Category: Human Interest

Seven dead in Jharkhand mine cave-in

Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Seven bodies were recovered from a caved-in coal mine as over a score others were feared…

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A quest for wisdom across the ages and around the world

By Vikas Datta Title: Wisdom - A World History; Author: Trevor Curnow; Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Pages: 240; Price: Rs 399…

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52 trains delayed, 12 rescheduled due to fog

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) At least 52 trains were running late while 12 others were rescheduled on Friday due…

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Pune bakery blaze kills 6

Pune, Dec 30 (IANS) Six migrant labourers were asphyxiated to death when while sleeping in a locked bakery where a…

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Several trapped as Jharkhand coal mine caves-in

Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Several people and vehicles were trapped as a coal mine caved-in in Jharkhand on Thursday night,…

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Scouting, guiding enrich life skills, says President

Mysuru, Dec 29 (IANS) Exhorting the youth to join the Scouts and Guide movement, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said…

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Say no to ‘Hindu Rashtra’: Writer Nayantara Sahgal

Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Noted writer Nayantara Sahgal said the country's cultural diversity and freedom of expression is in danger…

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Senior IAS officer commits suicide in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Senior IAS officer Sanjeev Dubey committed suicide here on Thursday, police said. His body was found…

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Be ready for consequences for any lapse: Prabhu to officials

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A day after 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh, Railway Minister…

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65% spike in vehicle registrations in Delhi in 2015-16

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Despite the Delhi government's claims that it has taken various measures to promote public transport,…

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Parents, others pay tribute to Nirbhaya at Rajghat

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) To commemorate four years of the heinous December 16 gang rape incident in Delhi, Nirbhaya's…

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NYPD to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans

New York, Dec 29 (IANS) The New York Police Department (NYPD) has come up with new rules allowing Sikh police…

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Obama designates 2 desert areas as new national monuments

Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama designated two new national monuments protecting large desert areas in Utah and…

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Banned Indian notes with special numbers could fetch a fortune, Indian expats told

Abu Dhabi, Dec 29 (IANS) Amid the rush among Indian expatriates scurrying home to exchange the demonetised Rs 500 and…

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Scottish islanders feasted on 1,600 seabirds a day

Edinburgh, Dec 29 (IANS) A 250-year-old census has revealed that islanders on Scotland's St Kilda ate more than 1,600 seabirds…

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Sushma promises kin help in getting youth’s body from NZ

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday promised help to a family in Haryana in…

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Mother posts suicide note on FB, kills self, toddler

New York, Dec 29 (IANS) A mother posted a lengthy suicide note on Facebook a day after Christmas before suffocating…

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World’s highest bridge inaugurated in China

Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) China on Thursday inaugurated the world's highest bridge that rises 565 metres above the Nizhu river…

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A visual chronicle of India’s cash-crunched aam admi

By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Millions of Indians, especially the honest and poor, became paupers overnight after Rs…

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NSCN-IM irked over centre’s handling of Manipur blockade

Dimapur/New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has alleged a New Delhi-Imphal nexus in tackling the…

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