| India, US closer than ever: Indian envoy |
Washington, July 3: Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has said shared economic, diplomatic and security goals have brought the two nations and their peoples closer than ever.
The recently concluded annual strategic dialogue between India and the US had led to several important advancements in their strategic partnership, she wrote in The Hill, an influential Washington newspaper focusing o... |
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| Over 1.8 mn go 'powerless' in US for fourth day |
Washington, July 3: Almost two million people scattered through 11 states, from Indiana to Delaware and the American capital, were still without electricity on Tuesday for the fourth day, putting a damper on Wednesday’s Independence Day holiday.
The weatherman too offered no respite to sweating citizens, forecasting blistering temperatures and issuing extreme heat warnings for par... |
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| British kids cannot escape Maths, English any more |
London, July 3: The British government is all set to ensure that pupils in the country do not skip learning Mathematics and English, as they will now be forced to study these subjects until they complete their school education. The latest step follows criticism from bosses that many school-leavers lack the basic skills required in the job market, The Sun reported. According to British ministers, t... |
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| Thousands of British kids vulnerable to sex abuse |
London, July 3: Thousands of vulnerable children are being dumped in British care homes surrounded by sex beasts, a report has claimed. Some homes are specifically targeted by abusers, says the report by Deputy Children’s Commissioner Sue Berelowitz, adding that kids as young as four have been victims of sexual exploitation by gangs. Many of the homes are in rundown seaside resorts and... |
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| Assad regrets shooting down of Turkish warplane |
Damascus, July 3: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that he regrets the shooting down of a Turkish jet by his forces last month.
According to The Telegraph, Assad said he would not allow the tensions between the two countries turn into a conflict. Assad said: “We will not allow the tensions to turn into open combat between the two countries, which would harm them both.&rdq... |
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| In China, a swallow doesn't necessarily make a summer |
Beijing, July 3: Where have all the birds gone? The pretty flowers and trees are there aplenty in the Chinese capital and elsewhere in the country, but the birds are missing. Here, a swallow doesn’t necessarily make a summer.
Accustomed to seeing birds of all kinds in India, from cawing gatherings of crows, flocks of pigeons serenading one another on balconies and any possible pla... |
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| Drunken man tries to eat woman's face during 'cannibal' assault |
New York, July 3: A drunken bus driver was detained in China after he attacked a woman in her car and tried to chew off her face during an attack on Tuesday afternoon. According to Shanghai Daily’s website, the police said that the man identified as “Dong” ran into a road near a bus station at around 2 pm and jumped in front of a woman’s car. The man then hopped on the hood... |
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| Chinese man stabs wife, two couples to death |
Shanghai, July 3: A Chinese man stabbed to death his wife and two other couples, all relatives, following a family dispute here, police said. The suspect named Yuan Zhiwei killed all five people in the city’s suburban Minhang district on Monday night, Shanghai Daily reported on Tuesday. His neighbours said family dispute might be the cause of the man’s killing spree that took place in ... |
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| Italian kills wife for being 'too beautiful' |
Naples, July 3: A 35-year-old Italian stabbed his wife to death with a pair of scissors because she was “too beautiful”. Giancarlo Giannini, a factory worker and father of two, attacked his 26-year-old wife, Alessandra Sorrentino, at their home on Monday with a small pair of scissors. He then used a larger pair to stab her in the heart in an apparent fit of jealousy. Police found the w... |
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| Castro's China visit to help speed up Cuban economy |
Beijing, July 3: Cuban President Raul Castro will begin a State visit to China on Wednesday, during which he will sign a number of deals that will help accelerate Cuba’s economic reforms, a Chinese daily said on Tuesday. Castro will visit China for four days at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao, foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin was quoted as saying by China Daily. China atta... |
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| Kids may be killing your marital joy |
London, July 3: While many of us may feel parenthood brings an unforgettable joy in marital life, a British study says having children could ruin a couple’s relationship after finding six out of ten new parents claiming to be having less sex and a third saying more often. The survey conducted by parenting website Yano found 42 per cent of the women were not as attracted to their husbands or ... |
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