Category: Human Interest

188,000 evacuated over California dam erosion

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) At least 188,000 people were evacuated from several northern California counties after authorities warned an emergency…

9 years ago

US Education Department flunks ‘spelling’

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) While quoting civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, the US Department of Education sent out a…

9 years ago

Evacuations ordered in US over dam erosion

Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) Officials have ordered over 162,000 residents near the Oroville dam in Northern California to evacuate…

9 years ago

US Disney parks increase prices again

Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) Disney parks in Florida and California would get more expensive, as prices on single-day tickets,…

9 years ago

United Airlines pilot removed after ranting about Trump

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) A United Airlines pilot was removed from a San Francisco-bound flight after she gave a long,…

9 years ago

‘Discuss social media boundaries with your partner’

New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Roses, cards and gifts are too clich?d gifts for Valentine's Day, so people should now…

9 years ago

Bar on women at night sessions at Asia’s biggest Christian meet to stay

Maramon (Kerala), Feb 12 (IANS) The bar on women's entry to the night sessions of the Syrian Mar Thoma Church's…

9 years ago

Thousands evacuated in Greece to defuse WW II bomb

Athens, Feb 12 (IANS) Nearly 72,000 residents in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki were evacuated on Sunday morning ahead…

9 years ago

Wearing a police uniform may evoke bias

Ottawa, Feb 12 (IANS) Merely wearing a police uniform may change the way you perceive others and evoke a bias…

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Modi remembers Dayanand Saraswati on birth anniversary

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid his tributes to Swami Dayanand Saraswati on his…

9 years ago

Stranded whales refloat in New Zealand

Wellington, Feb 12 (IANS) More than 200 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand have refloated themselves and…

9 years ago

Yale to rename Calhoun College amid controversy over slavery

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Yale University will rename one of its residential colleges, replacing the name of an alumnus remembered…

9 years ago

Hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrested in US

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Hundreds of undocumented immigrants from a dozen Latin American countries have been arrested in at least…

9 years ago

Pained by theft of Nobel citation: Satyarthi

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, whose Nobel Prize citation was stolen among other things, said…

9 years ago

App-based taxi drivers’ strike leaves commuters troubled

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Scores of commuters in the National Capital Region (NCR) faced huge problems on Saturday as…

9 years ago

Cyber security lessons offered to schools in England

London, Feb 11 (IANS) School children in England will be offered lessons in cyber security in a bid to find…

9 years ago

650 transgenders in Nepal apply for civil services

Kathmandu, Feb 11 (IANS) For the first time in the history of Nepal, 651 transgenders applied for civil service exams…

9 years ago

Immigration not linked to increased crime in US: Study

New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Far from increasing incidents of crime, immigration is actually linked to reductions in some types…

9 years ago

App-based taxi drivers’ strike leaves commuters troubled

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Many commuters in the National Capital Region (NCR) were facing problems as most of the…

9 years ago

AP CM’s daughter-in-law hogs limelight at Women’s Parliament

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's daughter-in-law Nara Brahmani hogged the limelight at…

9 years ago



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