Cuba to host 18th cigar festival
Havana, Feb 29 (IANS) Cigar enthusiasts from around the globe are set to gather in Cuba this week for the 18th edition of the Habanos cigar Festival. The festival is expected to attract more US…
Human Interest
Singing duet may help this bird couple to stay together
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) US researchers have identified a peculiar behaviour of singing duet in Red-backed Fairywrens, a promiscuous bird specie found in Australia, to keep up with a mate. The scientists discovered a…
37,000 participate in Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo, Feb 28 (IANS) A total of 37,000 people on Sunday participated in the 10th edition of the Tokyo Marathon. The marathon started at 9.00 a.m. from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in the business…
Here’s why conservatives oppose same-sex marriage
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) Socially conservative people tend to oppose same sex marriage because they believe that gay men and women are more sexually promiscuous, and a threat to their own way of life,…
Chinese school gives pork as scholarship prize
Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) Authorities of a middle school in China’s Zhejiang province gave students pork as a scholarship prize, a media report said on Saturday. Shiqiaotou Middle School in Wenling city awarded 45 “excellent…
Where ‘kitty parties’ help women empower themselves
By Prashant Kumar Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Feb 27 (IANS) These too are “kitty parties” but with a difference. In rural parts of water-starved Nashik district of Maharashatra, village women use them as a tool for their…