Category: Human Interest

Muslims around the world observe Ramadan

Madrid, May 29 (IANS) Muslims across the world observed the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic…

9 years ago

Bengal teen battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma scores 91%

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Though ravaged by a relapse of Hodgkin's lymphoma, 16-year-old Bodhisattva Mandal scored a whopping 91 per…

9 years ago

The ghost who writes: Thriving business of anonymous authorship

By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) What if you were told that many of the books that you…

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Social isolation driving online infidelity in India

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Internet infidelity or involvement in sexual and romantic conversation online with someone other than their…

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Conversation with a ghostwriter – on condition of anonymity

By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) I was staring at the hundreds of people walking up and down…

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Great white shark jumps into Australian fisherman’s boat

Sydney, May 29 (IANS) A great white shark weighing 200 kg jumped into an Australian fisherman's boat, knocked him over…

9 years ago

Maternal education programmes could improve child learning: Study

By Shreya Shah Literacy programmes for mothers can not only improve their own learning skills but also impact their children's…

9 years ago

Jammu engineer scales Mount Everest

Jammu, May 29 (IANS) Rahul Jarngal, an engineer belonging to Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, has scaled the Mount Everest.…

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Paris Mayor may ban black feminist festival

Paris, May 29 (IANS) Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has called for a black feminist festival in the city to be…

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Macron explains his tense handshake with Trump

Paris, May 29 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that there was indeed a deeper significance to the prolonged handshake…

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Australian researchers use silkworms to repair damaged eardrums

Melbourne, May 29 (IANS) Silkworms could have the potential to repair damaged eardrums, a team of Australian researchers has found.…

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British Airways partially restores London airports service

London, May 29 (IANS) British Airways has managed to restore some of its services at two major London airports --…

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British Airways could face 100 mn pounds compensation bill

London, May 29 (IANS) British Airways could face a bill of at least 100 million pounds in compensation, additional customer…

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Poor vision was never a hindrance to study, says Dharshana after CBSE results

By Anand Singh Chennai/New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Sightless in her right eye, and with partial vision in the left…

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E-rickshaw driver lynched for objecting to youths urinating at metro station

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) A 32-year-old e-rickshaw driver was lynched by a group of 15 youths, including two allegedly…

9 years ago

White House photo caption omits husband of Luxembourg’s gay PM

Washington, May 28 (IANS) The White House omitted Gauthier Destenay, the husband of Luxembourg's openly gay Prime Minister Xavier Bettel,…

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Kerala’s woman legislature secretary to retire with unique record

Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) P. Jayalekshmi recalls with pride how she had to call out the names of two former…

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Australian ‘marijuana queen’ returns from Bali after 13 years

Canberra, May 28 (IANS) A former Australian beautician arrived in Brisbane on Sunday after being released from jail in Bali,…

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100-year-old British-era bridge going strong in Pakistan

Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) A suspension bridge built by the British rulers on Laspur river connecting two villages in Chitral…

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Modi praises environmentalist’s efforts to clean Mumbai beach

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised environmentalist Afroz Shah and his efforts towards cleaning…

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