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Kerala Monkeys to be trained to pick coconuts for traders Monkeys in Kerala are to be trained to pick coconuts because local palm tree climbers refuse to take the risk for low wages. The state government...

Julia Roberts: The Hindu Times the Notting Hill star became a Hindu in 2010. Many critics assumed that her role in film Eat Pray Love was what prompted the move, but the Roberts insist that her...

Oliver Stone’s Son Converts to Islam The son of award-winning Hollywood director Oliver Stone has converted to Islam in a ceremony in centralIran. According to the Fars News Agency, Sean Stone became a Shiite Muslim in...

India set to cut down on how much families spend on weddings India is set to clamp down on the amount poor families can spend on lavish weddings in a bid to reduce dowry-related crimes. Campaigners...

Sri Lankais among the five rapidly developing economies in the world. Senior Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama said that the government’s management of the economy is at a high level. He told the country’s Parliament thatSri Lankawas...

A mother in centralChinahas broken a record in the country after giving birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby. According to the Tianjin Post, the 29-year-old mother in theHenanprovince gave birth to the boy by...

Two men, who were accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper for publishing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, have been found guilty inNorway. Ringleader Mikael Davud was sentenced to seven years by theOslodistrict court, while...

An Indian artist has been beaten up for exhibiting a number of nude paintings of Asian female celebrities. Pranava Prakash was holding the art exhibition in the Noida district when a gang of five men barged...

A Malaysian wives group have been investigated for breaking religious laws in their latest campaign that sees them using the prophet Mohammad as an example of “sacred sex”. The Obedient Wives Club held a meeting for...

An Afghan woman has been arrested for reportedly strangling and killing her daughter-in-law for giving birth to another daughter. The 22-year-old mother of three died when her mother-in-law and husband attacked her on 28th January in...