Category: Human Interest

Bengal’s Durga Puja carnival now a Didi show

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) Known to maintain a punishing work schedule, the Durga Puja festival has…

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‘Male-child preference leads to early marriage for girls in Bihar’

By Imran Khan Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) There is a high probability of girls getting married below the legal age…

8 years ago

System failure triggers delays at Sydney airport

Sydney, Sep 25 (IANS) Thousands of passengers faced delays on Monday following an air traffic control system failure at the…

8 years ago

Veteran journalist, Marathi litterateur Arun Sadhu dead

Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Veteran journalist and Marathi litterateur Arun Sadhu passed away after prolonged illness here on Monday. He…

8 years ago

Trump expands travel ban to N.Korea, Chad

Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has issued a new order banning almost all travel to the country…

8 years ago

Jaitley annoyed as man asks for Hindi translation of ‘bullet train’

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was visibly annoyed on Sunday when a man interrupted him…

8 years ago

Ex-Himalaya MTB champion to try his luck again

Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) Former Himalaya Mountain Biking (MTB) champion Cory Wallace is among the top bikers set to race…

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Don’t see Khadi as cloth but movement: Modi

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday referred to Khadi not as a cloth but a…

8 years ago

Mann Ki Baat integrates sections of society: Modi

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat"…

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‘Indian classical music is for certain class of people’

By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian classical music generally has a limited audience. Pune's popular vocalist Suhas…

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We’re afraid of facing world, says Tihar jail inmate

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Tihar jail woman inmate Lesley is scared of facing the world after her release from…

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Noida car gang rape ‘victim’ now says ‘it never happened’

Noida/New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The reported gang rape of a 25-year-old woman in a moving car in Noida area…

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Demon as ‘fake doctor’ stirs controversy in Kolkata Durga Puja

Kolkata, Sep 23 (IANS) Amid a massive crackdown by the West Bengal CID to net fake doctors, a controversy erupted…

8 years ago

PM salutes Indian soldiers on Haifa Day

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday saluted the Indian soldiers who laid down their lives…

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Gurugram school murder: Arrested accused in CBI remand

Gurugram, Sep 23 (IANS) A district court on Saturday granted the CBI custody of the three accused arrested by Haryana…

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Victoria Memorial leads Tripadvisor’s top Indian museums list

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Located in the heart of Kolkata, the Victoria Memorial has long stood as a symbol…

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Thousands sign Uber petition in London

London, Sep 23 (IANS) Some 400,000 people have signed a petition urging Transport for London (TfL) to reverse its decision…

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Basirhat ready to shake off memories of violence

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Basirhat (West Bengal), Sep 23 (IANS) Basirhat, the sub-division in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district…

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Trump defends Melania for wearing stilettos to hurricane area

Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump defended his wife and First Lady Melania Trump after she faced criticism…

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India’s smallest baby discharged after 132-day neonatal care

Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Nirvaan, India's smallest and youngest pre-term baby born after 22 weeks only, who had to remain…

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