Category: Human Interest

98-year-old man clears MA exam in Bihar

Patna, Sep 26 (IANS) In what could be a first of its kind, 98-year-old Raj Kumar Vaishya has passed the…

7 years ago

Biggest diamond in 100 years fetches $53 million

Ottawa, Sep 26 (IANS) The biggest diamond found in more than a century has been sold for $53 million, Canada's…

7 years ago

How Google searches may show who we are and what we want (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: Everybody Lies - What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are; Author: Seth…

7 years ago

Indian American couple pledges $200mn to transform healthcare in India

By Arun Kumar Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Sep 26 (IANS) With a $200 million commitment, an Indian American doctor couple has…

7 years ago

Kisan Credit Card scheme helps west UP farmers

Agra, Sep 25 (IANS) Farmers in west Uttar Pradesh who borrowed loans under the Kisan Credit Card scheme (KCC) have…

7 years ago

Former ‘world’s heaviest woman’ dies in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, Sep 25 (IANS) Once dubbed the world's heaviest woman, Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abd-El Aty passed away at…

7 years ago

Upcoming art show to pay tribute to iconic Indian legends

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Delhi-based artist Rita Jhunjhunwala will pay tribute to extraordinary men and women from a spectrum…

7 years ago

World’s former heaviest woman dies in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, Sep 25 (IANS) Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abdelaty, once known as the world heaviest woman, passed away here…

7 years ago

Sonagachi sex workers scale up Durga Puja

Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) For the first time in five years, sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red-light area,…

7 years ago

Bengal’s Durga Puja carnival now a Didi show

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) Known to maintain a punishing work schedule, the Durga Puja festival has…

7 years ago

‘Male-child preference leads to early marriage for girls in Bihar’

By Imran Khan Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) There is a high probability of girls getting married below the legal age…

7 years ago

System failure triggers delays at Sydney airport

Sydney, Sep 25 (IANS) Thousands of passengers faced delays on Monday following an air traffic control system failure at the…

7 years ago

Veteran journalist, Marathi litterateur Arun Sadhu dead

Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Veteran journalist and Marathi litterateur Arun Sadhu passed away after prolonged illness here on Monday. He…

7 years ago

Trump expands travel ban to N.Korea, Chad

Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has issued a new order banning almost all travel to the country…

7 years ago

Jaitley annoyed as man asks for Hindi translation of ‘bullet train’

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was visibly annoyed on Sunday when a man interrupted him…

7 years ago

Ex-Himalaya MTB champion to try his luck again

Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) Former Himalaya Mountain Biking (MTB) champion Cory Wallace is among the top bikers set to race…

7 years ago

Don’t see Khadi as cloth but movement: Modi

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday referred to Khadi not as a cloth but a…

7 years ago

Mann Ki Baat integrates sections of society: Modi

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat"…

7 years ago

‘Indian classical music is for certain class of people’

By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian classical music generally has a limited audience. Pune's popular vocalist Suhas…

7 years ago

We’re afraid of facing world, says Tihar jail inmate

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Tihar jail woman inmate Lesley is scared of facing the world after her release from…

7 years ago



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