Category: Human Interest

‘1984 riots shut our doors to a better life’

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Located in a dingy and dirty lane, there's hardly any scope for…

8 years ago

Hitler joined Nazis after far-right group shunned him

London, Oct 30 (IANS) German dictator Adolf Hitler only joined the Nazis after being shunned by another far-right political party,…

8 years ago

Documentary on Talwars on TV in November

Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) A four-part crime documentary series navigating the 2008 Aarushi Talwar murder case, will find its way…

8 years ago

Don’t decorate graves with plastic, toxic items: Goa Church

Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) Goa's Roman Catholic Church has advised citizens not to use plastic and other toxic items to…

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Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums

Riyadh, Oct 30 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from…

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Lack of toilets, water pumps complicating Rohingya crisis

Dhaka, Oct 30 (IANS) The lack of toilets and well-maintained manual water pumps have complicated the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh,…

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Candlelight march for dead Ryan student at India Gate disallowed

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The authorities on Sunday refused to grant permission for a candlelight march, scheduled to be…

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Over 50 arrested after attack on Swiss couple

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Oct 29 (IANS) Acting firmly after a Swiss couple was assaulted by five youngsters in Fatehpur…

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Railway stations, airports witness post-Chhath rush across Bihar

Patna, Oct 28 (IANS) Railway stations and airports in Bihar witnessed heavy rush of passengers, with people heading back to…

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Little scary to step back into society: Talwars

Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, who walked out of Dasna jail in Ghaziabad after being…

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Gandhian from Palestine, Ziad Medoukh gets 40th Jamnalal Bajaj Award

Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) Renowned Gandhian Ziad Medoukh of Palestine was Saturday conferred this year's "Jamnalal Bajaj International Award for…

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Stephen Hawking’s PhD viewed 2 mn times

London, Oct 28 (IANS) British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis was accessed more than two million times "from…

8 years ago

‘High-stakes tests, private tuition harmful to students: Unesco

By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) Two popular pillars of education in India and elsewhere in Asia --…

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Harsh winter awaits 1.5mn kids in Middle East: Unicef

United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has warned that the coming winter will be a "harsh…

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FIFA officials celebrate Indian fashion

Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Displaying true sportsmanship, FIFA officials flaunted and celebrated Indian fashion here on Friday after a crucial…

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SC asks Doordarshan to prepare programme on perils of Blue Whale game

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed national broadcaster Doordarshan to bring out a 10-minute show…

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Pakistani girl whose head hangs at 180-degree angle lives as pariah

Karachi, Oct 27 (IANS) A nine-year-old Pakistani girl whose head hangs at a 180-degree angle is forced to live as…

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Blindness is avoidable: Make eye donation a family tradition

By Tanuja Joshi Every fifth blind person in the world is an Indian. Of the 15 million blind people in…

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Police diluted Pehlu Khan lynching case, finds independent probe

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) An independent fact-finding investigation into the lynching of Pehlu Khan, a dairy farmer, earlier this…

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Prayers to setting sun marks Chhath festival in Bihar

Patna, Oct 26 (IANS) The festival of Chhath was celebrated with fervour across Bihar on Thursday, marked by fasting, praying,…

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