Category: Human Interest

Modi greets nation on Vijaya Dashmi

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi.…

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‘Nightlife in Indian cities has seen a significant change’

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Nightlife in India has changed for the better over the last few years owing to…

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Missing for 20 years, 52-year-old man returns home

Jammu, Sep 29 (IANS) After remaining missing for 20 years, a resident of Maharashtra returned home on Friday, thanks to…

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Greater decline in infant mortality rate in 2016: Government

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India has registered three points decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 34 per 1,000…

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Free bus rides for Delhi’s senior citizens on Sunday

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Senior citizens can enjoy free bus rides in the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and…

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Bihar woman approaches police for construction of toilet

Patna, Sep 29 (IANS) In what is surely a rarity, a woman in Bihar has lodged a complaint against her…

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Homo sapiens emerged 350,000 years ago: Study

Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Genetic data from seven humans who lived 2,500 years ago in South Africa suggest that Homo…

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Durga idol in gold sari attracts thousands of devotees in Kolkata

Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Thousands of devotees and revellers are making a beeline for a marquee in north Kolkata to…

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N.Korea accuses US of exploiting American student’s death

Pyongyang, Sep 29 (IANS) North Korea on Friday accused the US of exploiting the death of Otto Warmbier, the American…

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Mexico unveils website to channel help to quake victims

Mexico City, Sep 29 (IANS) Mexico's private sector and civil society on Thursday unveiled a website designed to coordinate and…

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Students quit schools, colleges amid Venezuelan economic crisis

Caracas, Sep 29 (IANS) Thousands of children and young people have dropped out of Venezuela's schools and universities as the…

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Fear grips South Africans amid cannibalism case

Johannesburg, Sep 29 (IANS) Fear, grief and anxiety has gripped South Africans amid news that seven men suspected of cannibalism…

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IS releases ostensible audio message from Baghdadi

Cairo, Sep 29 (IANS) Islamic State (IS) released on Thursday an audio message purportedly recorded by leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,…

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Thousands witness Kumari Puja in Belur as Durga puja fervour climaxes

Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Domestic and foreign devotees gathered in thousands at Belur Math, the global headquarters of the Ramakrishna…

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Freed from ISIS captivity, priest prays for his captors

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Not in the least angry with his captors, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was released by…

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Over 500 special children take ‘Flights of Fantasy’ on World Tourism Day

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Over 500 less fortunate children from 22 cities across India came together to visit the…

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Expats in Vietnam annually earn $88,000: HSBC

Hanoi, Sep 28 (IANS) The 2017 Expat Explorer survey from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) shows that…

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74% feel corruption is common in Government hospitals, reveals survey

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Seventy-four per cent of respondents in a recent set of polls said that corruption related…

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Australian wellness blogger fined for fake cancer tale

Canberra, Sep 28 (IANS) An Australian wellness blogger who falsely claimed to have cancer has been fined $322,000 for misleading…

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No toilet: Man refuses to visit in-laws’ house

Ranchi, Sep 28 (IANS) A man in Jharkhand has refused to visit the house of his in-laws as there is…

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