Wellington, Feb 28 : For all those stressed with their jobs, an online therapy programme that could revolutionise how companies deal with on-the-job stress is being introduced. Depressed workers are being offered online counselling through a programme, called Beating the Blues. It is being trialled in New Zealand by behavioural healthcare company Instep.
Bhiwani (Haryana), Feb 28 – Haryana’s unbending khap panchayats (caste councils) have done it again. This time a panchayat in Samaspur in Bhiwani district has targetted the family of a boy who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (sub-caste) and told them to leave the village. The khap panchayat has given an ultimatum to the family to leave the village by March 2.
London, Feb 28 : Colin Firth says he decided to step into the shoes of a gay professor for his BAFTA award winning role because he wanted to go nude before turning 50. Firth’s role in “A Single Man” has not only won him much critical acclaim and a best actor BAFTA but also got him a nod for the 82nd Academy Awards. “I pick up the script and it says, ‘Naked man lies on bed.’ And then a few pages in, ‘Naked man jumps in ocean’…’Well,’ I thought.
London, Feb 28 : Gwyneth Paltrow is set to play Marlene Dietrich, the Hollywood legend known for her louche nightclub lifestyle. The German actress was known for her dependence on drink and drugs, plus a string of affairs with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Yul Brynner and John Wayne. Paltrow will take the lead acting and producing role in a BBC drama of Dietrich’s life written by Andrew Davies.
London, Feb 28 : Singer Marie Osmond’s teenager son has committed suicide by jumping from a building in Los Angeles. Michael Blosil plunged to his death from a window at his apartment block, reports News of the World. He left a note saying a long battle with depression had left him feeling he had no friends.
London, Feb 28 : Simon Cowell may not be known for his sensitive side but the music mogul had to hold back his tears when he re-lived the moment he discovered his father had died. In a telly interview with his pal Piers Morgan, Cowell described the time when he broke down following the news of his father Eric’s death. EMI executive Eric suffered a fatal heart attack in 1999.
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 28 – A Ramlila ending with the effigy of demon king Ravana going up in flames and a brilliant display of fireworks — that’s Holi for you in Bamanpuri town of this district. This unique way of celebrating Holi is a 60-year-old tradition started by the locals in the town, some 250-km from Lucknow, to avoid hooliganism on the day by adding a spiritual touch to the celebrations. ‘Though we also use abir, gulal and other colours to play Holi, the main attractions of our celebrations remain fireworks, burning of effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhakaran and his son Meghnad,’ Nain Singh Sagar, 45, a government school teacher, told IANS.
Bhopal, Feb 28 – Marriages do not take place in the Holi season, according to Hindu traditions. But the Bhil tribals of central India spend the entire week before the festival matchmaking. Love, romance and even marriage is in the air for the Bhil tribals of Madhya Pradesh as Holi approaches.
Dhaka, Feb 28 – Bangladesh Sunday termed the European Union’s statement alleging human rights abuses in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as ‘unfortunate’ and ‘not based on facts’ and urged EU to ‘behave responsibly’. The foreign ministry in a statement said that ‘baseless’ statements could lead to a deterioration of a volatile situation in the hill tracts. ‘The government of Bangladesh wishes to state that the issuance of such a statement is unfortunate considering that, prima facie, it is not based on any actual fact-finding exercise on the part of EU or any consultation with the government of Bangladesh.’ Saida Muna Taseem, director general in-charge of external publicity, said: ‘As such, it does not offer any corroborating evidence in support of the allegations raised.’ Six people have been killed, several injured, scores of houses burnt and four places of worship vandalised in the violence between Buddhist tribals, who are the indigenous people of the region, and the Muslim settlers.
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