Category: Human Interest

Retreat ceremony at Indo-Pak border sees unique pledge

By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Sep 18 (IANS) The Retreat ceremony at Attari-Wagah and Hussainiwala on the India-Pakistan border in recent…

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China issues stamp commemorating world’s largest radio telescope

Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) China on Monday issued a commemorative stamp in honour of the world's largest radio telescope located…

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Four girls resisting child marriage awarded in Bihar

Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) Four teenaged girl students of Bihar were Sunday honoured for their courage in resisting the family's…

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Bengal celebrates Vishwakarma puja

Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) Innumerable kites of varying shapes and sizes and colours floated in the blue skies while workers…

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Shahnaz launches water-free dry ayurvedic shampoo

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Providing an option for water-free shampoo, Indian organic beauty care company Shahnaz Husain Group has…

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Kashmir’s nomadic goatherds: Saga of survival and endurance

By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) For the hardy goatherds of Jammu and Kashmir, called "Bakarwals", it is time…

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Cruise through Bahubali’s Mahismati, test-tube babies and Kumartuli this Durga Puja

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) Let your Durga Puja travelogue be a medley of cinema, sensitisation and emotion…

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Munich Oktoberfest begins amid strict security measures

Berlin, Sep 17 (IANS) The Munich Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, has begun amid heightened security measures. The beer…

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Protests over ex-cop’s acquittal leave 9 US police injured

Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) The Metropolitan Police Department for the midwestern US city of St. Louis said nine of its…

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Class 11 student takes life after scolding on Facebook addiction

Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A class 11 student in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was found hanging lifeless from…

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Thalassemia patients demand free medicines, reservation in jobs

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Members of the Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group on Saturday demanded free medicines for Thalassemia patients…

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Two MP boys end life, one suspected to be ‘Blue Whale’ victim

Datia, Sep 16 (IANS) Two teenaged boys committed suicide by hanging themselves in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, police said…

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Rescued Indian priest thanks government

Vatican City, Sep 16 (IANS) Father Tom Uzhannalil, the Indian Catholic priest hailing from Kerala who was abducted by terrorists…

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Metro railway doors refuse to open, services hit

Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A Dum Dum-bound train caused panic among the Metro railway commuters when its doors refused to…

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New India defined by people who dare to dream: Smriti Irani

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) New India is defined by people who dare to dream and who strive only on…

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Indian Muslims should embrace triple talaq verdict

By Frank F. Islam On August 22, the Supreme Court ruled that triple talaq -- the practice which allows a…

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President kick-starts ‘Swacchta Hi Seva’ drive from Kanpur

Kanpur, Sep 15 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday kick-started the "Swacchta Hi Seva" campaign from Ishwariganj village of…

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Reshma Qureshi steals the show for Jaheena at Crocs Mysore Fashion Week 2017

By Kishori Sud Mysuru, Sep 15 (IANS) Reshma Qureshi, an acid attack survivor, stole the limelight for designer Jaheena at…

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School, police tried to hush up case, says Pradyuman’s father

By Ritu Tomar Gurugram, Sep 15 (IANS) The grief-stricken father of seven-year-old Pradyuman, who was done to death on September…

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Assam government employees who dump parents will lose part salary

Guwahati, Sep 15 (IANS) The Assam Assembly on Friday passed a bill that makes it mandatory for state government employees…

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