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Saudi 'Got Talent', but no women or music

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A Saudi city known for its ultra-conservatism has created its own version of the 'Arabs Got Talent' television reality show, but with no music and women banned from taking part.

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Pro-women divorce bill gets Cabinet nod

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In a bid to make divorce more women-friendly, the Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to few more amendments in the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, which include a clearly defined share in husban

'20 million orphaned children in India'

Twenty million children in the country do not have either of their parents and lack adequate care and support, an orphaned children's welfare organisation said on Tuesday.

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I won't use tobacco again: Man promises stranger who saved his daughter's life

It’s an odd place to meet after seven years. And even more an odd way of beginning a conversation. 38-year-old Abbas was quite concerned seeing his co-passenger chewing tobacco on this short trip in a

SC asks Centre for more data on gays

Not satisfied with ‘incomplete’ data on HIV/AIDS affected people in India, as it had no reference to homosexuals, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to submit fresh details on LGBT (le

Transgender to float Sexual Liberation Party of India

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By any stretch of imagination, this would be the world’s first — a political party floated by a transgender to advocate sexual liberation. Get ready to watch Rose Venkatesan in her next avatar. After

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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.