China issues white paper on human rights
byBeijing, May 14 (IANS) The Chinese government Tuesday released a white paper detailing the progress made in human rights in 2012, stressing its achievements…
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Sexual revolution ongoing in China, says an author
byBeijing, May 14 (IANS) Although attitudes toward sex are slowly changing in China, they still remain ambiguous and the ongoing sexual revolution differs from…
To prevent breast cancer, Jolie had double mastectomy
byLos Angeles, May 14 (IANS) Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie says she has had double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer. The…
Rural Goa facing negative growth: Census
byPanaji, May 14 (IANS) Goa is rapidly going urban and people living in the state’s “sucegado rurales (contented rural folk)” are rapidly making a…
Now sip beer in the ambience of a coffee shop
byChandigarh: Fancy drinking a beer but not in the chaos of a pub? Here’s the answer: A beer parlour with the ambience – and…
I might direct my son, says Sunny Deol
byMumbai, May 14 (IANS) Actor-producer Sunny Deol, who had directed “Dillagi”, says his son Karan Deol will be launched in a year’s time and…
Caribbean island of St. Lucia observes Indian Arrival Day
bySt. Lucia, a tiny island nation of 176,000 people in the eastern Caribbean, held its first Indian Arrival Day programme to commemorate the arrival…
Nine-year-old raped, killed near Lucknow
byLucknow, May 14 (IANS) The body of a nine-year-old girl who had been raped was found Tuesday in a field on the outskirts of…
Hamstring injury sidelines Messi for rest of season
byMadrid, May 14 (IANS) Barcelona have confirmed that striker Leo Messi will miss the rest of the season as a result of the muscle…
Achuthanandan takes sacking of aides in his stride
byThiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) The central leadership of the CPI-M had sacked three of his staff members but former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan…