Category: Human Interest

Goa Deputy Speaker apologizes for minister’s comments

Panaji, April 11 (IANS) Goa Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Tuesday offered an apology for Tourism Minister…

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7,000 girls perform ‘Kuchipudi’ in Vizag to set new record

Visakhapatnam, April 11 (IANS) As many as 7,000 girl students on Tuesday performed classical dance 'Kuchpudi' in this Andhra Pradesh…

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Pope opens free launderette for Rome’s homeless

Rome, April 11 (IANS) Pope Francis has opened a free launderette in Rome in the latest of a series of…

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Telangana techie, who committed suicide in US, cremated

Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) The body of a techie who allegedly committed suicide in the US last week was on…

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China remains world’s top executioner: Amnesty

London, April 11 (IANS) China remained the world's top executioner, putting more people to death in 2016 than all other…

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Malala Yousafzai made UN Messenger of Peace

By Arul Louis United Nations, April 11 (IANS) Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate, has broken another age barrier and…

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UN designates Malala as youngest Messenger of Peace

United Nations, April 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday designated 19-year-old Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan as the UN's…

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Vatican laundromat for the homeless opens in Rome

Rome, April 10 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican on Monday opened a free launderette in Rome's central Trastevere district where the city's…

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Friends, neighbours urge Delhi to seek Jadhav’s release

Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) A pall of gloom descended on a quiet suburban housing complex where former naval commander Kulbhushan…

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Spare children from conflicts, Raj Ghat gathering says

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) More than 1,500 children gathered at the Raj Ghat on Monday to urge global leaders…

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Meghalaya celebrates Shad Suk Mynsiem

Shillong, April 10 (IANS) Hundreds of tribal Khasi men and women on Monday celebrated the "Shad Suk Mynsiem" (dance of…

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Beijing offers cash reward for information on spies

Beijing, April 10 (IANS) The Beijing government is offering hefty cash rewards of up to 500,000 yuan ($72,460) for information…

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Bill Clinton meets George H. W. Bush, gifts socks

Washington, April 10 (IANS) Former US President Bill Clinton met his predecessor George H. W. Bush in Texas and gifted…

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First UK-China rail freight service to depart

London, April 10 (IANS) The first rail freight service from the UK to China will depart on a 7,500-mile journey…

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Girl born with heart outside body in Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh), April 9 (IANS) A girl, born in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh with a rare medical condition…

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Tendulkar gives on-road helmet lessons tn Hyderabadis

Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar lent his support to the road safety campaign, although impromptuly, by advising…

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Euphoria, nostalgia, hope and reality, Khulna-Kolkata train evokes mixed emotions

By Bappaditya Chatterjee Petrapole (West Bengal), April 8 (IANS) As the Khulna-Kolkata trial train chugged in at West Bengal's Petrapole…

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S.Korean actress to visit India for girl, youth empowerment

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) South Korean actress and model Baek Jin-Hee is all set to pay her first visit…

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Immense need of value education today: Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) There is immense need for value education in contemporary times, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh…

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Real Danger of myth becoming memory: Keki Daruwalla

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A "little amnesia," according to one of Indias foremost poets and short story writers, can…

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