Category: Human Interest

Modi salutes the spirit of differently abled

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the determination of the disabled people on the…

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120,000 to attend Chapecoense players’ funeral

Rio de Janiero, Dec 3 (IANS) Around 120,000 people, including celebrities, politicians, athletes and journalists are expected to be at…

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No salary for employees in Manipur yet

Imphal Dec 3 (IANS) The salaried class of Manipur are in distress. Banks and ATMs are dry. On Saturday, some…

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Most Indians dependent on private healthcare: Study

By Vishav New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Households across India still overwhelmingly depend on private providers for healthcare services over…

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2,000 people evacuate rebel-held town in Syria

Damascus, Dec 3 (IANS) As many as 2,000 people evacuated the rebel-held suburb of Tal about 16 kms from here,…

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77,826 flee Mosul as conflict rages: IOM

Geneva, Dec 3 (IANS) Nearly 77,826 civilians have fled Mosul and its adjacent districts since Iraq's military operations to recapture…

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Deaf Bangladeshi kid receives implants to enhance sense of sound

Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) A permanently deaf four-year-old boy from Bangladesh received bilateral cochlear implants, which help provide a sense…

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App to spread awareness against artificial baby food

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A mobile application was launched here on Friday to help people report the inappropriate promotion…

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Two die in Kolkata queues as payday pain continues

New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Two elderly persons died while standing in a bank queue in West Bengal on Friday…

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Foul air in India kills 6 lakh more than estimated: Report

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Holding fossil fuel as a major culprit, a report by Greenpeace on Friday said that…

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Bhopal gas leak victims recall night of horror

Bhopal, Dec 2 (IANS) Thirty-two years of agonising existence after the infamous gas leak in Bhopal have only aggravated the…

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British Library, Jaipur Lit Fest to bring Magna Carta to India in 2017

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The British Library and the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) have come together in a new…

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Kashmir police fight off stone throwers – peacefully

Srinagar, Dec 2 (IANS) Police in Kashmir have started counselling stone throwers and conducting sessions to de-radicalise them, soothe their…

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Activists demand strict compliance of safety norms in industries

Agra, Dec 2 (IANS) Marking 32 years of Bhopal gas tragedy, activists on Friday demanded that the state pollution control…

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National Policy for Women focused on empowering women: Maneka Gandhi

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The National Policy for Women, 2016 emphasises on mindset change through advocacy campaigns, multi-sectoral actions,…

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More women reporting cases of sexual harassment: Maneka Gandhi

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Women are coming forward in larger numbers to report cases of sexual harassment at the…

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Women’s bike rally to raise awareness on breast cancer

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) In an attempt to create more awareness about breast cancer, Fortis La Femme will be…

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Goa minister’s comments on women triggers controversy

Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) Goa's Art and Culture minister Dayanand Mandrekar's statement on Wednesday, when he said that women are…

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Limb donation camp to be held on Disability Day

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A charitable organisation will hold an artificial limb donation camp in which 101 aids including…

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Anger spills as cashless pain surges on payday

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Already starved of cash due to demonetisation, people across India suffered more pain amid stray…

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