China focuses on quality of life in family planning
Beijing, July 12 (IANS) China's family planning policy will now focus on population management so as to improve the quality of life, an official said.
View ArticleJoyride in Metro for young cancer patients
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A group of 100 child cancer patients and their family members Tuesday had a joyride on the Delhi Metro, an official said.
View ArticleBarking dogs never bite? In Srinagar they do (Feature)
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Residents in this Jammu and Kashmir capital literally watch their step when stepping out -- for fear of stray dogs that bite people, attack livestock and create havoc. The...
View ArticleFour boys kill friend to avenge sister’s elopment
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Four boys have been arrested for murdering a friend whose decomposed body was found near a railway track near here. The boys, all 15-year-olds, were said to have killed a...
View ArticleSocial schemes not reaching the needy: NGO audit
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Benefits of social security schemes related to health, employment and housing are not reaching the socially marginalised people, said an NGO's audit report released here...
View ArticleMost eyewitnesses mistook blasts for something else
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Most people mistook the blasts for something else - before rushing to a safe refuge and later helping the injured.
View ArticleTwitteratti come to Mumbai blast victims’ aid
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Updating information about the injured or those missing in the Mumbai blasts and offering help of all kinds, the virtual world platform Twitter is being used to reach out to...
View ArticleSpate of honour killings shakes up Punjab
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) Like the horrific honour killings in neighbouring Haryana, Punjab, one of the country's most affluent states, has in the last few months witnessed a surge in the murders of...
View ArticleShaken, but Zaveri Bazar jewellers won’t shift
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A third bomb blast in two decades at Zaveri Bazar - Mumbai's most popular address for gems and jewellery - has left its jewellers and diamond merchants shocked and concerned...
View ArticleRussia to slash US adoption agencies
Moscow, July 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The number of US adoption agencies operating in Russia will be slashed under new guidelines agreed between the two countries, Russia's children rights ombudsman has...
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