Category: Human Interest

Tribal fest with tribes from four continents kicks off in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur, Nov 16 (IANS) Tata Steel kickstarted the fourth edition of its five-day tribal festival here on Wednesday, with 103…

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Thousands of sardines pop up on Panaji ramp, videos go viral

Panaji, Nov 15 (IANS) Thousands of sardines mysteriously popped out of Mandovi river near Panaji and up a ferry ramp…

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Committed to eliminating child labour: Maneka Gandhi

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) India is fully committed to working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7 to…

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Tribal fest with tribes from four continents kicks off in Ranchi

Ranchi, Nov 15 (IANS) Tata Steel kickstarted the fourth edition of its five-day tribal festival here on Wednesday, with 103…

8 years ago

Naqvi inaugurates ‘Hunar Haat’ in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday inaugurated the "Hunar Haat", organised by…

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Delhi collects Rs 787cr environment cess, spends nil, puts onus on Centre

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday blamed the Centre for blocking projects as an…

8 years ago

Delhi air improves to ‘very poor’; checks on trucks, constructions may go

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Still suffering "very poor" air quality, the national capital on Wednesday saw improvement, with environment…

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Pawar plays Good Samaritan, rushes to aid road accident victims

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Nov 15 (IANS) Setting aside politics briefly, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday played a Good…

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US consumer group lists most dangerous toys of 2017

Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) A US consumer safety group has released its annual list of worst toys ahead of the…

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Bengal wins GI tag for ‘rosogolla’, celebrates ‘sweet news’

Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Ending a bitter fight with neighbouring Odisha, West Bengal on Tuesday won the Geographical Indication (GI)…

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Need to enact special law for children: Former SC judge

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Gyan Sudha Misra on Tuesday said there is a need to…

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India’s malnutrition disease burden 12 times higher than China: Report

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition in India was 12 times higher per…

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Handicrafts from Tihar to adorn IITF Hunar Haat

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Furniture, handloom, bakery and confectionery items made by Tihar jail inmates will be available for…

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UAE students set world record on Children’s Day

Dubai, Nov 14 (IANS) Students at an Indian school in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) set a world record on…

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World’s oldest wine found in Georgia: Scientists

Tbilisi, Nov 14 (IANS) Scientists have announced that 8,000-year-old pottery fragments have revealed the earliest evidence of grape wine-making, the…

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Tendulkar shows how sportspersons can spread social messages: India tells UN

By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 14 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as showed how sportspersons can take social messages…

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Temer launches programme to keep kids away from violence

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 14 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer has launched a social programme offering training, recreation and sports…

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Air quality back to ‘severe-plus’; Delhi seeks exemptions in odd-even scheme ‘this year’

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR was back to "severe-plus" or "emergency" category on Monday --…

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Delhi schools reopen despite smog, record low attendance

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Schools in Delhi reopened on Monday after a four-day closure forced by severe pollution levels…

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Delhi’s air quality back to ‘severe plus’, may worsen further

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR was back to "severe-plus" or "emergency" category towards Monday evening…

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