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A bloodied childhood in war-torn Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Tamil poet and journalist Theepachelvan Pratheepan shares the experiences of his petrified childhood days spent in the war-torn island nation with Rediff.com’s Shobha Warrier. He......

Tornado ravages Oklahoma; 20 kids among 90 killed

Over 90 people, including 20 children, were killed after a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma, flattening entire neighbourhoods, crushing two elementary schools and turning......

Tornado slams Oklahoma; 20 kids among 51 dead

At least 51 people, including 20 children, were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside the American city of Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, officials said.Seven children were killed at......

Delhi child rape case: Two sent to custody till May 23

Two persons, arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in east Delhi, have been sent to judicial custody till May 23 by a court in New Delhi. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Garg extended......

Child rape case: Main accused sent to judicial custody

The main accused in the gangrape of a five-year-old girl in east Delhi, Manoj Sah, has been sent to judicial custody till May 9 by a city court after being grilled by the police for five days.......

Invest for your children, get tax benefits

In today's world of ever increasing expenses, spending on your children results in a substantial outflow from your pocket. However, did you know that you can get tax benefits on many expenses......

New book teaches children ABCs of Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc invests in dozens of businesses, and a new book tries to explain it all to young readers, from A to Z. Two Omaha residents, author Nancy Rips and......

Singapore woos Indian tourists with city in a garden

'Go as parents and return as children' entreats the new ad for Singapore Tourism Board, which has launched a customised and differentiated marketing campaign for India.Focusing on Singapore's......

Apps that help you monitor children's Internet use

With smartphone and tablet users getting younger, new apps can help parents of 2-to-13-year-olds monitor and control their children's use of the Internet. A Pew Research Center study shows that......

Tax benefits for children? Here are a few tips!

When Shashank Pal, an engineer with a leading construction firm submitted proof of his tax saving investments in his office, he was in for a pleasant surprise. He was informed that he can get......

Spotted: Akon in Dubai

Reader R Ramesh has sent us a photograph of his children Gayathri and Raja along with R&B singer Akon at the Dubai International airport.If you encounter/meet/see film or television......

Meet the voices behind Chhota Bheem

The popularity of Chhota Bheem among children -- and even adults -- has prompted the makers of the television animation series to make a movie titled Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan in......

Spotted: Gauhar Khan in Gurgaon

Reader Pradipto Chakrabarty's children met model-actress Gauhar Khan in Gurgaon.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the star(s), please......

PIX: When Vidya Balan got mobbed by children!

Vidya Balan may have gained fame with author-backed roles in films dealing with adult themes but the actress seems to have a sizeable fan following among children too. She was recently mobbed......

Review: Listen Amaya is a film with a heart

Watch Listen Amaya for Farooque Shaikh and Deepti Naval, writes Sukanya Verma.Parents are protective about their children and children are possessive about their parents. It’s a well-defined......

MI invite underprivileged kids to watch IPL tie vs Pune

Over 11,000 children from around Mumbai watched the Pepsi Indian Premier League clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Pune Warriors at the Wankhede in Mumbai, as part of MI's 'Education for All'......

Sachin, Ponting bring smiles to underprivileged kids

It was a day to remember for 30-odd unprivileged children, from different Mumbai-based NGOs, as they rubbed shoulders with Mumbai Indians' heroes, including Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and team......

Federer plays big brother to village kids at charity event

"Big brother Roger," as the village schoolteachers call him, smiles at the small children and asks them to guess which sport he plays. Most of the bright-eyed three-year-olds have no idea who their......

Beckham's PSG salary to be donated to children's charity

David Beckham’s salary at Paris St Germain will be donated to a children’s charity in Paris, the former England captain said on Thursday. “With (president) Nasser Al-Khelaifi,......

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Q. Rahul asks his mother to give their maid one day leave, so that she can take her baby to polio vaccine booth.
Yashwardhan Saxena: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/rahul-asks-his-mother-to-give-their-maid-one-day-leave-so-th/25659682/answers/

Q. Why children and youth like so much of pizzas, noodles, macaroni, burgers etc ?
Syed Ilyas: A. If parents do not give leave to the maids, children should request their parents to give leave to the maids so that the maids can take their children for polio vaccine. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-children-and-youth-like-so-much-of-pizzas-noodles-macaro/25658526/answers/25659734

Q. If Instead of walking the Red carpet in Cannes in semi nude dresses, Indian Actresses walk the Streets of the Country to help Poor children and exploited women, will country not develop ? To do this they need even be nude or semi nude
Dank Maar: A. fast food and fashionable to eat more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/if-instead-of-walking-the-red-carpet-in-cannes-in-semi-nude-/25655056/answers/25658540

Q. When a dog sees a red colour, it neither thinks it is a red clour nor it knows it is a red colour because no one has tried to make the dog understand the red colour as red colour by calling the red colour as red colour. A child will also not understand or think the red colour as red colour until he/she is taught a red colour is red colour by calling a red colour a red colour by someone. Similarly, a dog can see the Chinese president but it will not be able think the Chinese president as Chinese president but a child can see as well as think it as the Chinese president because he/she was told s
Chanakya: A. They have not gone to the Cannes for developing poor Indians. They are there for their own interest in films and own career.Your question has too...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/when-a-dog-sees-a-red-colour-it-neither-thinks-it-is-a-red-c/25651242/answers/25655064

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PMC turns hawk eye on pvt schools following Small Wonder shutdown

With the next academic year set to roll out in a few weeks, the issue of the Kasba Peth school Childrens Academy High School shut down by Pune... ...

http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=2013052520130525093059418ae69a677

Residents turn garbage dump into kids park

Residents took action after repeated requests to authorities went unheeded A small hillock that, for nearly 30 years, served as a dumping ground in... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/residents-turn-garbage-dump-into-kids-park/article4747218.ece

Deep Green Net Readymade Churidar For Kids

Description Deep green net stone, resham, cutbeads embroidered and patch bordered readymade kameez with matching faux crepe silk churidar and net... ...

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Melanie Laurent expecting first child

"Inglourious Basterds" star Melanie Laurent is expecting her first child. The French actress debuted her baby bump at the New York premiere of her... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/melanie-laurent-expecting-first-child-113052500093_1.html

'Schools must display child helpline number'

In order to mitigate the chances of children being abused in schools, Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has asked for the child helpline... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334472/039schools-must-display-child-helpline.html