Category: Human Interest

Ex-Japanese Emperor’s WW2 memoir sold for $275,000

New York, Dec 7 (IANS) A memoir by former Japanese Emperor Hirohito about the country's slide into World War II…

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Woman, daughter bludgeoned to death in Greater Noida, police suspect missing son

Noida, Dec 6 (IANS) A woman and her 11-year-old daughter were found bludgeoned to death, likely with a cricket bat,…

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TIME names abuse ‘silence breakers’ as Person of the Year

Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) TIME magazine on Wednesday named "the silence breakers" -- representing people who came forward to report…

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Newlywed’s lost-at-sea phone miraculously returns

Nanjing (China), Dec 6 (IANS) When Yuan Wenlong called his daughter's mobile phone lost near an island in the Pacific…

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JNU cancels another programme on Ram Mandir

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) cancelled another programme on the Ram Mandir issue on Wednesday, saying…

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International Women’s Day most-talked about moment on Facebook

San Francisco, Dec 6 (IANS) As the world gets its act together to bridge the gender gap and debates women-related…

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Talk on Ram Mandir cancelled because JNU fears my arguments: Swamy

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said his lecture on the Ram Mandir issue was…

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‘Let the murals speak for the dignity of transgenders’

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) There's no protest, no placards, no shouting of slogans -- rather a…

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Britain must apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre: London Mayor

Amritsar, Dec 6 (IANS) London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday the British government should apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh…

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Rural innovator gets Rs 1 cr grant from Telangana

Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Rural innovator Chintakindi Mallesham on Tuesday received a Rs 1 crore grant from the Telangana government.…

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Record-breaking nine-hour rainbow appears in Taiwan

Taipei, Dec 5 (IANS) A record-breaking nine-hour rainbow appeared in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, the media reported on Tuesday.…

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‘Inconsistencies in latest N.Korean missile images’

Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) The photographs North Korean state media released of last week's Hwasong-15 missile test appear to have…

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Google, Tata Trusts to expand Internet Saathi programme

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Aiming to build on their mission to improve digital literacy amongst women in rural India,…

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First Panda born in France named Yuan Meng

Paris, Dec 5 (IANS) Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, named the first-ever Panda born in the country…

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Mangaluru woman wins 5kg Malabar gold prize

Bengaluru, Dec 5 (IANS) Jackulin Carolin of Karnataka's Mangaluru on Monday won 5kg gold prize of Malabar Gold & Diamonds…

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Odisha woman gives birth to conjoined twins with one heart, one liver

Bhubaneswar, Dec 4 (IANS) An Odisha resident last week gave birth to conjoined girl twins, who share a single heart…

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Facebook unveils Messenger Kids to safely connect families

San Francisco, Dec 4 (IANS) In a bid to help families connect better, Facebook on Monday introduced Messenger Kids that…

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India allows 1,300 Buddhists from Myanmar’s Rakhine state to enter Mizoram

By Rupesh Dutta Lawngtlai (Mizoram), Dec 4 (IANS) In a contradiction of its own policy, the Indian government has allowed…

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Flight avoids wrong landing at Mumbai

Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) A Singapore Airlines flight on Monday was about to land on the small Juhu airport, mistaking…

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Rohingyas detained, beaten up after cow carcass found near refugee camp

By Nikhil M. Babu Jammu/New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) On September 10, as the police lined up 10 Muslim Rohingya…

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