Court asks government on status of people awaiting deportation
October 4th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Expressing concern over the status and living conditions of foreigners, many of them Pakistanis, detained in camps for years, the Delhi High Court has asked the central ... Read more...
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Thailand closes schools, internet cafes to stop swine flu spread
July 9th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
The government of Thailand has announced drastic steps in an attempt to stop the spread of pandemic A(H1N1), originally termed swine flu, through the Southeast Asian kingdom.The Government has ordered the closure ... Read more...
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British immigration officials pass Pak visas in just 11 minutes
July 4th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 4 (ANI): British immigration officials in Pakistan devote just 11 minutes to scrutinize and pass a visa application in a country considered to be the hotbed of terrorism, the ... Read more...
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Now, 15-year-old Brit schoolgirl gives birth to twins
February 22nd, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): A 15-year-old schoolgirl has given birth to twins, fathered by her classmate boyfriend.The babies were conceived when Samantha Humphries was 14, and her boyfriend Daniel Sargent was ... Read more...
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Meet the woman who goes blind three days out of six
September 30th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, September 30 (ANI): Doctors in Melbourne have been perplexed by an unusual condition of a woman whose eyes clamp shut for three days at a time, and then open up ... Read more...
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Students put off by geeky image of maths
May 13th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 13 (ANI): Geeky image of mathematicians are preventing students from studying math or using the subject in later life, suggests a new study.Many students think of mathematicians as old, ... Read more...
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Computer studies too nerdy and masculine for Oz girls
April 30th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr 30 (ANI): Forget people, it looks like school subjects are also being subject to traditional stereotypes - at least Down Under.According to a new survey, female students are ... Read more...
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192 militants killed in Russia’s North Caucasus in 2007
April 10th, 2008 - 11:27 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Grozny (Russia), April 10 (RIA Novosti) A total of 192 militants and armed gang members were killed and more than 700 arrested in anti-terrorist operations in Russia's North Caucasus last year, ... Read more...
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