Category: Human Interest

‘Make it easy to lodge complaints to beat back bribery’

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Complaining may actually do you some good! Researchers say making complaint-lodging easy may…

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Pollution kills 1.7 mn children each year: WHO

Generva, March 6 (IANS) Each year, environmental pollutants lead to the death of an estimated 1.7 million children under five,…

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Delhi colony gets 24X7 potable water in taps

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A south Delhi neighbourhood on Sunday began getting round-the-clock potable water through taps in a…

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Here no child can say ‘this was my playground’!

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, March 5 (IANS) No child can turn around and say "this used to be my playground"…

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Mobile app lets you drape clothes before buying

Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Want to check how the clothes would look on you before you decide to buy them,…

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Karan Johar becomes father to twins via surrogacy

Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Popular Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar on Sunday announced he has become a father to twins via…

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Bengal nursing home owners held in child trafficking racket

Kolkata/Siliguri, March 4 (IANS) A father-son duo, owners of a nursing home allegedly used as a "safe house" for trafficking…

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Kolhapur bids tearful farewell to Dalit litterateur

Kolhapur (Maharashtra), March 4 (IANS) Thousands of people from Kolhapur, political leaders, Dalit activists and scholars bade a tearful adieu…

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Fresh autopsy ordered on Kerala soldier who featured in ‘Sahayak’ sting video

Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) A fresh autopsy was ordered on Saturday on the body of a 33-year-old soldier from Kerala…

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6 girl prodigies to get International Women’s Day awards

Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) In an unique initiative, six young female achievers with outstanding feats in different fields to their…

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Despite law, 70% working women don’t report workplace sexual harassment, employers show poor compliance

By Manisha Chachra Ridhima Chopra, 25, once with a NGO in New Delhi is among the growing number of Indian…

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Odd people and what we owe to them

By Vikas Datta Title: The Odditorium; Author: David Bramwell & Jo Keeling; Publisher: Brewer's/Hachette India; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599…

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PM Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple

Varanasi, March 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered several litres of milk, Ganga jal and flowers at…

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Army blames media for death of whistle-blower soldier

Pune (Maharashtra), March 3 (IANS) The Indian Army's Southern Command on Friday virtually blamed the media for the alleged suicide…

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Delhi labourers to get 37% hike in minimum wages

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Labourers in Delhi will get a 37 per cent hike in minimum wages as Lt.…

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NSUI member of DUSU disowns anti-communist posters, ABVP says nothing wrong

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) An office-bearer of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) on Friday disowned posters and hoardings…

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Atrocities on women painful in society celebrating them: Mukherjee

Chennai, March 3 (IANS) It is painful to note atrocities against women in a country like India that equates women…

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VHP calls for equal population policy, demographic balance

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Observing that 'jihadi terrorism cannot be tackled through military action alone, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad…

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Last thing Mumbai needs is Trump Tower: British architect

Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Former Bristol mayor and well-known architect George Ferguson slammed the Trump Tower coming up in Mumbai…

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Melania Trump reads Dr. Seuss to sick children

Washington, March 3 (IANS) Melania Trump visited a hospital's paediatric ward where she read Dr. Seusss "Oh, The Places Youll…

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