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Building Collapse Leaves 12 Dead In Thane, Near Mumbai, India
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a 50-year-old building in Thane, on the outskirts of Mumbai, came crashing down with several residents fast asleep inside. The building housed five families, and the 2:00 AM collapse left 12 people dead, seven injured and several more trapped in the debris. Local fire officials responded within 15 minutes and the National Disaster Response For
#PORNBAN: India Stops Access To Over 800 Pornography Sites
India blocks more than 800 porn sites as the country's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology cracks down on adult entertainment websites among an ongoing legal debate. Based on government requests, all of India's Internet service providers have blocked the country's citizens from accessing more than 800 pornographic websites with several hundred sites still pending review. This means that, in
Amazon India Couture Week: Aish Is Back After More Than A Five-Year Hiatus!
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan closes out couture week by walking for Bollywood's fave designer, Manish Malhotra. What a week it’s been for couturiers in India! Amazon India Couture Week took place in Delhi and ran from July 29 to August 2.
Bare With Us: A Stand Against The Sexualization Of The Female Body
Alysha Brilla and her two sisters held a rally on Saturday, August 1, 2015, called Bare With Us in an effort to stand against the sexualization of the female body. The Bare With Us rally stems from an event that took place last Friday, on July 24, 2015, when Canadian singer-songwriter Alysha Brilla and her two sisters Tameera and Nadia Mo
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Part 1: Grieving The Loss Of A Loved One
Part one of our three-part series on the various ways grief can affect your mind, body and soul. Grief can be an emotionally gripping experience that can take from as little as a few moments or days to many years in one’s life. In the Sout ...
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Desi DNA links to-be Maharaja To India!
Everyone’s favourite blue eyed British boy has a dash of desi spice! DNA tests suggest that Prince William is 1/256th Indian, traced through his mother, Princess Diana’s lineage. British genetic ancestry testing company BritainsDNA conducted tests on ...
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Tandoori Chicken Flatbread
This recipe will jazz up your BBQ skills. What better way to enjoy the sunshine and hot weather than with some delicious food hot off the BBQ. This dish is super simple to make and is one of my favorite appetizer recipes, not to mention a huge crowd please ...
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UPDATE: Plane Wreckage Found Could Be From Missing Flight MH370
Investigators are trying to identify whether a 2-metre piece of plane wreckage discovered on Reunion Island, thousands of miles away from the Indian Ocean, is part of Flight MH370, which disappeared mysteriously in March 2014. It was just 18 months ago when ...
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The Mindy Project Gets Some Added Spice
Mindy knows the spice is right and her show is about to get some extra flavour. The Mindy Project is to star not one, not two, but three new South Asian faces! Filming for Season 4 of the show began yesterday and we couldn't be more thrilled. Mindy tweeted: ...
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When I Had To Admit My Father To A Senior Care Home
This is the first installation of a two-part series on the sensitive issue of elderly care. Blogger Farhan Dhalla shares his personal story examining the cultural expecations, the medical needs required and trying to find the balance between the two. ...
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Half A Million Participate In Deepak Chopra's Online Meditation Summit
Meditate to reconnect with what matters, says Deepak Chopra. Few initiatives light up people’s interests — irrespective of their backgrounds — with as much intensity as does the quest for a meaningful life that’s well lived. Na ...
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Racist Rant On Calgary Cabbie Leads To Man Getting Fired
Earlier this week, a video surfaced of a man unleashing racial slurs against Calgary cab driver Sardar Qayyum. Global News identified the man as Chad Pasloski, who was using a cab to get home from a company event. Qayyum had filed a complain ...
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Twinkle Makes A Comeback
You may all know Twinkle Khanna as the Bollywood actress of yesteryear — but have you met Mrs Funnybones? Twinkle is not just the has-been wife of the successful star Akshay Kumar. This busy bee is a mother of two, the founder and co-chief executive officer ...
