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Facebook, Twitter users prone to burglaries, say insurers
Insurers are urging their clients not to leak out their holiday details on Facebook and Twitter, for burglars use such sites to target homes. The irresponsible behaviour of Internet users on social networking websites makes them prone to burglaries, accor.......
Published : Monday 22 Mar 2010 14:45 | Read More
Insurers are urging their clients not to leak out their holiday details on Facebook and Twitter, for burglars use such sites to target homes. The irresponsible behaviour of Internet users on social networking websites makes them prone to burglaries, accor.......
Published : Monday 22 Mar 2010 14:45 | Read More
Aussie dads lead world in parenting
Australian dads are better when compared to those in Italy, France or Denmark, says a study. Lyn Craig, a senior research fellow at the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of NSW, found fathers Down Under worked harder than Danish, French .......
Published : Monday 22 Mar 2010 13:15 | Read More
Australian dads are better when compared to those in Italy, France or Denmark, says a study. Lyn Craig, a senior research fellow at the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of NSW, found fathers Down Under worked harder than Danish, French .......
Published : Monday 22 Mar 2010 13:15 | Read More
Soni asks FTII to produce films promoting national integration
Pune, Mar 21 (ANI):Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has called upon the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students to produce films with social values to spread the message of national integration. Addressing the inaugural f.......
Published : Sunday 21 Mar 2010 15:08 | Read More
Pune, Mar 21 (ANI):Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has called upon the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students to produce films with social values to spread the message of national integration. Addressing the inaugural f.......
Published : Sunday 21 Mar 2010 15:08 | Read More
Demi's tweet saves life
Hollywood actress Demi Moore saved a man’s life when she responded to his suicide threat on the social networking site Twitter........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 22:29 | Read More
Hollywood actress Demi Moore saved a man’s life when she responded to his suicide threat on the social networking site Twitter........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 22:29 | Read More
Maharashtra activist Anna Hazare ends hunger strike
Noted social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday called off his five-day-old hunger strike after the Maharashtra Government assured to initiate action against corruption in cooperative credit societies. Maharashtra Cooperatives Minister Harshwardhan Pati.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 17:19 | Read More
Noted social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday called off his five-day-old hunger strike after the Maharashtra Government assured to initiate action against corruption in cooperative credit societies. Maharashtra Cooperatives Minister Harshwardhan Pati.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 17:19 | Read More
Sleep deprivation linked to drug use in teens' social networks
Poor sleep patterns are likely to drive adolescents at the centre of social networks to use drugs, thereby increasing their vulnerability, says a study. Principal researcher Sara C. Mednick, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Calif.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 15:14 | Read More
Poor sleep patterns are likely to drive adolescents at the centre of social networks to use drugs, thereby increasing their vulnerability, says a study. Principal researcher Sara C. Mednick, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Calif.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 15:14 | Read More
Demi Moore's tweets save suicidal 18 year old
Twitter exchange between Demi Moore and a suicidal 18-year-old may have prevented the teen from taking his life, it has been claimed. Nia Vardalos, a member of the popular social networking website, read the messages exchanged between the actress and .......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 13:20 | Read More
Twitter exchange between Demi Moore and a suicidal 18-year-old may have prevented the teen from taking his life, it has been claimed. Nia Vardalos, a member of the popular social networking website, read the messages exchanged between the actress and .......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 13:20 | Read More
Being net pals with ex-lovers can be dangerous
Are you still chatting with your ex online' Beware, for such camaraderie between former lovers is like playing with fire and can take a toll on your current and future relationships, say experts. With online social networks becoming more and more integr.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 13:59 | Read More
Are you still chatting with your ex online' Beware, for such camaraderie between former lovers is like playing with fire and can take a toll on your current and future relationships, say experts. With online social networks becoming more and more integr.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 13:59 | Read More
Malaysian Indian Congress calls for more funds to Indian entrepreneurs
The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) wants the Government to provide more funding for Indian entrepreneurs. Its president, S. Samy Vellu, said that since 2008, the MIC-owned Social Strategic Foundation (YSS) and Tekun have provided loans totalling RM11mil.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 12:46 | Read More
The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) wants the Government to provide more funding for Indian entrepreneurs. Its president, S. Samy Vellu, said that since 2008, the MIC-owned Social Strategic Foundation (YSS) and Tekun have provided loans totalling RM11mil.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 12:46 | Read More
Why we tend to be nice with strangers
People from large industrialized societies tend to be nice with strangers. Now, researchers have found why we are surprisingly fair and trusting with unfamiliar individuals. This pro-social behaviour results from a change in social norms that allowed us .......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 12:36 | Read More
People from large industrialized societies tend to be nice with strangers. Now, researchers have found why we are surprisingly fair and trusting with unfamiliar individuals. This pro-social behaviour results from a change in social norms that allowed us .......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 12:36 | Read More
Establishment of short-term Indias chair at Colombo University
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and University of Colombo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishment of Councils short-term chair of social sciences at the university. High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, Ashok.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 19:04 | Read More
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and University of Colombo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishment of Councils short-term chair of social sciences at the university. High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, Ashok.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 19:04 | Read More
New study shows some bullies are just the shy type
People who suffer from social anxiety are usually characterized as shy, inhibitive and submissive. However, a new study suggests that there is a subset of socially anxious people who act out in aggressive, risky waysand that their behaviour patterns are o.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 15:54 | Read More
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People who suffer from social anxiety are usually characterized as shy, inhibitive and submissive. However, a new study suggests that there is a subset of socially anxious people who act out in aggressive, risky waysand that their behaviour patterns are o.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 15:54 | Read More