Category: Human Interest

Jilted lover sets himself, girlfriend ablaze

Kottayam, Feb 1 (IANS) A 25-year-old jilted lover set his girlfriend and himself ablaze here in Kerala on Wednesday, leaving…

9 years ago

‘TEC’ defines government’s agenda for next financial year

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Giving an outline of the philosophy that decided the shape of the Union Budget 2017-18,…

9 years ago

North-East gets Rs 2,682 cr, substantial hike across ministries

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Even though Finance Minister Arun Jaitley did not announce any new initiative for the North-East…

9 years ago

JNU VC hails Budget for higher education

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) JNU Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar, hailed the measures for higher education announced by Finance Minister…

9 years ago

Budget disappoints RSS labour wing

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) on Wednesday described the union budget as disappointing, saying the…

9 years ago

Australian state to enforce penalties for smoking

Sydney, Feb 1 (IANS) Changes to Australia's Queensland state smoking laws went into effect on Wednesday, putting restrictions on anyone…

9 years ago

10-yr-old Bangladesh girl sprouts bark-like warts on face

Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) A 10-year-old Bangladesh girl has sprouted bark-like warts on her face, which doctor's fear might be…

9 years ago

Cambodia doubles entry fee for Angkor Wat temples

Phnom Penh, Feb 1 (IANS) Cambodia on Wednesday began to enforce new entry tariffs for the first time in 25…

9 years ago

Jaitley proposes IT for education, more skill centres

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Students may see an increased presence of online courses at institutes of higher learning with…

9 years ago

US bombing survivor to wed saviour firefighter

Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Roseann Sdoia, who survived a bomb attack during the Boston Marathon in 2013, will marry her…

9 years ago

Budget 2017-18: Rs 1.84 lakh crore for women & child development

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday increased the allocation for women and children welfare from Rs…

9 years ago

Jaitley announces Rs 8,000 cr infrastructure fund for dairy farmers

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced a Dairy Processing Infrastructure Fund with Rs 8,000…

9 years ago

Thousands of gay men granted pardons by Queen Elizabeth

London, Feb 1 (IANS) Almost 50,000 British men convicted of offences under former anti-gay laws have been granted posthumous pardons.…

9 years ago

JNU student faints during hunger strike

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A JNU student, on hunger strike for the last one week, was admitted to the…

9 years ago

Over 20 tonnes oil spilt into sea after ships’ collision: Coast Guard

Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Over 20 tonnes of thick oil powering oil tanker MT Dawn Kanchipuram has spilled into the…

9 years ago

Ishrat encounter accused top cop given extension

Gandhinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Gujarat's Acting Director General of Police P.P. Pandey, who is an accused in the killing of…

9 years ago

Indian-origin mom ‘told to prove lactation’ at Frankfurt airport

Berlin, Jan 31 (IANS) An Indian-origin Singaporean woman has said she was "humiliated" by the German police who told her…

9 years ago

Austria to ban full-face veil in public places

Vienna, Jan 31 (IANS) Austria's governing coalition has agreed to ban full-face veils in courts, schools and other public places,…

9 years ago

Telangana woman dies in vehicle stopped for CM’s convoy

Hyderabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A woman died on way to hospital in a Telangana town as the vehicle carrying her…

9 years ago

A Bihar woman offers Rs 25,000 reward for missing parrot

Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) In a twist to the 'tota-maina' stories, a woman pining for her missing parrot has offered…

9 years ago



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