Category: Human Interest

Wreckage of ‘Chilean Titanic’ found

Santiago, Nov 10 (IANS) Explorers have found the hulk of the steamship Itata, known as the "Chilean Titanic", which sank…

8 years ago

Two youths die, three escape narrowly as car drowns in Yamuna

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Joyride turned into a tragedy for five friends when two of them died and the…

8 years ago

Odd-even scheme to be back in Delhi next week

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) With the national capital facing an environmental emergency as pollution levels worsened, the Delhi government…

8 years ago

CBI should grill Pintos in my son’s murder case: Pradhuman Thakur’s father

By Anand Singh New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The family of the seven-year-old boy murdered in the Ryan International School…

8 years ago

Delhi air may worsen further on Friday, respite likely next week

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Even as an "emergency" under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was officially imposed in…

8 years ago

Gene therapy grants new skin to schoolboy

Berlin, Nov 9 (IANS) In a first, a team of doctors successfully treated a seven-year-old boy of a genetic disease,…

8 years ago

UNHCR to get Mother Teresa Award 2017 for social justice

Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been named as the recipient of the…

8 years ago

Facebook rolls out ‘Disaster Maps’ in India

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) In a bid to help communities recover and rebuild faster in the aftermath of natural…

8 years ago

Uber to test flying taxi in Los Angeles by 2020

San Francisco, Nov 9 (IANS) Ride-hailing app Uber has announced that it will start its ambitious flying taxi project in…

8 years ago

Metro parking rates to go up four-fold from Thursday

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Delhi Metro on Wednesday announced a four-fold hike in the rates for parking on…

8 years ago

Jury still out on note ban: Some hail, others wail

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Exactly a year ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dramatically scrapped high value currency notes in…

8 years ago

India’s international Cherry Blossom Festival begins in Meghalaya

Shillong, Nov 8 (IANS) The second India international Cherry Blossom Festival started here on Wednesday, even as the pink and…

8 years ago

Delhi to host national event for youth with disabilities

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) has joined hands with…

8 years ago

Postmaster’s theft complaint registered after three months, after PMO intervenes

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Nearly three months after a retired postmaster complained of theft of jewellery from his east…

8 years ago

Robber identified after clicking photo on stolen phone

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) A phone thief was identified after he clicked his photo on the stolen phone, police…

8 years ago

Former royal family of Jaipur threatens to oppose ‘Padmavati’ release

Jaipur, Nov 7 (IANS) With the release date of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" approaching, its troubles seem to be mounting…

8 years ago

Air pollution: Schools shut, halt to construction work in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad, Nov 7 (IANS) In view of air pollution touching alarming levels, Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ritu Maheshwari on Tuesday ordered…

8 years ago

Muslim girl teaching Yoga in Ranchi provided security after threats

Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Security has been provided to a Muslim girl in Jharkhand who teaches Yoga, as she is…

8 years ago

Jharkhand man seeks children’s custody as wife lives with lover

Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) An interesting love triangle, also being portrayed as "Love Jihad", has surfaced in Jharkhand where a…

8 years ago

NCR yellow smog blanket: Worst air quality, poorer than a day after Diwali

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The National Capital Region on Tuesday saw its worst 'air quality' and 'smog situation' of…

8 years ago



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