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Youth reject decree against cellphones

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A religious body doesn’t want youth to use mobile phones. A resolution passed by a faction of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board also wants parents to ensure that their wards, especially girls, do not use mobile phones as it makes them ‘behaya’ (shameless).

BBQ in your backyard

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If you love smoking chicken tikkas and kebabs, preparing them on your barbeque with friends could be much more fun.
For many, it’s a fun ritual, setting up a barbeque at home and having friends come over for a fun-filled evening.

Tales of Phone thefts

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Every second person you’d meet chances are they’d surely know of someone who’s been a victim of cellphone theft. A recent news report says that atleast 30 cellphones are stolen in the capital everyday and 966 mobile phones were stolen from various parts of the capital in January itself.
Here Delhiites share stories of losing their phones, and the hope of ever getting it back.

Pray hard to score swell

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It’s exam time and it’s also the time when most students like to bond more with God than their books. So, if your neighbourhood temple seems a little crowded in the mornings, you don’t have to think twice. Superstition and exams go hand-in-hand, so, whether it’s the daily visits to temple that cannot be missed, or keeping photos of

Game for a buggy ride? You can have one soon

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It would be a ride of a lifetime to visit Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Old Fort, Humayun’s Tomb and Hazrat Nizamuddin in a horse carriage if the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has its way. Reports suggest that the MCD has proposed to update its licensing scheme for animal-drawn carriages, allowing people to rent out their buggies to tourists. Delhiites are excited and welcome this initiative with gusto, but some also wonder how it may affect traffic in the capital and share other concerns.

Guy talk leads to birth of sexy lingerie on Net

Who would have thought lingerie could glow in the dark and bottles would look sexier with lingerie? Well, some creative quirky minds certainly thought so and our lingerie shopping just got more interesting!

Youth learn budget basics

It’s a tough task for parents today to funding and fulfilling their children’s demands. The recent incident of an 18-year-old girl dragging her mother to court in Mumbai asking her to foot her monthly expenses has come as a shocker to both youngsters and parents in the capital.

White lies on Web can lead to trouble

When fake becomes life threatening, how far can anyone go to hide one’s real identity? Web of deceit — social networking sites have no doubt, united lost friends, but it’s also a platform to forge new relationships some based on truth and most based on lies.

Male poachers hunt for friends’ husbands

It’s an unsaid but understood rule; never ever eye your friend’s boyfriend or husband. Mate poaching is a term introduced by David Buss in Evolution of Desire.

Ratan to hunt for Mr Right on telly

She’s simple and has an earthy charm. And she’s looking for a match on television. Television’s dutiful daughter-in-law Lali, aka Ratan Rajput of Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo, is looking for her partner on Swayamvar’s third season on Imagine, suggest news reports.

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