Category: Human Interest

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

Two children of triple talaq petitioner go ‘missing’, found with father

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The two children of Ishrat Jahan, one of the five petitioners to the Supreme Court who…

8 years ago

Two million gather in Saudi Arabia for Haj

Makkah (Saudi Arabia), Aug 31 (IANS) Nearly two million Muslims from around the world have gathered here in an effort…

8 years ago

Four states may defeat India’s fight against open defecation

Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) India and the world cannot meet their cleanliness goals unless four Indian states -- Uttar Pradesh,…

8 years ago

Britain marks Diana’s 20th death anniversary

London, Aug 31 (IANS) Britain on Thursday observed Princess Diana's 20th death anniversary. Dubbed the "people's princess" by then Prime…

8 years ago

Yogi orders setting up of ‘gaushalas’ across UP

Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the state's 16 municipal corporations to establish "gaushalas"…

8 years ago

Japanese man banned from Twitter over killing mosquito

San Francisco, Aug 31 (IANS) Twitter has banned a Japanese man after he posted a photo of a mosquito he…

8 years ago

Unesco announces winners of 2017 International Literacy Prizes

Paris, Aug 31 (IANS) The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has announced the winners of the 2017 International…

8 years ago

Thackeray pats BMC as Mumbai struggles to normalize after deluge

Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) As Mumbai struggled to return to normalcy after Tuesday's deluge which claimed at least five lives,…

8 years ago

Congress wants Jharkhand CM out over death of 300 children

New Delhi/Ranchi, Aug 30 (IANS) Alleging criminal negligence leading to the death of around 300 children in two premier government…

8 years ago

Parents alerted as Blue whale claims 1st victim in Assam

Guwahati, Aug 30 (IANS) With the online killer game Blue Whale spreading its tentacles fast, Assam Police on Wednesday issued…

8 years ago

India, Canada to jointly release Diwali-themed stamps

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and Canada will jointly issue two sets of commemorative postage steps on the theme…

8 years ago

Lata Mangeskar salutes brotherhood of Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Melody queen Lata Mangeskar has lauded the efforts by locals and religious places in Mumbai to…

8 years ago

Mumbai opens heart and hearth for deluge-hit people

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) In another display of Mumbai's indomitable spirit, the maximum city opened its heart…

8 years ago

A Goa police station and Lord Ganesh

Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) A Goa police station's decision to curtail Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at its premises to five days,…

8 years ago

Sandra Bullock donates $1 million to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Los Angeles, Aug 30 (IANS) Actress Sandra Bullock is pitching in to help victims of Hurricane Harvey by donating $1…

8 years ago



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