Mentally challenged girl electrocuted in Rajasthan
July 20th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 19 (IANS) A 20-year-old mentally challenged girl was electrocuted when she came in contact with a faulty air cooler at the government-run rehabilitation center here Thursday, police said.The ... Read more...
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‘Economic activities behind spurt in human trafficking’
July 11th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Human trafficking for purposes other than sex trade has been on the rise in the county. With the increase in the level of economic activities, the ... Read more...
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Beijing move to end street begging by children
February 11th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 11 (IANS) The Beijing administration will take DNA samples from child beggars and put them into a database to see whether they were victims of child trafficking in ... Read more...
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Karnataka porngate: Anna demands jail for three ministers
February 8th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Anna Hazare Wednesday expressed "dismay" over the three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers in Karnataka viewing porn in the assembly and demanded that they should ... Read more...
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World population will be 7 billion Oct 31
October 27th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Oct 27 (IANS) The world population is about to reach seven billion in the next few days, a UN agency's report has revealed.The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), whose work ... Read more...
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Child labour rampant in Gujarat’s cotton fields: NCPCR
October 13th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has found a large number of child labourers working in the Bt cotton fields in Gujarat ... Read more...
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1.33 lakh Anganwadi centres not functional: Tirath
July 23rd, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) More than one lakh Anganwadis, government-run child care centres that are an important tool in implementation of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), are ... Read more...
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India, US allies in fight against terror: Clinton
July 19th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India and the US were "allies in the fight against violent extremist networks", visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday as she pledged her ... Read more...
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Chronic acidity shouldn’t be ignored, it could lead to cancer
June 29th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) As many as 75 percent of Indian patients with digestive problems suffer from what is medically known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD), an abnormal reflux of ... Read more...
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Unicef film to help check malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh
June 14th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 14 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh plans to spread awareness about malnutrition - which affects 60 out of 100 children in the state - in co-operation with Unicef, an official ... Read more...
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Existential threat posed by India forced Pakistan to go nuclear: Musharraf
March 27th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 27(ANI): Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf has cited India, which he said poses an "existential threat" to Pakistan, as the prime reason behind his country's nuclear armament."Yes, we ... Read more...
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Pakistan proud to have n-weapons, says Musharraf
March 26th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf says the country was "proud" to have nuclear weapons and blamed India for Islamabad resorting to such an armament.While citing ... Read more...
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Orissa budget session begins on stormy note
February 14th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) The budget session of the Orissa assembly began on a stormy note here Monday with opposition members raising anti-government slogans for alleged irregularities in purchase of pulses ... Read more...
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Court serves notice to Orissa government on pulses scam
February 11th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 11 (IANS) The Orissa High court Friday issued notice to the state government, seeking its response within ten days, on the alleged scam involving the purchase of pulses for the ... Read more...
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BJP demands beneficiaries’ check up over pulses scam
February 10th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday moved the state human rights panel in Orissa seeking health check up of all the children and women who consumed ... Read more...
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BJP demands Patnaik’s prosecution on pulses scam
February 8th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday demanded prosecution of Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the scandal involving irregularities in the supply of pulses to children.After visiting ... Read more...
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Pulses scam: Orissa minister quits, 3 officers face action (Second Lead)
February 5th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) Orissa's Woman and Child Development Minister Pramila Mallik Saturday resigned and at least three senior government officers faced action over a scandal involving irregularities in the supply ... Read more...
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Orissa minister resigns over pulses scam (Lead)
February 5th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) Orissa's Woman and Child Development Minister Pramila Mallik Saturday resigned over a scandal involving irregularities in the supply of pulses to children.Mallik submitted her resignation after coming ... Read more...
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Orissa minister resigns over scam
February 5th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) Orissa's Woman and Child Development Minister Pramilla Mallik Saturday resigned over a scandal involving irregularities in the supply of pulses to children.She submitted her resignation to Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Congress seeks resignation of Orissa minister
February 4th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) The Congress Friday demanded the resignation of Orissa's Woman and Child Development Minister Parmila Mallick over the alleged scam in the supply of poor quality pulses to beneficiaries ... Read more...
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Every citizen of Pakistan owes over Rs.57,000 in debt: Report
February 2nd, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 2(ANI): Every man, woman and child in Pakistan owes over Rs.57,000 to foreign and domestic lenders, according to the country's Debt Policy Statement.The statement said that Pakistan's total debt ... Read more...
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Man blames Viagra, wife’s menopause for filming women in changing room
January 11th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): A middle-aged man in Britain, who escaped being jailed after he filmed women in a changing room at a leisure centre, has blamed Viagra and his wife's menopause ... Read more...
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Delhi to make diabetes test mandatory for pregnant women
January 8th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) In a bid to save two lives -- that of the mother and the child, the Delhi government will make diabetes test mandatory for all pregnant women, ... Read more...
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Free dissident, says Obama as Chinese daily pans Nobel (Lead)
October 9th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have called upon China to free activist Liu Xiaobo after he won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ... Read more...
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PM to chair National Council for Tribal Welfare
September 3rd, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In a step to reiterate the government's commitment to tribal welfare, an apex National Council for Tribal Welfare (NCTW), to be headed by the prime minister, was ... Read more...
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Separated Nigerian Siamese twins take hope back home
July 17th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 17 (IANS) Peace and Patience Adugbe, the nine-month-old Nigerian Siamese twins separated after a complex surgery here, have taken back home the hope of similar joy to other Siamese twins ... Read more...
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Cameron readies Britain for savage spending cuts
June 8th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London (IANS), June 8 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned of severe spending cuts to check the rising national debt that now stands at 770 billion pounds.In ... Read more...
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Sean Penn rescues two people in Haiti
February 27th, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Hollywood star Sean Penn became a real-life hero after he personally saved two people in Haiti who had got trapped in a building following a small aftershock. ... Read more...
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Haryana gets juvenile justice boards
February 19th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) In a bid to effectively implement the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the Haryana government has set up juvenile justice boards and child welfare committees in each ... Read more...
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Woman sets herself, infant ablaze
February 8th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 8 (IANS) A woman set herself ablaze with her three-week-old daughter in her lap in Gunga village on the outskirts of the Madhya Pradesh capital, police said Monday. The child ... Read more...
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IT raids in Bhopal yield huge amounts of cash
February 5th, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 4 (IANS) The Income Tax department Thursday conducted raids at 13 places here including the houses of officials, businessmen and bank officials, IT department sources said. The raids in one ... Read more...
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Afghan-international security force joint-operation results in infant death
February 1st, 2010 - 1:55 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) – An Afghan-international security force on Saturday conducted an operation targeting insurgents in Uruzgan province, resulting in the death of an infant.When the unit approached the suspected insurgent compound, ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh to launch website for missing children
January 8th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 8 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government's Women and Child Development (WCD) department is all set to launch a website for missing children in the state which could help in identifying ... Read more...
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Nariman House reopens on 26/11 first anniversary
November 26th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 26 (ANI): The Nariman House, a Jewish outreach centre, which became a war zone during the 26/11 terror strike, reopened on Thursday, exactly a year after it closed due to ... Read more...
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Krishna Tirath stresses transparency in social schemes
September 17th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Woman and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Thursday said she had initiated fresh audits for her ministry and its schemes, with the aim to make the process ... Read more...
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