Category: Human Interest

‘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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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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