Category: Human Interest

Blind officer appointed district police chief in Afghanistan

Kabul, June 11 (IANS) A blind police officer was on Saturday appointed the district police chief in the restive Uruzgan…

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‘Greatest of All’ Muhammad Ali buried at hometown in Kentucky

New York, June 11 (IANS) Fans threw flowers at the hearse, rose petals were scattered along the road and stirring…

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India proposes to recast air fare refund norms

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Taking serious note of the indiscriminate policies of some domestic airlines on flight cancellations and…

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Existing air fare, travel rules and new proposals

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Following are the existing policies of domestic airlines on various passenger services, notably in areas…

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How a remote hill village became centre of artistic transformation

By Jaideep Sarin Gunehar (Himachal Pradesh), June 11 (IANS) A remote village in the picturesque Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh…

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Aviation ministry steps in to regulate fare refunds

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Taking a serious note of the indiscriminate policies followed by airlines on flight cancellations, the…

8 years ago

Mukherjee lauds Anand Kumar’s work

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday appreciated the social work done by Anand Kumar, an educationist…

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African students urge Indian society to join hands to end racism

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Describing the recent attacks on Africans in the national capital as "racial", African students here…

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Freedom fighter passes away in Kolkata

Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) Freedom fighter Sudhansu Jiban Ganguly, who accompanied Mahatma Gandhi on his peace mission to Noakhali after…

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Delhi surgeons cure infant with abnormal food pipe

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A nine-month-old baby girl, born with an abnormal food pipe, is now able to take…

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You are more likely to protect women than men

New York, June 9 (IANS) We are more likely to sacrifice a man than a woman when it comes to…

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Vice president condoles death of senior scribe Katyal

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Thursday condoled the passing away of eminent journalist K.K.…

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Holocaust victims’ belongings uncovered after 50 years in Poland

Warsaw, June 9 (IANS) More than 16,000 personal items belonging to Jews who were held in the Nazi death camp…

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Great Wall re-emerges from China reservoir

Beijing, June 9 (IANS) A section of the Great Wall, submerged in a reservoir in China's Hebei province for nearly…

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NHRC notice to Madhya Pradesh over death of two labourers

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government…

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Bihar pays Rs 3 lakh as compensation in custodial death case

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) In line with a recommendation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Bihar Government…

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Chinese children are 8 cm taller than 4 decades ago

Beijing, June 8 (IANS) Chinese children are much taller and stronger than they were four decades ago, with the height…

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Under-privileged kids’ day out at Mumbai eatery

Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Forty under-privileged children aged seven and above spent an educative afternoon - with laughter mixed with…

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5,616 Indians turned slaves every day over 2 years

By Shreya Mittal & Sukanya Bhattacharyya As many as 18.3 million Indians live in conditions listed as "modern slavery" in…

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Himachal’s tallest national flag puts Dalhousie school in limelight

Dharamsala, June 8 (IANS) Along with Khajjiar, called mini-Switzerland, Dalhousie Public School has also become an landmark for visitors to…

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