KOLKATA: Singles in search for a match tend to spend more time on matrimonial sites than social networking sites, a survey conducted by a leading India-based matrimonial portal stated on Tuesday.
Two in every three singles were found to be spending more time to find a partner on a dedicated marriage portal than try their luck in social networking sites.
The survey was conducted to gauge the growing popularity of the social networking sites and its impact on the matrimonial sector. The findings of the survey showcase that even though the social networking sites are gaining momentum, when it comes to searching for a partner, matrimonial sites are considered reliable and trustworthy by singles, and hence, they tend to visit these sites more often through the day.
The survey also highlights the importance singles give to social networking sites during partner search. The survey findings reveal that 31% singles agreed to be searching for the profile of their potential partner immediately after they receive expression of interest. While, 27% have denied checking the potential/short-listed partner's profile till they finalizes someone. One in every four singles add each other on social networking sites post their chat on the marriage portal's messenger and the rest 17% do so after their first meeting.
This trend of visiting the potential partner's profile on social networking sites like Facebook is mostly noticed amongst the male respondents (74%) than women respondents (63%). Women respondents have said they mostly feel the social networking sites are meant for friends, and hence, they refrain from adding potential partners to their social network.
But members who initially meet through matrimonial websites tend to check potential partners profile on social networking sites to know common interests, friends and hobbies they might have but do not look for a match through these sites.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Beware of love at first site - Asian Age
Divorcees and widows beware! With his fake profiles posted on popular matrimonial sites, 26-year-old Aamir Khan targeted divorcees and widows and was able to cheat many of them in the last two years.
The latest victim was a Chennai-based BPO worker who complained to the city cyber crime officials that Khan cheated her and stole her money as well.
According to the police, Khan, a divorcee himself, used to introduce himself as a senior professional in an IT firm or employee of a reputed corporate house with a hefty monthly package.
A senior cyber crime official told Deccan Chronicle, “We are collecting more details from Khan on the number of women he cheated.
Every year, we receive at least five complaints about cheating through matrimonial sites. All details posted on the site might not be true. The applicants should check the authenticity of the profiles.”
The officer said that Chakravarthy from Villupuram was recently arrested for cheating 16 women via matrimonial sites.
The cyber crime department has decided to conduct awareness camps in city colleges in the coming months. “We organised a series of awareness events in trade fairs, exhibitions and many public places last year.
We will arrange sessions in city colleges now about fake profiles on matrimonial sites. It’s high time net users were aware of the possible dangers in the virtual world,” said the official.
Mr S.N. Ravichandran of Cyber Society of India Forum said, “There was a recent incident in Erode where a miscreant read through the profile of a groom on a matrimonial site and checked out his likes and dislikes on his facebook page.
He then approached the youth’s parents, claiming to be a priest, with ‘supernatural knowledge’ about their son.
He convinced them that they should immediately perform a pooja for their son’s well-being. When the parents were engaged in the pooja, the fake priest stole all the valuables from the house and fled.”
“Matrimonial site users should first cross-check the address, the firm where the person is employed and ensure that the details are genuine by contacting his/her family,” he cautioned.
Rules of engagement by bharathmatrimony
Jumping the gun while surfing for potential life partners on matrimonial websites, is bound to land you in a sticky situation.
As with any other contact made through a chatroom or social networking website, a netizen should exercise caution before getting personal with strangers they come across on matrimonial sites.
“We have nearly three lakh people registering on our website every month. While our staff can only make the basic enquiries and verify the details posted by users over telephone, we cannot keep track of every profile,” says Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO and founder of Bharathmatrimony.com. He lays down three golden rules for women registered on any matrimonial website.
Rule #1 Cut the Cash
“There should be absolutely no exchange of money before marriage,” says Mr Murugavel. “The person may sound very nice, he may have even promised to marry you..
But the minute he asks you for money, or a loan, it is a clear sign that he is a conman,” stresses Mr Murugavel, urging women not to fall for common excuses such as “I am coming from the US and I lost my wallet at the airport, please send me some money,” or “My mother is hospitalized, I need some cash urgently”
Rule#2—No hanky-panky
“A man and woman who get acquainted through a matrimonial site should not indulge in a physical relationship before marriage,” says Mr Murugavel, pointing out that sticking to traditional values of abstinence until your wedding night, may save a lot of pain.
“No matter how decent or genuine the prospective groom may be, there is no need to start getting physical. If the man runs away or breaks off the wedding, the woman will be left in the lurch, feeling violated and cheated,” he warns.
Rule# 3—Meet the parents
“Get the family involved, keep your parents informed about your every move,” Mr Murugavel says.
In many of the cases reported, the victims have gone ahead and met the ‘bridegrooms’ by themselves, started affairs with them or given them money, without their parents’ knowledge or approval.
“While a matrimonial service or website is just the first touchpoint, it is best if the families continue the process of ‘fixing’ the wedding, traditionally. Like in the old days, the parents could meet first and talk it over, before taking the next step. The family is the best security against con artists,” he advises.
