Beijing parents to register second child or face fines
Beijing, Aug. 30: Beijing has urged parents to register the birth of their second child before November 1 — if they don’t, they will be liable to pay fines, a media report said on Monday.
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Indian-origin Archie Panjabi wins Emmy
Indian-origin British actress Archie Panjabi, who starred in films like Bend it like Beckham and East is East, has bagged the best supporting actress in a drama series for her role in The Good Wife at
Breastfeed to keep away diabetes
Washington, Aug. 29: Mothers who don’t breastfeed their babies are more at risk of developing type-2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, later in life than mothers who did.
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Europe to raise force on the lines of FBI
London, Aug. 29: A seven year old maths prodigy advises the British government on the country’s finances, a media report said on Sunday.
“Oscar Selby, who last week got an A* at less than half the ag
Two die of swine flu in Orissa, toll 19
Two women died of swine flu in Orissa, taking the total number of deaths due to the influenza to 19 in the state since July, an official said on Monday.
The women died on Sunday at the Veer Surendra
Pamela granted restraining order
Former Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson has been granted a restraining order against an Internet design company following a legal battle over her official website.
Nuclear civil liability bill moved in Rajya Sabha
The minister of state for science and technology, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, moved the civil nuclear liability bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday after the Lok Sabha passed the legislation last week.
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Briton falls off chair, to sue government for £3,00,000
A British civil servant who fell off his swivel chair and was badly disabled is suing his government department for £300,000.
Gian-Paul De Vito-Tracey, 39, will claim that he was left 80 per cent dis
Drink, obesity behind steep rise in liver deaths
Binge drinking and obesity are contributing to a steep rise in deaths from liver disease.
Indian hockey squad for Commonwealth Games announced
A 16-member Indian hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games was announced on Monday. Rajpal Singh will lead the team for the October 3-14 event.
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