MUMBAI: A series of transport reforms is on the anvil to prevent crimes against women. The central government on Monday recommended that 'Women Only' buses should be pressed into service. It also proposed to encourage more women to drive buses and taxis all over the country. A common grouse cited by traffic police personnel nationwide is that vehicles often have factory-fitted glasses where the...
Bullying study: It does get better for gay teens
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the first long-term scientific evidence on how the problem changes over time.The seven-year study involved more than 4,000 teens in England who were questioned yearly through 2010, until they were 19 and 20 years old. At the...
Which Super Bowl Commercial Won the Night?
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Russia eyes crackdown on duty-free booze after brawls on flights
Label: WorldMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may soon crack down to stop boozy flights after a spate of brawls involving drunken passengers. State television on Monday broadcast amateur footage of several drink-soaked punch-ups after a plane made a forced landing in Uzbekistan on the way to Thailand on Sunday because a Russian had attacked other passengers. The footage included shots of a man...
WP's Lee Li Lian holds first Meet-the-People session
Label: Technology SINGAPORE: Ms Lee headed straight to her Meet-the-People session after Monday's Parliament sitting.The session was held at Blk 135 Rivervale Street.About 30 residents were in the queue to speak to Ms Lee about housing and parking issues.The Workers' Party's (WP) Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang also turned up.Ms Lee was sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Punggol East on Monday....
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No noble family will allow girls to become dancers: Hurriyat
Label: LifestyleSRINAGAR: Hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference today expressed surprise over Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's support for the valley's only all-girls rock band, saying there is no room to nourish western culture and immoral values in the state."Kashmir is a place of sufis and saints and there is no room to nourish western type of culture and immoral values," Hurriyat spokesman...
New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in schools
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.For the first time, the government is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools are more healthful.Under the new rules the Agriculture Department proposed Friday, foods like fatty chips, snack cakes, nachos and mozzarella sticks would be taken out...
Former SEAL Killed at Gun Range; Suspect Arrested
Label: Business A man is under arrest in connection with the killing of a former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and another man at an Erath County, Texas, gun range, police said."We have lost more than we can replace. Chris was a patriot, a great father, and a true supporter of this country and its ideals. This is a tragedy for all of us. I send my deepest prayers and thoughts...
Syrian opposition chief under fire for talks with Assad allies
Label: WorldMUNICH (Reuters) - Syria's opposition leader flew back to his Cairo headquarters from Germany on Sunday to explain to skeptical allies his decision to talk with President Bashar al-Assad's main backers Russia and Iran, in hope of a breakthrough in the crisis. The Russian and Iranian foreign ministers, and U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden, portrayed Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib's...
Etch A Sketch creator dies
Label: Technology PARIS: Andre Cassagnes, the French inventor of the Etch A Sketch, a toy beloved of children around the world, has died at the age of 86.His death in France in mid-January was announced by the Ohio Art Company which has been making the Etch a Sketch since 1960, according to media reports.The Etch A Sketch, a grey screen with bold red frame, allows children to draw a picture using a stylus...
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