Category: Human Interest

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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,…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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 --…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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,…

8 years ago

Empowering village women: An IKEA initiative

By Mudita Girotra Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 26 (IANS) For Nirmala Maurya, 32, running and managing the home became tedious…

8 years ago

Heavy petting key to becoming friends with dogs

Kolkata, Oct 26 (IANS) Whether you dole out tasty treats or not, the best way to make friends with a…

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Ancient skull from oldest tsunami victim: Scientists

Canberra, Oct 26 (IANS) An ancient human skull discovered in Papua New Guinea is likely to have belonged to the…

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