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'Dead man' comes alive while being taken for post-mortem

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His wife was inconsolable, his relatives were mourning his sudden death. So, when 32-year-old Vijay Kumar Ratre 'came alive' and tried to jump out of the ambulance while being taken for post-mortem, t

Despite rapid growth, India lets its girls die

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The room is large and airy, the stone floors clean and cool, a welcome respite from the afternoon sun. Until your eyes take in the horror that it holds. Ten severely malnourished children, nine of the

Men in Delhi Metro ladies coach cough up Rs.500,000 fine

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They stepped into the ladies' coach in Delhi Metro and paid for it. More than Rs.500,000 have been collected in fines from over 2,500 men since the special facility for women was introduced last year,

Royal die-hards sleep outside as wedding fever peaks

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As the sun set over London on the eve of the royal wedding, die-hard fans from around the world settled down for a chilly night outside, determined to get front-row seats for the historic occasion.

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Wellwishers mark marriage at Paris Diana shrine

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As millions of television viewers around the world watched Prince William marry Kate Middleton in London on Friday, in Paris a small number of wellwishers remembered his late mother, Diana, Princess o

Kate's home village set for royal wedding extravaganza

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Kate Middleton's picturesque home village of Bucklebury was buzzing over Friday's wedding that catapults one of their own into the heart of the royal family.

The village might not compete with the gr

Newlyweds William and Kate kiss as world watches

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Prince William and Kate Middleton married in a glittering display of pageantry on Friday, kissing tenderly in front of a sea of well-wishers and breathing new life into Britain's embattled monarchy.

Royal Wedding frenzy turns off many Americans

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For every American setting an alarm clock to go off before dawn on Friday to catch the Royal Wedding, there is at least one curmudgeon glowering in a corner, eagerly waiting for the whole thing to be

Memory of Diana dominates royal wedding

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From the engagement ring to the wedding venue, Princess Diana will be present in every aspect of Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton on Friday, just as her son wanted her to be.

But although

Royal wedding parties to yield 140 tonnes of trash

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The parties that will follow the wedding of Prince William with Kate Middleton are expected to generate 140 tonnes of trash, which will be swept away by 130 sanitary workers at a cost of 45,000 pounds

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