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In 2011, Ohio mother Kelley Williams-Bolar was convicted of felonies for enrolling her daughters in a better school district — one of several such cases.

In September 2011, Jensen Farms cantaloupes contaminated with Listeria sickened 72 people and killed 13 — the deadliest US foodborne outbreak in a decade.

On September 28, 2011, Reebok agreed to pay $25 million to settle FTC charges that its EasyTone and RunTone toning shoes' fitness claims were deceptive.

With US unemployment hovering near 9 percent, Hallmark launched eight 'Job Loss' greeting cards — mixing encouragement with recession humour.

A new generation of Mumbai's underworld families is walking away from the family business — training as pilots, doctors, engineers and bankers instead.

In April 2011, John Halford vanished from a cruise ship off Egypt. His case was one of 165 disappearances at sea since 1995 — a mystery the industry avoids.

Shawn Sullivan, wanted in the US since 1994, was arrested in London in 2010 and faced extradition — until a 2012 High Court ruling blocked his removal.

An honest essay on stepping back from work to raise kids: the joy, the lost identity, the judgment from both sides — and why every mother is a working mother.

Bolly Volley returns: Mere Brother Ki Dulhan hits theatres this weekend, with Mausam and Force lined up. A monthly shower of Bollywood previews and views.

Yahoo fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone on September 6, 2011 — the latest turn in the former web giant's long struggle against Google and Facebook.

Gottman's 'Four Horsemen' — contempt, criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling — predict divorce. Why marriages fail, and what actually prevents it.

In the World Economic Forum's 2011-2012 competitiveness ranking, the U.S. slipped to 5th place behind Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden, and Finland.

Google's animated doodle marked Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday — a tribute to the Queen frontman born Farrokh Bulsara to a Parsi family from Gujarat.

Retro Reel opens its run: why classic Hollywood — Casablanca, The Godfather, and the studio era — still outshines most of what plays today.

From the undeciphered Indus script to Brahmi, Devanagari, Tamil, and Bengali — how India's writing systems evolved over four thousand years.

Attachment research shows the mother-son bond shapes boys' emotional intelligence and outcomes — and the 'separate to become a man' narrative is more

Could Delhi become a true capital of the world? The boosters' evidence, the detractors' evidence — and why cities become what they accumulate.

A Physicians for Human Rights report from war-torn Misrata documented Gaddafi's atrocities — and the father who slit his daughters' throats after they were

CrossFit inspires devotion and fierce skepticism in equal measure. Guest contributor Nick Perri examines the method, the results, and the injury question.

Arun Shourie, SAP Labs' V.R. Ferose, and author TGC Prasad — a gathering of the serious thinkers India's public discourse doesn't reflect enough.