Category: Human Interest

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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

Smoke in San Francisco Russian consulate hours before closure

San Francisco, Sep 2 (IANS) Black smoke was seen billowing out of a chimney at the Russian consulate in San…

8 years ago

Dell CEO pledges $36mn to hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) The founder and CEO of Dell electronics has pledged to donate $36 million towards hurricane Harvey…

8 years ago

US airline JetBlue opens office in Cuba

Havana, Sep 2 (IANS) US airline JetBlue has opened an office in Cuba, exactly a year and a day after…

8 years ago

Cataract behind 63% blindness cases in India: Experts

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Cataract is the single-largest factor for blindness in India, accounting for nearly 63 per cent…

8 years ago

HarperCollins to publish Gidla’s memoir of growing up as a Dalit in India

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) After creating waves in US literary circles, the provocative memoir of Sujatha Gidla which details…

8 years ago

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat earns nearly $70mn in 2017

Phnom Penh, Sep 1 (IANS) Revenue from ticket sales for Cambodia's Angkor Wat archeological park reached $69.2 million in the…

8 years ago

Historian challenges UP CM over Taj Mahal

Agra, Sep 1 (IANS) Noted Mughal historian R. Nath has challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's reported statement that…

8 years ago

8,500 people lost in Mediterranean since 2015: UN

London, Sep 1 (IANS) At least 8,500 people have died or disappeared while attempting to cross the Mediterranean since 2015,…

8 years ago

India can be best place for transgenders: Miss Transsexual Australia 2017

By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India is one of the countries that recognises transgender people as a…

8 years ago

Indian passenger dies on Lufthansa’s Frankfurt-Mumbai flight

Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) An elderly Indian passenger died of a cardiac arrest while travelling from Frankfurt to Mumbai aboard…

8 years ago

Finance to Freedom: A businesswoman finds salvation in Buddhism

By Saket Suman Thimphu (Bhutan), Sep 1 (IANS) Twenty years ago she was a chartered financial accountant in a fund…

8 years ago

Imaginary ailments make me ill

By Nury Vittachi I don't always Google my cold symptoms but when I do I have the Black Death, pregnancy…

8 years ago

Sikh TV campaign increased positive view of community

By Arul Louis New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Sikh campaigners who ran a $1.5 million TV campaign has said that…

8 years ago

Sony takes ‘short break’ from The Kapil Sharma Show

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Only days after actor Ajay Devgn left the sets of "The Kapil Sharma Show" as Kapil…

8 years ago



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