Women more nostalgic than men about sex with ex
September 21st, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS) A study in Britain has found more women than men look back with longing on past relationships and admit to having had better sex with their ... Read more...
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Girls thrashed at Karnataka’s Mangalore for partying
July 28th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) In shocking incident of moral policing, young women attending a party at a resort in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore were Saturday slapped, pulled by their ... Read more...
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Britons not having sex in rainy weather
July 21st, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Torrential rains in Britain this summer have killed the mood for sex, says a new poll of 20,000 Britons.Dating website MissTravel.com polled its British members on ... Read more...
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E-mail vacations can boost productivity, study
May 4th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Being cut off from official e-mails not only lowers stress levels but also allows employees to concentrate far better, says a new study.During the study, researchers ... Read more...
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Passenger plane crashes near Pakistani capital of Islamabad, many killed (Updated)
April 20th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by BNO News
RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A Bhoja Air passenger plane carrying 127 passengers and crew members crashed early Friday evening while attempting to land at an airport near the country's capital of ... Read more...
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Court orders permanent commissions for three IAF women officers
March 13th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the defence ministry grant permanent commissions to three women short service commission officers of the Indian Air Force within ... Read more...
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40 percent single Indians looking for love, says survey
February 14th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Four in ten (40 percent) single women and men in India think that finding someone to fall in love with will bring them the greatest ... Read more...
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Asia’s biggest Christian convention gets underway in Kerala
February 12th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Maramon (Kerala), Feb 12 (IANS) The Maramon Convention, Asia's biggest Christian convention, got underway here Sunday afternoon on the banks of the Pampa river. The week-long event will see around ... Read more...
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Inactive life style leading to rise in unhealthy Fijians
January 21st, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Suva, Jan 21 (IANS) As many as three in four individuals in Fiji are physically inactive, a situation which is causing rise in health risks for them, the government has ... Read more...
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Streep hopes ‘Iron Lady’ will inspire filmmakers
January 6th, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Actress Meryl Streep who is portraying former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" hopes the movie will inspire more filmmakers to cast older ... Read more...
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`Millions of Americans are victims of attacks by partners’
December 15th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Atlanta, Dec 15 (IANS/EFE) An average of 24 people per minute become the victims of rape, physical violence or harassment by their partner or spouse in the US, according to ... Read more...
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Youth workshop on gender, democracy and peace-building
December 10th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Youths belonging to conflict areas from across South Asia took part in a workshop to help them enhance their capacity for nonviolent, democratic engagement in ... Read more...
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For 10,000 Chinese, love begins at matchmaking event
November 13th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 13 (IANS) Around 10,000 single young women and men in Shanghai attended one of the biggest matchmaking events held in the Chinese metropolitan city.Speed dating was one of ... Read more...
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Intra-Kashmir women meet from Sep 27
September 24th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 24 (IANS) A conference of women on women's role in society, with participants from both Indian and Pakistani Kashmir, will be held in Gulmarg town from Sep 27.The ... Read more...
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Like women, men too have ‘baby fever’
August 25th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 25 (IANS) If you think it is only women who suffer from an overwhelming urge to have children, think again. For, a new study has found even men ... Read more...
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Women in US go bare-chested for ‘Go Topless Day’
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 23 (IANS) Dozens of half-naked women took to the streets in the US to celebrate national Go Topless Day, a media report said Tuesday.They were agitating for the ... Read more...
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Need to fight bias against girl child: President
August 14th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Expressing grief over the country's declining sex ratio, President Pratibha Patil Sunday said that it reflected the bias against the girl child in Indian ... Read more...
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Women and men sign up for Bhopal Slutwalk
July 8th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) Over 4,560 and counting. By Friday, all these people had signed up on Facebook for "Besharmi morcha", a version of the global Slutwalk, to stand ... Read more...
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Blame sedentary jobs for piling on fat
May 30th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 30 (IANS) The global obesity epidemic today may be linked to sedentary jobs, as they hardly involve any physical effort, says a study.
Only one-fifth of private jobs ... Read more...
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Active kids grow into happier adults
May 4th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 4 (IANS) Physically active children are likely to grow into happier adults, insulated against depression in later life.This is the conclusion of a Deakin University study based on ... Read more...
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Too much or too little sleep may accelerate cognitive aging by 4 to 7 years
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A study has found how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in late middle age affect cognitive function in later life.The findings suggest that women ... Read more...
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Male drivers ‘more likely to give way to others than women’
April 25th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 25 (ANI): A new study has found that men are more polite than women when it comes to sharing the road.However the research into driving behaviour also revealed that about ... Read more...
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Evan Rachel Wood confesses that she is bisexual
April 19th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) True Blood star Evan Rachel has told Esquire Magazine that she is bisexual in real life. She told the magazine blankly that she dates women and men ... Read more...
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Panchayat polls begin in Kashmir
April 13th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) The first phase of polling for the multi-phased Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections started here Wednesday with queues seen outside several polling booths.Voting began at 8 ... Read more...
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Aniston game for artificial insemination
April 10th, 2011 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
London, April 10 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Aniston says she is "not ruling out" having a baby by artificial insemination.Like the character in her latest movie "The Switch", the single ... Read more...
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President calls for social movement for gender equality
April 9th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday called for a new social movement for gender equality and protecting the girl child.Speaking here at the national launch of ... Read more...
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Thousands do SlutWalk in Toronto to protest police officer’s remark
April 4th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 4 (IANS) In what could possibly be the world's first such SlutWalk, thousands of young women and men came out on the street of Toronto Sunday to protest ... Read more...
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Sexual harassment affects men, women differently: US study
March 31st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): A study has found that women and men deal differently with sexual harassment, with the fairer sex having built up enough resistance to only find it "bothersome".The new ... Read more...
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Men are not from Mars, nor are women from Venus: Study
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 23 (ANI): The battle of the sexes could be a myth after all.A study of 75 couples has found no evidence of gender differences, according to the Herald Sun.It seems ... Read more...
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Court seeks public apology for defaming women
March 11th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 11 (IANS) The first bench of the Gujarat High Court Friday declined to accept a man's oral apology and told him to "apologize to women at large in ... Read more...
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At least 37 killed in funeral suicide blast in Pakistan
March 9th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by BNO News
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least 37 people were killed and dozens more were injured after a suicide bomber on Wednesday blasted a funeral ceremony in the northern region of Pakistan, ... Read more...
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US Embassy in Pak condemns Faisalabad terror attack
March 9th, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 9(ANI): The United States Embassy in Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Faisalabad on Tuesday, in which nearly two dozen innocent civilians were "brutally killed" and several others ... Read more...
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Witherspoon campaigns against domestic violence
March 9th, 2011 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
London, March 9 (IANS) Actress Reese Witherspoon has joined a campaign to stop violence against women.The 34-year-old star is lending support to cosmetic firm Avon's new empowerment charm bracelet, which ... Read more...
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Women superior to men, tweet Bollywood stars
March 8th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Male Bollywood stars like Anupam Kher, Abhishek Bachchan and Vivek Oberoi admit that women are superior to men, while female actors like Shabana Azmi ... Read more...
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More than quarter of young men, women in US are still virgins
March 5th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 05 (ANI): An official study has found that more than a quarter of young men and women in America are still virgins.Rising numbers of young Americans are abstaining from sex. ... Read more...
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