Category: Human Interest

Tripura families affected by border fencing being rehabilitated

Agartala, March 16 (IANS) Families affected due to the construction of a fence along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura are…

9 years ago

New Zealand river granted legal status as ‘a person’

Wellington, March 16 (IANS) New Zealand's Whanganui River has gained its own identity with all the corresponding rights, duties and…

9 years ago

Indian-American teenager wins top science prize

Washington, March 16 (IANS) Indian-American teenager, Indrani Das, won the top, $250,000 prize in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search…

9 years ago

Alia to host ‘Beauty And…’ screening for NGO kids

Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Actress Alia Bhatt, who has just turned 24, will host a special screening of "Beauty and…

9 years ago

Amarinder’s mother admitted to hospital

Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Punjab's Chief Minister-elect Amarinder Singh visited his ailing mother Mohinder Kaur at the Post Graduate Institute…

9 years ago

Seven teams qualify for Indian private moon mission

Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) Seven teams, including three from India, have qualified for the country's first private moon mission in…

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Man kills son in Delhi, arrested

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A 50-year-old man killed his intoxicated son after the latter slapped him over a trivial…

9 years ago

This Ramlila presents an enduring tapestry of communal harmony

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Nestled in Uttar Pradeshs glass-factory district of Firozabad is Kheriya, a small village which for…

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Government will ensure safety of diaspora: Sushma

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday that India has raised the recent incidents…

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Employees’ retirement planning needs urgent attention: Report

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) In order to move towards a pensioned society, India will require a systemic approach for…

9 years ago

Budget shopping a rewarding, memorable experience in HK

By Prashant Sood Hong Kong, March 15 (IANS) It is easy to remember Hong Kong for its enormous variety of…

9 years ago

Protests, ink attacks and trolls have become lethal weapons against writers, intellectuals

By Saket Suman New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A day after the BJPs thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday,…

9 years ago

Hyderabad again ranks top in quality of living

Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) Hyderabad has emerged as the city with the best quality of living in India for the…

9 years ago

Coldest Holi in five years made people prefer dry colours

By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) It was mostly a dry Holi, with gulal powder in and water…

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148-kg Aurangabad woman ‘crowd-funds’ bariatric surgery

Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) A 148-kg woman hailing from a poor family hopes to get a new lease of life…

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JNU student’s family suspects foul play in his death

Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Suspecting a foul play, the family members of J. Muthukrishnan, an M.Phil student at Jawaharlal Nehru…

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Rare joint-replacement surgery enables man walk after decade

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) In the world's second such case, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here…

9 years ago

Ink attack on Kannada writer

Davanagere, March 14 (IANS) Kannada writer Yogesh Master, who is said to have hurt the sentiments of Hindus with his…

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Shanghai restaurants install see-through kitchens

Shanghai, March 14 (IANS) More than 2,000 restaurants in Shanghai have installed see-through kitchens in a bid to improve food…

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Reason for ‘suicide’ of JNU student still a mystery: Police

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Delhi Police is yet to figure out the reason for the suspected suicide of a…

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