Getting married the arranged way is safer
The traditional practice of arranging marriages, in which elders in the family play a major role, is time tested in cementing the bondage.
But for the draconian greed for dowry, arranged marriage is far too safe and does not fix the onus on any individual but makes it a collective responsibility at crisis time, say those into arranged marriage for decades.
“The age-old practice of enquiring about the background of the prosperous bride or groom to be, by visiting their offices or houses, enables one to ascertain the character of the suitable boy or girl and also their parents,” says Mohan, who has recently married off his teacher son to a teacher bride.
But then there is a scientific element to arranged marriages. The horoscopes of the bride or groom help to ascertain the matrimonial compatibility and this is verified by the parents of both the sides, he says.
“Well, so long as the horoscopes are not tampered before tallying, relationships will not turn sour in post-married life,” he adds.
“Finding a suitable ‘match’ for the ‘girl’ or ‘boy’ is not an easy task. Though astrological compatibility is also a must, enquiries and conversation during the official ‘seeing’ of the ‘girl’ in her parents’ presence, helps to understand the persons far better,” says J. Subrahmanyam and adds that arranged marriages continue to thrive even today.
“Though I am physically handicapped, my mumbling that the girl whom I have ‘seen’ had some patches on her face, was overheard by her father. Just about a fortnight before my marriage, he had ensured his daughter undergo plastic surgery, much to my surprise,” says N. Ravi, president of Tamil Nadu Differently Abled Welfare Association.
Despite the changing lifestyles, arranged marriages continue to hold good, he says and adds that “arranged marriage is an institution surviving on love and trust”.
Love marriages that last longer hinge upon the patronage from the parents.
Source: www.asianage.com
Coryton Oil Refinery: Workers demonstrate at minister meeting - BBC News
Oil refinery workers from Essex facing redundancy are to demonstrate at a meeting at the Department of Energy and Climate Change later.
Union officials and local politicians are meeting energy minister Charles Hendry to discuss Coryton Refinery.
The Unite union has attacked moves to start laying off 180 workers.
The union said a buyer could be found for the site which went into administration when the owner, Swiss-based Petroplus, collapsed in January.
Unite national officer Linda McCulloch said: "Unite will be asking for an update at the meeting on any bid that is on the table to safeguard Coryton and the 850 jobs under threat.
"We have called for short-term state aid to tide over Coryton until a viable purchaser is found.
"The Coryton workers are demonstrating outside DECC to drive home the message that the refinery can have a viable future if the necessary political will is there.
"The closure of the plant would be a disaster for the workforce and the surrounding local economy."
About 180 jobs will be cut next week at the refinery, its administrator PwC has announced.
The administrator has confirmed that while it continues to work with various parties which have expressed an interest in acquiring the Coryton site, it was highly unlikely that it would be sold as a refinery.
Last week the government ruled out state aid for the plant, saying that "overcapacity in the refining industry and declining demand for petrol mean that it would not be sustainable for government to provide assistance".
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HC grants divorce to Pak singer Adnan Sami - SamayLive
Adnan had married Sabah in 2001, divorced her in 2004 and remarried her in 2007. Their relation, however, soured again and Sabah moved the family court for divorce again in 2009 and had also filed a case under the Domestic Violence Act against Adnan.
Justice Roshan Dalvi today granted the estranged couple divorce while hearing a petition filed by Adnan challenging the order of the Family Court holding that the dissolution of marriage certificate produced by Galadari was invalid and hence they were still married.
In March 2011, Sabah had approached the Darul-Qaza, an Islamic body, which granted her 'fashk-e-nikah' or 'abrogation of marriage'.
The family court had, however, refused to accept the certificate following which Adnan approached the high court.
Justice Dalvi granted the divorce after observing that both the parties are not opposing the dissolution of marriage.
In such cases, where both the parties want to dissolve the marriage, the divorce should be immediately granted, observed Justice Dalvi.
The court has, however, left the other disputes regarding Meher, compensation and other domestic issues open to be decided by the family court.
Source: english.samaylive.com
Former TOWIE star Amy Childs shows off impressive cleavage in tight gold monokini - Daily Mail
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With her former co-stars in The Only Way Is Essex having jetted out to Marbella, and Mark Wright visiting Hollywood, it was only fair that Amy Childs got some sunshine too.
The reality TV star headed to Dubai last week for a few days of fun in the sun and she chose to sport a very revealing monokini.
The 22-year-old was barely able to contain her more than ample cleavage in the gold swimwear as she frolicked at the poolside.
Looking big: Amy Childs appeared to have increased her more than ample chest size as she holidayed in Dubai, last week
Amy recently revealed that she was unhappy with her 32C breast size and had vowed to upgrade her chest to a larger 32DD.
Judging from these photographs the red haired beauty has no need to go under the knife as her chest looked more than big enough, thanks to her supportive cupping.
She told new! magazine, last month: 'When I first got them done, they were up here. They were so nice and pert.
