Rahul Pandita, an associate editor with the Open magazine in Delhi, is a journalist and author who belongs to the Kashmiri Pandit community, Hindus who had to flee the Kashmir Valley in the early 1990s during a separatist insurgency by the Muslim majority.In his memoir, “Our Moon has Blood Clots,” which was released last month, Mr. Pandita chronicles the loss and suffering of his own family to narrate...
Kate Looks Great at First Official Outing Since Babymoon
Label: Lifestyle By Simon Perry UPDATED 02/19/2013 at 08:45 AM EST • Originally published 02/19/2013 at 08:25 AM EST Making her first official public appearance since her Caribbean babymoon, a tanned and healthy-looking Duchess of Cambridge showed off her blooming baby bump Tuesday morning during a visit to a residential treatment center...
Hip implants a bit more likely to fail in women
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but women were 29 percent more likely than men to need a repeat surgery within the first three years.The message for women considering hip replacement surgery remains unclear. It's not known which models...
Stock futures rise on deals, extend seven-week rally
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures advanced on Tuesday, indicating the S&P 500 will build on its seven-week winning streak on optimism about M&A activity and before data on the housing market. The S&P 500 <.spx> has risen for seven straight weeks, its longest streak since January 2011, and is up 6.6 percent for the year. The strong start to the year...
Feb
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IHT Rendezvous: Holding Obama's Feet to the Climate-Change Fire
Label: WorldAt first glance, it was hard to tell whether they had come to bury Obama or to praise him.Thousands of activists from hundreds of environmental, social justice and community groups marched on Washington yesterday in the biggest climate rally ever held in the U.S. capital. Activists both called on President Obama to make good on his climate change policy promises and protested the Keystone XL pipeline...
Mindy McCready's Ex 'Not Shocked' by Her Suicide
Label: Lifestyle By Stephen M. Silverman 02/18/2013 at 08:20 AM EST Mindy McCready's ex-boyfriend and the father of her 6-year-old son said Monday morning that he wasn't surprised when he heard that the troubled country singer had apparently taken her own life."As sad as it is, it didn't come as a major shock," Billy McKnight...
Study: Better TV might improve kids' behavior
Label: HealthSEATTLE (AP) — Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.The results were modest and faded over time, but may hold promise for finding ways to help young children avoid aggressive, violent behavior, the study authors and other doctors said."It's not just about turning off the television....
Euro, dollar up after G20, stocks ease on growth concern
Label: BusinessLONDON (Reuters) - The euro and the dollar rose against the yen on Monday after the G20 decided not to criticize Japan for its expansionist policies, but shares eased as Europe's weak growth outlook weighed on sentiment. Financial leaders from the world's 20 biggest economies promised on Saturday not to devalue their currencies to boost exports, aiming to defuse talk of currency wars...
Feb
17
IHT Rendezvous: In Singapore's Immigration Debate, Sign of Asia's Slipping Middle Class?
Label: WorldBEIJING — Immigration is a hot-button issue nearly everywhere in the world, though the contours of the debate vary from place to place. In the United States, sweeping changes to the law may offer legal residency for millions of people who have entered the country illegally, my colleague Ashley Parker reports.In Singapore, the debate looks somewhat different: The government plans to increase the population...
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models: Then and Now
Label: Lifestyle How are Elle, Christie, Kathy and more faring (and looking) since their first shoots? Answer: Pretty darn well! Credit: Courtesy of Sports Illustrated Updated: Tuesday Feb 12, 2013 | 09:00 AM EST By: Kate Hogan Subscribe Now ...
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