Category: Human Interest

Cellphone, satellite data can map poverty

London, Feb 8 (IANS) In a first, anonymised data from mobile phones and satellite imagery data can be combined to…

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15,000 Filipinos homeless after Manila fire

Manila, Feb 8 (IANS) Around 15,000 people in the Philippines took to the streets in a slum here on Wednesday…

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China plans to add more gender-neutral bathrooms in scenic spots

Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) China plans to install gender-neutral bathrooms at the country's top scenic spots. The country will also…

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Animal menace in Jharkhand as snakes, dogs on prowl

Ranchi, Feb 8 (IANS) The menace of animal bites is taking a heavy toll in Jharkhand with over a thousand…

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Calendar shows para-athletes aiming high

Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Sky is the limit for Rubia Chatterjee, as the national gold medallist with a lower limb…

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Brazil troops patrol Vitoria hit by police strike

Brasilia, Feb 8 (IANS) More than 1,000 troops are patrolling the streets of Brazilian city Vitoria after a police strike…

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Centre issues advisory to states on service charges by hotels

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Department of Consumer Affairs has issued an advisory to the state governments to sensitise…

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Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Golden House’ to release in September

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) After Arundhati Roy, it is now author Salman Rushdie's turn to return to the literary…

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Dubai Municipality marks National Environment Day

Dubai, Feb 7 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Municipality on Tuesday marked the 20th National Environment Day based on "sustainable consumption and production"…

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Probe ordered into death of five women at Hyderabad hospital

Hyderabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday ordered a probe by an IAS officer into the death of…

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Connaught Place shuts down over new traffic plan

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi's upscale Connaught Place business hub remained closed in the first-half of Tuesday in protest…

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Onlooker dies during Kerala Law Academy protests

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) A 63-year-old onlooker died on Tuesday when chaos broke out at the Kerala Law Academy here,…

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SC leaves it for legislature to put curbs on Sikh-centric jokes

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Expressing its inability to issue guidelines for curbing Sikh-centric jokes or their circulation, the Supreme…

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35-kg senior citizen undergoes complex heart surgeries

Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) In a rare and challenging case, a 68-year-old woman weighing just 35 kg underwent a 'high…

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Eare liver-heart direct link surgery saves Iraqi woman

By Pradeep Singh Gurugram, Feb 7 (IANS) Doctors at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) in Gurugram recently gave a 21-year-old…

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Delhi LG gives nod to build Mohalla Clinics in government schools

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal cleared the AAP government's proposal to build 300 Mohalla Clinics…

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Kailash Satyarthi’s Nobel citation, medal replica stolen

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Thieves broke into the house of child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi here and took away…

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Ambedkar’s statue partially vandalised in Haryana

Gurugram, Feb 7 (IANS) A statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar was found partially damaged in Haily Mandi area near…

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Chandigarh school kids give ‘Thank you’ cards to Army personnel

Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) Army personnel were in for a surprise on Tuesday when students of Chandigarh-based schools handed over…

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Now, astrologers predict poll outcome in UP

Agra, Feb 7 (IANS) With the Election Commission banning opinion polls from February 4, astrologers have taken to predicting the…

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