Kashmir chefs crack down on profligacy at wedding feasts
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Chefs in Indian Kashmir are cracking down on wasteful wedding feasts, saying they will no longer serve vast mountains of mutton, in a bid to prevent families spending huge sums and sinking into debt.
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A new cooking device lets backyard chefs tend to their guests rather than their meats.
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An influential and conservative  Islamic theological school in India said on Thursday marriages  of Muslim couples using Internet Web cameras were acceptable  and legal.
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Israeli diplomats fed up with a protocol requiring they entertain guests at less-than-fancy kosher eateries abroad have asked for the rules to be relaxed, only to be overruled by a religious Jewish cabinet minister.
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JAMMU: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday announced lifting of the ban on recruitment in central government service in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt's registered marriage with his partner Manyata may face legal hassles as it is in violation of the Muslim Personal Law (MPL), according to a legal expert.
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Special teams are to help deal with any "honour crimes" and offences arising from forced marriages.
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INDIAN takeaway ordered from a British restaurant by Barmy Army fans in Australia will be destroyed when it arrives by plane.Comment
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The country is cracking down on reporters, activists, Christians and now a filmmaker. Many say the motivation is to silence dissenters in advance of the 2008 Olympics
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LUCKNOW, India  - An influential and conservative  Islamic theological school in India said on Thursday marriages  of Muslim couples using Internet Web cameras were acceptable  and legal.
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Monks on an island monastery are accused of unfair dismissal by their former handyman and cook.
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TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Japanese gourmets are inviting top chefs from around the world to a festival next February to celebrate good food and rebuild trust after a series of food safety scandals.
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SRINAGAR, India  - Police in Indian Kashmir on Sunday detained at least 30 people protesting against alleged human rights violations by Indian security forces in the Himalayan region, police and witnesses said.
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New rules on marriage for foreign nationals come into force but a major immigrants' group says they may breach human rights law.
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SRINAGAR, India Ducking and laughing as his female relatives pelt him with  fistfuls of almonds, dusty coconut chocolates and coins, Baseer Qadri, a groom in a very fancy turban, jumps into his car to race off to marry his bride. By the light of the moon, his entourage speeds through downtown.
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Government forces are cracking down on protesters in the wake of Thursday's controversial vote.
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The NHS has launched a crackdown on verbal attacks on staff in its latest bid to combat rising levels of abuse.