Category: Human Interest

S.Korean First Lady to serve Trumps traditional refreshments

Seoul, Nov 7 (IANS) South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook will serve homemade traditional refreshments to US President Donald Trump…

8 years ago

Children’s Day to be holiday for Delhi schools, offices

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Children's Day this year will be a holiday for all schools and government offices, and…

8 years ago

Man gets fake Rs 2,000 note at Delhi ATM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) A Delhi resident on Monday complained to police after he got a forged currency note…

8 years ago

Twitter censors ‘bisexual’ hashtag, apologises to users

San Francisco, Nov 6 (IANS) Twitter which updated its policies last week to fight abuse in an efficient way has…

8 years ago

Civilians start returning home after Raqqa’s recapture

Damascus, Nov 6 (IANS) Hundreds of civilians started returning to the first neighbourhood that was liberated from the Islamic State…

8 years ago

55,000 children run in Salwan Marathon

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Around 55,000 children including 3,300 visually impaired and differently abled kids across the country participated…

8 years ago

Finnair begins weighing passengers

Helsinki, Nov 5 (IANS) Finland's flag carrier Finnair has begun a new programme where it weighs passengers before take-off to…

8 years ago

Women power: How a forest was saved from timber mafia

By Mudita Girotra Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Nov 5 (IANS) Armed with just water bottles and sticks, a group of poor tribal…

8 years ago

Was demonetisation pain worth it, asks common man

By Mohammed Shafeeq, Anand Singh, Bhavana Akella and Bappaditya Chatterjee New Delhi/Hyderabad/Bengaluru/Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) Large companies and bankers, employees…

8 years ago

Indian-origin ‘chicken king’ to restart scandal-hit UK factory

London, Nov 4 (IANS) Indian-origin "chicken king" Ranjit Singh Boparan's 2 Sisters Food Group chicken factory in the UK is…

8 years ago

918 kg Brand India ‘khichdi’ enters Guinness World Record

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) A team of 50 chefs as part of a government-led initiative on Saturday created a…

8 years ago

Vice President for discouraging families owning more cars

Hyderabad, Nov 4 (IANS) Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for discouraging families from owning more…

8 years ago

Brand India ‘khichdi’ enters Guinness World Records

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) A team of 50 chefs in a government-led initiative on Saturday created a world record…

8 years ago

31 new allegations of sexual exploitation, abuse: UN

United Nations, Nov 4 (IANS) The UN received 31 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse within its system in the…

8 years ago

Discrimination pervading life of stateless minorities: UN

Geneva, Nov 4 (IANS) Discrimination, exclusion and persecution are still pervading the life of the world's stateless minorities and immediate…

8 years ago

Government launches philately promotion programme

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Union Communications Minister Manoj Sinha on Friday launched a pan-India scholarship programme for school children,…

8 years ago

Stench of rotting rodent in AC coach forces HC judge to leave train

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (IANS) A sitting judge of the Orissa High Court on Friday cut short his train journey over…

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Majority say bribery, corruption a local problem

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A survey participated in by more than one lakh people across the country showed that…

8 years ago

North-East Festival returns to Delhi with food, fun, fashion

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The North East Festival, which aims to promote northeast India, is back in the capital…

8 years ago

Bandh observed in Chittorgarh against ‘Padmavati’

Jaipur, Nov 3 (IANS) Protest by the Karni Sena against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's multi-starrer "Padmavati" picked up pace in Rajasthan…

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