Dubai, Sep 12 (IANS) Millions of Malayalis across the Gulf celebrated Onam, Kerala’s traditional harvest festival, Friday albeit in a low key manner due to Ramadan, the ongoing Islamic holy month of fasting. (more…)
Manila, Sep 12 (DPA) The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) Friday launched a campaign to promote hand-washing with soap in the Philippines to prevent illnesses such as diarrhoea, which has killed over 70,000 children in the country in a span of seven years. (more…)
Bhopal, Sep 12 (IANS) A Narmada valley panel will organise job fairs with a view to provide employment to educated youth belonging to families displaced due to construction of various dams in the Narmada valley, official sources said Friday. (more…)
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Age may colour one’s perceptions, but a bright or gloomy outlook is the outcome of sundry other factors in determining the way we consider how satisfying our future lives may be. (more…)
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Halfway into the period timeline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) suggested by the UN, India seems to be slipping on most of the eight goals, as per the latest findings of the international organisation. (more…)
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The cherished moment at sunset is iftar, time to break the roza, truly a time of bliss when after a hard day the family reunion is there at home. Bubbling with a festive feeling, iftar evenings are eagerly looked forward to by one and all for the camaraderie, shopping and satisfying the palate. (more…)
London, Sep 12 (IANS) British secondary school children will embark on a culinary odyssey from 2011 when it will become compulsory for them to learn how to cook as part of a 150 million pounds ($260 million) government plan to inculcate healthy eating habits. (more…)
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) A businessman on his way back home after leaving his children at school was shot dead by unidentified men here Friday for refusing to pay extortion money, police said.
Vijay Patel, who is around 30, was gunned down near the gate of a school in the Chowk locality here. Police said Patel was returning to his residence after leaving his children in school when the criminals fired at him. He died on the spot.
The victim’s family said he was killed after he refused to pay the money demanded by extortionists.
Ahmedabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is all set to start his classes at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) Saturday. Reducing the urban-rural divide, energy security and water conservation are some of the key themes he will be addressing. (more…)
London, Sep 12 (IANS) Britain is building the most cramped housing in Europe in a phenomenon dubbed “rabbit hutch”, with every country in western Europe, from Ireland to Italy, providing bigger new homes. (more…)
