Category: Human Interest

SC caps number of fireworks sale licences in Delhi at 500

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Asserting that school children should be encouraged to refrain from bursting firecrackers, the Supreme Court…

8 years ago

Maneka Gandhi, Javadekar to meet over child abuse in schools

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Taking note of child abuse incidents in schools, Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and Human…

8 years ago

Joanna Krupa paints body, poses outside Westminster

London, Sep 12 (IANS) Model Joanna Krupa stripped down to nothing but tiger bodypaint outside Londons Houses of Parliament in…

8 years ago

Passengers faint aboard Karachi-bound flight

Karachi, Sep 12 (IANS) Passengers aboard a Karachi-bound flight from Saudi Arabia fainted due to a faulty air-conditioning system, delaying…

8 years ago

Melbourne decides to name metro stations after ‘Game of Thrones’ series

Melbourne, Sep 12 (IANS) Australia's Melbourne city has decided to name metro stations after places that feature in the "Game…

8 years ago

US college students using marijuana at highest level: Study

Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Percentage of US college students using marijuana was at the highest level in 2016 since the…

8 years ago

Indians can live four extra years if air-quality standards are met

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India being one of the most polluted countries globally, just meeting the international air-quality standards…

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Differently-abled children enjoy Lucknow Metro ride

Lucknow, Sep 11 (IANS) A group of 18 differently-abled kids along with their teachers took a ride in the Lucknow…

8 years ago

Trump commemorates 16th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump led a moment of silence in a brief, sombre ceremony at the…

8 years ago

Indian Christians resent Australian ads featuring Hindu, Christian gods to ‘sell’ meat

Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) on Monday raised strong objections to a new Australian advertising campaign…

8 years ago

‘1,730 dengue, 423 chikungunya cases so far in Delhi’

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A total of 1,730 dengue and 432 chikungunya cases have been reported in the national…

8 years ago

Road show aims to impact 450 women entrepreneurs

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) In a bid to uplift women's entrepreneural spirit in the country, the All India Road…

8 years ago

‘No filtered water, no gender-based segregation at Goa juvenile home’

Panaji, Sep 11 (IANS) No filtered drinking water, no outdoor activity, wet waste littered in the kitchen area and no…

8 years ago

Over 7,000 Indian kids trafficked a year: Satyarthi hopes Modi will act

By Nikhil M. Babu New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) With about 7,000 children trafficked in India every year, child rights…

8 years ago

LG urged to suspend hospital staff over lapse on minor rape victim

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday urged Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to suspend a…

8 years ago

Rose Day fine but celebrate state days also: Modi

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Asserting that he was not opposed to modern concept of celebrating days like Rose Day,…

8 years ago

Satyarthi’s march against child abuse flagged off from Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), Sep 11 (IANS) Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Monday launched an 11,000-km march from here to New…

8 years ago

Bengaluru braces for more rain misery

Bengaluru, Sep 11 (IANS) With the weather department predicting rains over the next two days, residents brace for more misery…

8 years ago

Nursing assistant found dead in hospital

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A 23-year-old nursing assistant was found dead mysteriously inside an ICU at a private hospital…

8 years ago

All-women global naval circumnavigation is a historic occasion: Sitharaman

Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) The global circumnavigation by an all-women Indian Navy crew is a historic occasion for India, the…

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