbage for a living and playing ... Read more...
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Duke’s day out with Nijoloy children
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Madhyamgram (West Bengal), May 3 (IANS) Prince Andrew, the second son of British Queen Elizabeth II, Thursday visited a home for the destitute here in North 24 Parganas district and ... Read more...
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Smoked fish, dried vegetables charm Kashmiris in winter
January 11th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) The temporary blockade on the Srinagar-Jammu highway due to snowfall has come as a blessing for traders selling smoked fish and dried vegetables - a centuries-old ... Read more...
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John does stunts without cables in ‘Force’
August 19th, 2011 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) After Salman Khan in "Dabangg" and Ajay Devgn in "Singham", get ready for John Abraham's cop film, "Force", in which the star performs gravity ... Read more...
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Ten Delhi schools get books from US embassy
April 11th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Sally Roemer, wife of US ambassador Timothy Roemer, Monday presented 1,000 books to 10 schools in the Indian capital."The books are a symbol of the ... Read more...
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We empowered Fabindia family in 50th year: William Bissell
January 2nd, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Fabindia, the flagship store for Indian handloom textiles and apparel, has empowered its nearly 700 employees by giving them a stake in the company on its ... Read more...
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Pearson, Pratham Books ink deal to carry story books to villages
October 26th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Publishing giant Pearson Education (Pearson Longman) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Pratham Books, a non-profit platform, to promote reading among marginalised children in the villages ... Read more...
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Children’s Day: Ranbir Kapoor spends time with kids in hospital
November 14th, 2009 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) On the occasion of Children's Day Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor spent time narrating stories and singing for the children admitted at a hospital here.
"It's my pleasure to ... Read more...
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Special arrangements to draw devotees at Durga Puja Pandals
September 26th, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Anitha Memnon and Parihas HateKolkata / Mumbai, Sep 26 (ANI): Innovative lights with 3D effects, depicting characters from children's poems and story books, have become a major draw at the makeshift ... Read more...
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Toddlers can have negative stereotypes about age too
August 21st, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 21(IANS) Forgetful, hard-of-hearing, absent-minded and confused - these are the stereotypes that usually surround the elderly. What's unsettling is that new research has revealed that these stereotypes can be present ... Read more...
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Grans may help keep kids away from developing negative age stereotypes
August 21st, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 21 (ANI): The affectionate bond between kids and their grandmothers is well known. And now, a new study has revealed that frequent visits to nana's place could keep toddlers away ... Read more...
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Harry Potter casts his spell - now in Nepali (Feature with images)
June 25th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 25 (IANS) Three years after the end of the armed Maoist uprising and with the beginning of an uneasy peace that set back development and even literacy in ... Read more...
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Business talks at Cruise home involve dice and a storybook!
April 9th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 9 (ANI): Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have a rather unique way of discussing business at home.The 30-year-old actress revealed she and Tom combine work with child-friendly fun at ... Read more...
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Tripura minister conferred literary award
June 15th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 15 (IANS) Tripura Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Anil Sarkar was conferred a literary award Sunday for his outstanding contribution to the state's literature and culture. The 70-year-old politician, who ... Read more...
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Hindi children’s books losing out to glossy English
February 25th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by admin
By Shweta Thakur
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Old Hindi favourites like "Chandamama" and "Nandan" are no longer attracting children to bookshops, instead Harry Potter is! Hindi storybooks are fast losing out to ... Read more...
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