Category: Human Interest

World facing greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945: UN

United Nations, March 11 (IANS) The world is facing its greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the UN has announced, issuing…

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‘Uncontrolled weight, obesity can lead to renal failure’

Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Uncontrolled weight gain and obesity leads to renal failure in 70 per cent of the cases,…

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LeT terrorist awaiting gallows stages hunger strike in Bengal jail

Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist, who has been sentenced to death, went on a hunger strike at a…

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Probe team finds negligence in patient’s treatment at Apollo

Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A six-member team set up to probe the alleged medical negligence in treatment of a patient…

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Airlines offer discounted fares on Holi

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Some airlines have come up with special fares on the occassion of Holi for domestic…

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Holding scrapped currency notes beyond December 31 ‘illegal’: Centre to SC

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Holding scrapped currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 after the deadline of December…

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BMC reclaims encroached road after 47 years!

Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) After 47 long years, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has managed to reclaim a 1.5 km…

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‘Chalo Nagpur’ event brings women’s movement to civil society

By Dhamini Ratnam Nagpur, March 10 (IANS) Two days after International Women's Day, women from different rights groups around the…

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Government urged to strengthen organ donation norms

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) City-based BLK Super Specialty Hospital on Friday urged the Centre to strengthen provisions to encourage…

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Bodos stage hunger strike, warn of economic blockade

Kokrajhar, March 10 (IANS) The Bodos -- the biggest tribal community in Assam -- on Friday staged an indefinite hunger…

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In a sylvan valley, one woman reveals, changes lives obscured by beauty

By Bhanupriya Rao Sittilinghi, Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu): Nestled in a sylvan valley in northwestern Tamil Nadu and surrounded by…

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Modi lauds maternity leave bill’s passage in LS

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the passage of the Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill…

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Riding your Harley on a Goa beach won’t be ‘cool’ any more

By Mayabhushan Nagvenekar Panaji, March 10 (IANS) Taking a joyride in a jeep or a motorcycle on Goas popular beaches…

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Armed conflicts displace almost 140,000 in Myanmar

United Nations, March 10 (IANS) Close to 140,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar since September owing to armed conflicts…

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Mark Zuckerberg’s wife pregnant with girl

San Francisco, March 10 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said that he and wife Priscilla Chan were expecting…

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Lawyer’s pants catch fire during Florida trial

Washington, March 10 (IANS) Florida defence attorney Stephen Gutierrez's pants caught fire during an arson trial on Wednesday, Eleventh Circuit…

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Italian court recognises gay couple as adoptive fathers in landmark ruling

Florence (Italy), March 10 (IANS/AKI) An Italian court has recognised two gay men as the fathers of two children they…

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Delhi cracks down on cinema halls over-pricing beverages

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday carried out surprise inspections at cinema halls across the city…

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RGV triggers Twitter storm with comment on Sunny Leone, apologises

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Thursday courted trouble with feminists, activists and political parties roundly slamming…

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Three undergoing dialysis die due to outage in Puducherry hospital

Chennai, March 9 (IANS) In a tragic incident, three poor patients undergoing dialysis died due to a power cut at…

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