Slipping off: The reality TV star recently announced that she was unhappy with her 32C breast size and had vowed to upgrade her chest to a larger 32DD
All washed up: Amy was joined on holiday by her younger cousin Harry Derbidge who wore an attention grabbing pair of yellow shorts
Rubbing it in: Amy was covered in sunblock by her handy cousin who was more than happy to oblige
'All implants drop, but mine have especially. Maybe it’s because I was too young and still growing. I’ve had all my consultations now and decided on a 32DD.'
A spokeswoman for Childs confirmed to the Mail Online that she had not had any surgery and said: 'Amy hasn't had her boob job yet, she has a push up bikini on.'
The former Celebrity Big Brother star looked in superb shape as she strutted her stuff around the pool and showed off her amazing curves in the tight number.
Lucky guy: Harry is sure to be the envy of many men as he got to get up close and personal with Amy's suspected new assets
She accessorised the outfit with a stack of gold bangles from Lemonade, and a large pair of aviator sunglasses.
The vajazzling queen was joined on the jaunt by her little cousin Harry Derbidge, and he was on hand to make sure that she didn't burn in the sun.
All aboard: The former TOWIE star gave Harry a piggy-back as the pair frolicked in the swimming pool
Harry, 18, is sure to be the envy of many men as he was tasked with putting protective sunblock lotion on Amy's body.
Derbidge was said to be devastated after he was axed from TOWIE, but he has been living the high life following his successful relative around.
Harry, who wore a pair of bright luminous yellow shorts, couldn't hold his laughter back as he rubbed cream on Amy's arms, back and chest.
Having a laugh: Amy and Harry had fun in Dubai and Amy looked particularly in great shape in her gold swimwear
Feeling hot: The red haired celebrity definitely appeared to have a larger cup size than she has in the past
After making sure she was wearing a full body of protection, Amy delicately slipped off her white wedges and dipped her toes in the water.
It wasn't long before the pair were larking around as Harry jumped on Amy's back and she gave him a piggy-back.
Miss Childs showed some impressive strength carrying her cousin and flexed her particularly toned thighs as she walked through the shallow water.
Style queen: Amy later put on a long open kaftan as she headed to the beach with her personalised large brown bag
Family ties: Harry was said to be gutted when he got cut from TOWIE, but the young star has been living the high life in the shadow of his cousin
No doubt her new muscles are the result of recent fitness DVD, Amy Childs – Fit in 30 Days.
Despite working up a sweat, the pair were not done with their day of fun and walked down to the beach to spend the rest of their time working on their tans.
While Harry put on a sleeveless grey shirt, Amy slightly covered up in a long open kaftan and accessorised with a personalised ClaireaBella bag.
Helping hand: Harry looked more like Amy's assistant than her cousin as he helped her keep her stylish outfit together on the beach
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Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Stunning singer who defied Taliban shot dead as she left beauty salon 'by ex-husband she divorced because he had second wife' - Daily Mail
- Ghazala Javed was forced to record tracks in Dubai after ban on music
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Breaking the rules: Ghazala Javed performed songs in her native Pashto language despite the ban on singing and dancing
A beautiful pop singer who defied the Taliban's decree against music and dancing was shot dead after she left a beauty salon last night.
Pakistani star Ghazala Javed, 24, was shot after a motorcyclist opened fire on a car she was in with her father, who was also killed.
Police said that one of the suspects is her ex-husband, who she reportedly asked for a divorce after finding out he had at least one other wife.
Her demand was a highly unusual one for a deeply conservative and male-dominated society where many consider a woman asking for divorce a dishonour to the husband.
Ms Javed, who was popular with young, progressive ethnic Pashtuns in northwest Pakistan, was reportedly driving home with her father when a motorcycle raced towards their car and opened fire.
She was hit with six bullets and and pronounced dead along with her father at a hospital in Peshawar, according to CNN.
In recent years the rise of the Pakistani Taliban, who disagree with singing and dancing, made it difficult for Ms Javed and other artists to perform and record songs in the country.
Ms Javed had started recording many of her songs and music videos, which she sang in her native Pashto language, in nearby Dubai.
But early indications were that the Taliban were not involved in her shocking death, according to police official Imtiaz Altaf.
Last year Ms Javed made headlines when she left her husband to live at her father's home after just six months of marriage.
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Well-known: Ms Javed's music was popular with young, progressive ethnic Pashtuns in northwest Pakistan
Fraught relationship: Ms Javed's sister has blamed her husband for the attack by a mystery man on a motorbike, who sprayed a car with bullets and killed the singer and her father
Stop the music: The 24-year-old frequently went to Dubai to record her songs and videos because of the dangers from the Pakistani Taliban
'Two men on a motorbike sprayed bullets and fled leaving them in a pool of blood,' said senior police officer Dilawar Bangash.
'We have registered a case and launched an investigation. The murder seems to be result of some internal dispute,' he added.
Ms Javed married businessman Jahangir Khan in 2010 after fleeing to Peshawar in 2009 to escape the then Taliban-dominated northwestern district of Swat. He too tried to ban her from singing, her family said.
Several years ago, another popular female singer, Ayman Udas, was killed - allegedly by her family.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
She never said she wanted an upgrade. She wants a down grade, you even posted a story about it DM ¬_¬
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