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Church bans ‘un-Christian’ yoga

London, July 29: A church minister has banned an over-50s yoga group as she has deemed the exercise un-Christian.

Reverend Amanda Roper of Radcliffe, Manchester, was concerned that the tutors in the

77 mn years old dino claw prints found in Utah

London, July 26: An ancient ‘crime scene’ in Utah has revealed evidence of a dinosaur in the act of preying on a small mammal.

A 77-million-year-old dinosaur claw mark and scratched-out digging trac

Meteorite lands on field during cricket match

London, July 26: A county cricket match in Britain had an unexpected visitor. A 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite hurtled down from the sky landing just inches away from the boundary ropes and hit one ma

A grocery shop in Britain sans shopkeeper

London, July 24: No shopkeeper to man it. Yet, a grocery store in Britain opens round the clock and sells household goods to the residents without fearing theft.

The village shop in Draughton, North

Obese people in Germany face 'fat tax'

Berlin, July 23: Overweight people who pursue unhealthy lifestyles should pay higher taxes in order to cover the extra costs they create for Germany's healthcare system, a conservative lawmaker has sa

Two million join car-less German autobahn fair

BERLIN, July 18, 2010: Around two million people descended on a long swath of Germany's fabled autobahn Sunday after it was closed to cars and trucks to make way for a giant street festival, organiser

One third of women duck the truth when asked about ex-partners

London, July 19: When women are asked about the number of their partners, third of women dodge the truth while 64 per cent of these cut down on the number, researchers have found.

Half lie because t

From Buddha to 'Super Robots', Japan stars in Monaco

NICE, France, July 19, 2010: A thousand years of Japanese history, from ancient Buddhism to Noh theatre or manga robots, takes centre stage this summer in Monaco with a giant show devoted to the land

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.