Lack of babies: Japanese people facing 'extinction'
Experts in Japan are warning of a doomsday scenario in which the Japanese could face extinction, if the current birthrate stays.
A study claims the last child will be born in 3011 and then the Japane
Rising costs force British couples to shelve plans to have kids
Rising cost of bills, petrol and food is making many British couples shelve their plans to start a family, says a survey which found four in 10 couples in Britain doing so because they view it as too
Call for ban on violent Tamil TV shows in Malaysia
A Consumers Association in multi ethnic Malaysia has called for a ban on Tamil serial dramas from India that depict violence and social ills.
Consumer Association of Penang education officer NV Subb
Husband's home has no toilet so bride runs away
A 17-year-old girl, who was recently came to live with her in-laws after marriage, ran back to her father’s home because there was no proper toilet facility there.
The girl has declared that she woul
Sibal apologises after Ambedkar cartoon row rocks parliament
A cartoon on Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar in an NCERT textbook rocked parliament on Friday, prompting the government to apologise and order removal of the 'objectionable' sketch.
NCERT text book advisors
In 2011, German police only fired 85 bullets
According to Germany's Der Spiegel, police in Germany fired a total of just 85 bullets against people in 2011.
Out of these - 49 were warning shots and 36 were aimed rounds fired at suspects. 15 per
Purify internet, censor comments on news websites, says MP
A Congress MP Thursday called for internet to be 'purified' and 'abusive' and 'filthy' comments on celebrities and politicians, often found in the comments sections of online news websites, censored.
ASI considering proposal on Tirupati as a protected monument
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is considering a proposal to recommend recognition of the famous Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati as a monument of national importance in view of its archa
Wife should be like goddess Sita: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that married women should take a cue from goddess Sita, who followed her husband Lord Ram even during his exile, while hearing a divorce petition filed by a m
Pregnant lady rescued from river barrage with hands, legs tied
Cuttack police, with the help of local fire brigade personnel on Tuesday rescued a pregnant woman, who was lying on the spur of a river barrage here with her hands and legs tied with rubber tubes.
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