Category: Human Interest

Farmers ‘hanged’ to draw people’s attention to suicides

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) With a view to draw the attention of thousands of Delhiites towards farmers' suicides, Jai…

8 years ago

Ministry announces Vasectomy Fortnight from November 21

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Aiming to promote the role of males in family planning, the Union Health Ministry on…

8 years ago

‘Padmavati’ row: Karni Sena threatens Deepika, Brahmin group holds blood signature campaign

Jaipur, Nov 16 (IANS) Opposition to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" continued to grow with a Karni Sena leader on Thursday…

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Modi still popular among masses, says Pew survey

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Over three years into office, Prime Minister Narendra Modis popularity is still at par with…

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Da Vinci painting sells for record $450 million

New York, Nov 16 (IANS) Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" has become the most expensive artwork to ever sell at…

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Parents want smog break in schools: Survey

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Residents of the Delhi NCR region want schools to be shut between November 1 and…

8 years ago

New cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to Disneyland confirmed

Los Angeles, Nov 16 (IANS) Three more people were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease after they visited Anaheim, home to the…

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MP tribal woman mortgages jewellery to build toilet

Dewas (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 16 (IANS) Inspired by the central government's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a tribal woman in this Madhya…

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Leonardo da Vinci artwork auctioned for $450.3 mn

New York, Nov 16 (IANS) Christie's auction house has sold a painting, believed to have been painted by Leonardo da…

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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…

8 years ago

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…

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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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