Fairfield University professors study the country's skewed sex ratio. George Joseph reports More men and fewer girls in a population has disastrous effects not only on the social life, but also the......
Just a few days before the final nomination date, attorney Harmeet K Dhillon, chair, San Francisco Republican Central Committee, was at the state registrar's office to see who was running from......
Living in tattered tents in Delhi, Myanmarese refugees from the Rohingyas community have been demanding refugee status in India, as they seek jobs and education for their children. Priyanka reports......
The appeal of a courageous superstar with a conscience on a Sunday morning television show may help resolve some issues that affect us. But for us to change as a people needs much more effort and......
The week-long drama over a blind Chinese dissident taking refuge in the United States Embassy in Beijing ended on Wednesday, with the American envoy driving him out of the premises for medical care......
Preeti Arora feels The Lorx is surely going to bring a smile on the face of its audience. In 2010, Illumination Entertainment gave us Despicable Me, a film that deserves a place on our DVD shelves......
Most people may not remember her item number in Sankat City and a cameo in Tees Maar Khan but Canada-born model Mia Uyeda seems unfazed by it. In one of her more significant roles, Uyeda will be......
Sukanya Verma says Vidya Balan excels in Kahaani, a film which ismuch too enjoyable to find flaws.The concept behind a jigsaw puzzle is most fascinating. Its three-step model involves drawing an......
Shaikh Ayaz feels that John Carterdoes lose its track but has enough twists and turns to keep the audience engrossed.Why are movies so much about destruction these days? Annihilation of cities,......
He's baack. And you've never seen him quite like this, except in the comic books. There's been a lot of skepticism about the Spider-Man reboot by Marc Webb, but the sensational new trailer......
Manchester City took a huge step towards their first title for 44 years when they won 2-0 at Newcastle United to stay top of the Premier League on goal difference from Manchester United with one......
Manchester United will be without striker Danny Welbeck for their penultimate Premier League game at home to Swansea City on Sunday while defender Jonny Evans is a major doubt for a game the......
Senegal, who stunned the football world when they upset defending champions France in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup, reached the Olympic football tournament for the first time on Monday......
Turkey submitted its bid to host the 2020 European Championship, less than a month after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan began the race to stage one of soccer's biggest tournaments. Erdogan told......
With a story to match each of the 61 Olympic medal winners he has treated, Irish physiotherapist Gerard Hartmann is keen to add another tale or two in London this summer. Currently easing the......
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