Category: Human Interest

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

Thailand begins royal cremation ceremony for late King

Bangkok, Oct 26 (IANS) Thousands of mourners gathered here on Thursday to participate in a five-day funeral ceremony for Thailand's…

8 years ago

Odisha’s twins separated after marathon surgery at Delhi AIIMS

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (IANS) Odisha's craniopagus twins -- joined at the head - were on Wednesday separated after a…

8 years ago

HC asks man to perform ‘Kar Sewa’ at gurdwara for eight weeks

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed a man, who accidentally shot his lover and her…

8 years ago

It was ‘pre-planned’ murder, says mother of cross-country biker

Hyderabad, Oct 25 (IANS) The mother of well-known cross-country biker Sana Iqbal, who died in a car crash here on…

8 years ago

3 new methods to link mobile number with Aadhaar: Manoj Sinha

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The government has introduced three new methods, including through one-time password (OTP), to ease the…

8 years ago

3 new methods introduced to link mobile number with Aadhaar: Manoj Sinha

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The government has introduced three new methods, including through one-time password (OTP), to ease the…

8 years ago

Rajdhani Express to begin service from Tripura

Agartala/Guwahati, Oct 25 (IANS) After Assam, the Rajdhani Express will begin its service from another northeastern state, Tripura, from Saturday,…

8 years ago

Invincible: How a woman amputee created history at the top of the world

By Vishav Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) A national-level volleyball player, Arunima Sinha was thrown off a moving train by a…

8 years ago

Girija Devi’s mortal remains to be brought to Sangeet Research Academy

Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) The mortal remains of iconic Indian classical vocalist Girija Devi, who died on Tuesday, will be…

8 years ago

Less than one third of Americans back Trump’s tax plan: Poll

Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) Less than one-third of Americans support US President Donald Trump's tax cut plan, a poll released…

8 years ago

Goa’s first Rainbow Pride wants locals to open mind to LGBTs

Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) Despite its reputation as a cosmopolitan, tourism hub, Goa is not really fair on the local…

8 years ago

6,200 girls trained in self defence under BSES’s CSR initiative

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Around 6,200 girls have undergone self defence training in the past three years under the…

8 years ago

Genome India Project launched in northeast

Imphal, Oct 24 (IANS) Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) of over 2,000 individuals spanning different ethnic, linguistic and socio-cultural sections of…

8 years ago

Seoul airport plans to open plastic surgery clinic

Seoul, Oct 24 (IANS) Seoul's Incheon international airport is planning to open a plastic surgery clinic in the transfer section,…

8 years ago

Meghalaya Election Department enters Limca Book of Records

Shillong, Oct 24 (IANS) The Meghalaya Election Department has entered Limca Book of Records for the formation of the biggest…

8 years ago

Mamata unveils Sister Nivedita’s restored house

Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday inaugurated the restored house of Sister Nivedita here…

8 years ago

IS leaves 100 bodies before withdrawing from Syrian town

Damascus, Oct 23 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) militants left 100 bodies ahead of withdrawing from a central Syrian town…

8 years ago



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