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Most parents agree childhood is ‘over at 11’

Most parents agree childhood is ‘over at 11’London

Peppermint industry of Moradabad facing tough competition from China

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), March 3: Peppermint industry of Moradabad is facing a tough competition from the Chinese market.

Butterfly conservatory breeds exotic varieties of winged beauties

ButterflyPune, March 3: A unique park in Pune is home to hundreds of colourful butterflies.

Meet the seven-year-old computer expert!

New Delhi, Mar 2 : He can repair computers and install software without any hassle, all at a tender age of seven. Meet Niu Zai, a computer expert in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Soon, a self-cleaning windscreen that will wipe out the wiper

WindscreenLondon, Mar 2: Had enough of the noisy windscreen wipers which leave unwiped bits aroun

Theatre spreads message of peace in strife-torn Kashmir

Jammu, Mar. 1 : An orphanage in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir (J and K) Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and the Jammu and Kashmir Police recently organised 'Shehjar Carnival 2008', a two-day theatre festival at the Abhinav Theatre here.

The State's Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khuda, was the chief guest at the festival.

The Human Efforts For Love and Peace (HELP) Foundation in Jammu has adopted children who have been affected due to militancy in Kashmir.

Over 42,000 people have been killed in the region since insurgency broke out in 1989, officials say. Human rights activists put the toll at about
60,000 dead and missing.

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