Five Bengal girls fight child marriages
Kolkata, Dec 31: Five brave girls from West Bengal, described by President Pratibha Patil as icons, are becoming agents of change and inspiring other young girls in the fight against child marriages.
Prince Harry hurls snowball at passersby on ski holiday
London, Dec 31: Prince Harry recently amused himself by throwing snowballs at passersby from the balcony of the winter resort he was stuck at.
International Tennis Federation rejects Pak’s bid to host Davis Cup over security reasons
Islamabad, Dec 31(ANI): The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has turned down the Pakistan Tennis Federation’s (PTF) request to host the Davis Cup on its soil till the security scenario becomes feasible in the country.
Beckham asks Lampard to join LA Galaxy
London, Dec 31: Ace midfielder David Beckham has urged Frank Lampard to join LA Galaxy.
French police fine woman for driving while wearing burqa
Paris, Dec 31: A Muslim woman in France has been fined for driving a car wearing burqa because the full-face covering ‘reduced her field of vision’.
Coldplay to get 2m pounds for playing just 12 songs at New Year’s gig
London, Dec 31: Coldplay is getting 2 million pounds for simply performing 12 songs at the New Year gig for the posh Volvo Ocean Race.
Chinese man dies of bird flu
Beijing, Dec 31: A 39-year-old man in China’s Shenzhen city Saturday died of bird flu, officials said.
Lack of women on company boards blamed for business failings
London, Dec 31: A business leader has called for the need to address the issue of too few women in the boardroom.
Forget millionaire dreams, 354k pounds is all you need to change your life forever
London, Dec 31: Cash-strapped consumers say that a sum of 354,000 pounds would be enough to change their lives forever, a new survey has found.
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