Category: Human Interest

Female mobility key in cultural interchange during Bronze Age

Berlin, Sep 5 (IANS) Female mobility during the final phase of the Stone Age and start of the Bronze Age…

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54 Egyptian pilgrims die during Haj pilgrimage

Cairo, Sep 5 (IANS) Fifty-four Egyptian pilgrims died during the annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, officials said…

8 years ago

Gautam Gambhir to educate slain Kashmiri police officer’s daughter

Srinagar, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday announced he will help educate "for lifetime" the daughter of…

8 years ago

Technology, social media of huge help at Haj

By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) This year, as around 2.35 million Muslims from across the world gathered…

8 years ago

Trump speaks to US astronauts who returned from ISS

Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump spoke to two American astronauts, Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer, upon their…

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Habitual traffic offenders should be beaten with shoes: Goa DGP

Panaji, Sep 4 (IANS) Repeated violators of traffic rules should be beaten with shoes, Goa's Director General of Police Muktesh…

8 years ago

Liquor worth Rs 440.6 cr sold in Kerala during Onam season

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 4 (IANS) Liquor sales in Kerala during the the 10 days of Onam touched a record high of…

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Duchess of Cambridge expecting third child

London, Sep 4 (IANS) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, the Kensington Palace said on…

8 years ago

Delhi’s Kumartuli: Where Bengal artisans create Durga idols

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Inside a dimly lit tent, Khitol Rajbongshi was busy applying a fresh…

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Feasting on Thiru Onam ‘sadya’ in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 4 (IANS) The most important day in the Onam festival calendar - Thiru Onam - was celebrated across…

8 years ago

Myanmar blocks all UN aid to civilians: Report

Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 4 (IANS) Myanmar has blocked all UN aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water…

8 years ago

Sitharaman joins powerful ‘sisterhood’ of female defence ministers

By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 4 (IANS) Nirmala Sitharaman is now a member of a powerful sisterhood of 16…

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LGBT rights were accepted in ancient India, Section 377 must be repealed: Amish Tripathi

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises sexual acts "against…

8 years ago

Rooney, brunette and wife: Drunk-driving rap dominates Britain’s tabloids

London, Sep 3 (IANS) It started off as a story about British football ace Wayne Rooney nabbed by police on…

8 years ago

Elderly couple murdered by their nurse in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) An elderly couple has been allegedly murdered by a male nurse in their flat in…

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Leave superstition and donate eyes: Jharkhand Governor

Ranchi, Sep 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu on Saturday appealed to the people of the state to leave superstitions…

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Punjab takes action against fake agents of Beti Bachao scheme

Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) The Punjab government on Saturday instructed all Deputy Commissioners and district police authorities to register FIRs…

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No move on successor, beware of rumours: Dera to followers

Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) With rumours abounding about the future course of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) sect, its…

8 years ago

E-cigarette ban wipes out less harmful alternative for smokers: Experts

By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Banning e-cigarettes may deprive Indian smokers of a substantially less harmful…

8 years ago

Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) US tennis star Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl at a clinic in…

8 years ago



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