Category: Human Interest

Rajya Sabha passes bill providing disabled with more rights

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed, by voice vote, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…

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61 trains delayed, 21 cancelled due to fog

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Thousands of passengers were stranded on Wednesday as 61 trains were delayed and 21 cancelled…

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Day 35 of demonetisation: Banks, ATMs still crowded

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Banks and ATMs on Wednesday continued to be crowded with long queues visible outside even…

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Day 35 of demonestisation: Banks, ATMs still crowded

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Banks and ATMs on Wednesday continued to be crowded with long queues even after 35…

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Bangladesh pays tribute to intellectuals martyred in 1971

Dhaka, Dec 14 (IANS) President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tribute on Wednesday to the intellectuals killed…

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Donate cashless at Buddhist ceremony in January

Dharamsala, Dec 14 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile said on Wednesday it would accept cashless donations for the 'Kalachakra' (Wheel of…

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A catalogue of unlikely, unexpected museums around the world

By Vikas Datta Title: The World's 100 Weirdest Museums; Author: Geoff Tibballs; Publisher: Robinson/Hachette India; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599…

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Google Doodle hails 105th year of South Pole conquest

Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Google on Wednesday saluted the 105th anniversary of the great Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's Antarctica expedition…

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Rebels to evacuate Syria’s Aleppo by dawn on Wednesday

Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) The rebels will evacuate the Syrian city of Aleppo by dawn on Wednesday, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV…

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Venezuelans rush to banks to turn in 100-bolivar bills

Caracas, Dec 14 (IANS) Thousands of Venezuelans on Tuesday rushed to public and private banks around the country to turn…

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Syria denies military atrocities in eastern Aleppo

Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) The Syrian representative at the United Nations denied reports that the Syrian Army has committed atrocities…

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Long queues at banks, ATMs after long weekend

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Long queues outside banks in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) were a common…

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Ahmadi Muslims to hold spiritual convention in Punjab

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community announced it will hold its three-day yearly convention in Punjab, here…

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Syrian pro-government forces execute 82 civilians in Aleppo

Geneva, Dec 13 (IANS) Pro-Syrian government forces executed 82 civilians in Aleppo during the ongoing battle to take back the…

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Ramakrishna Mission students clear fallen trees in Chennai

Chennai, Dec 13 (IANS) Around 200 students of Ramakrishna Mission Home here actively lent an helping hand to the residents…

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Long queues at banks, ATMs after long weekend

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Long queues outside banks in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) were a common…

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Chidambaram calls demonetisation ‘biggest scam’, seeks probe

Nagpur, Dec 13 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday demonetisation was "the biggest scam of the year"…

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Elopement cases rising in Tripura, crime against women decreasing

Agartala, Dec 13 (IANS) Elopement cases is increasing in bordering Tripura with 14 per cent rise this year compared to…

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Cash crunch continues in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (IANS) The cash crunch continued at banks and ATMs across Kerala on Tuesday even a month after…

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81 trains delayed, 6 cancelled due to fog

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Thousands of passengers were stranded on Tuesday, as 81 trains were delayed and six cancelled…

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