Category: Human Interest

Payday queues hit pensioners in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) The first salary day on Thursday post-demonetisation proved harrowing for millions in Mumbai and elsewhere in…

9 years ago

Sushma Swaraj seeks report on Indian stranded in UAE

Dubai, Dec 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought a report from the Indian Consulate in Dubai about…

9 years ago

No mayhem on salary day in Tripura

Agartala/Aizawl, Dec 1 (IANS) The crowds at banks and ATMs in Tripura on Thursday, the first salary day after demonetisation,…

9 years ago

Salary day: People queue up outside banks

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) People in large numbers queued up outside banks on Thursday to withdraw cash from their…

9 years ago

Long queues at banks, ATMs on first pay day after demonetisation

Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Young working professionals to pensioners, a large number of people queued up at banks long before…

9 years ago

Pay day turns into pain day in Telangana, Andhra

Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Dec 1 (IANS) The cash crunch turned pay day into pain day for people in both Telangana and Andhra…

9 years ago

Human ancestor ‘Lucy’ could walk and climb trees too

New York, Dec 1 (IANS) Lucy -- the common name accorded to the world-famous fossilised remains of an early human…

9 years ago

Serpentine queues in front of treasuries, banks in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (IANS) Serpentine queues were seen in front of state treasuries and banks -- with the ATMs seeing…

9 years ago

In parts of Himachal, Diwali celebrations begin now!

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Dec 1 (IANS) In some interior areas of mountainous Himachal Pradesh, Diwali celebrations have begun only…

9 years ago

Heavy rush for cash at banks, ATMs in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Dec 1 (IANS) Braving the morning chill, hundreds of people, young and old, queued up at ATMs and banks…

9 years ago

‘Bookshops will always remain a paradise for avid readers’

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The smell of books while entering a bookstore is probably the most…

9 years ago

Thank God, it’s sunny, say tourists in Himachal

Shimla, Dec 1 (IANS) While thick fog lay heavy on the plains of northern India, it was yet another sunny…

9 years ago

UN to minimise environmental footprint of its peace operations

United Nations, Dec 1 (IANS) The UN Department of Field Support (DFS) has launched a new strategy to maximize its…

9 years ago

500,000 people displaced in Afghanistan in 2016: UN

United NAtions, Dec 1 (IANS) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that more than 500,000…

9 years ago

National Anthem before movies decision gets overwhelming support

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court order directing cinema halls to play the National Anthem before the start…

9 years ago

Cabinet approves monetary assistance for displaced of PoK

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved central assistance of Rs 2,000 crore for one time…

9 years ago

Install signage ahead of speedbreakers, U-turns: HC

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Taking note of surprise speedbreakers that prove dangerous for drivers on city roads, the Delhi…

9 years ago

Cricketer Yuvraj, Hazel Keech marry

Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) Cricketer Yuvraj Singh and actress Hazel Keech tied the knot on Wednesday as per Sikh traditions…

9 years ago

Demonetisation: When payday pained salaried Indians

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Chaotic queues got longer on Wednesday as people in large numbers scrambled for money after…

9 years ago

Cash-crunch claims three lives in Bundelkhand

Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 30 (IANS) The nationwide cash-crunch following the demonetisation move of the central government has claimed three…

9 years ago



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