Category: Human Interest

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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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Vrindavan widows add some colour to staid lives, play Holi

by Brij Khandelwal Agra March 9 (IANS) Defying age-old restraints, over a 1,000 widows living in Braj area on Thursday…

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Obama shares Indian-American woman’s ‘inspirational’ letter

Washington, March 9 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama shared a letter by an Indian-American woman on the occasion of…

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Modi makes brief appearance in Lok Sabha, greets opposition leaders

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a brief appearance in the Lok Sabha as…

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LS takes up maternity benefit bill for debate

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up for discussion a bill to increase the maternity…

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Illiterate, married at 11, mother at 12: Panchayat president now changes fates

By Bhanupriya Rao Padiganalam (Tamil Nadu): Married against her wishes at 11 to her dead sisters husband, Sidhamallamma Kanchappa gave…

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Widows to be called ‘Kalyanis’ in MP: Shivraj Chouhan

Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that widows in the state will be referred to as…

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Gopal Ansal to surrender on March 20: SC

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal's plea not to send…

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Mario Miranda’s legacy restored with wet-sponges, scrubbers, buckets

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, March 9 (IANS) Celebrated cartoonist, the late Mario Miranda's unblemished legacy needs no introduction in Goa.…

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When ‘Digital India’ loses meaning at the Election Commission

By Nirmal Anshu Ranjan New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) If you are planning to apply online to get your name…

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Permanent MH370 memorial to be built in Australia

Canberra, March 9 (IANS) A permanent memorial to honour the 239 people who were on board the missing Malaysia Airlines…

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Neanderthals had complex vegetarian diets: Australian research

Canberra, March 9 (IANS) Neanderthals have been revealed to have had complex vegetarian diets, while some also used plant-based medicines…

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‘White House will have Spanish-language website’

Washington, March 9 (IANS) The White House website will have a Spanish-language version, since the government understands "the importance and…

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Trump meets Steve Jobs’ widow over immigration

Washington, March 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump met with the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs,…

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2,600-year-old palace found under Mosul shrine ruins

London, March 9 (IANS) The archaeologists who are assessing the damage caused by Islamic State (IS) terrorists to the tomb…

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Violence against women ‘a scourge’, says Italian President

Rome, March 8 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday deplored violence against women calling it a "scourge that can…

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