Category: Human Interest

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…

8 years ago

LGBT rights were accepted in ancient India, Section 377 must be repealed: Amish Tripathi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

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…

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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



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