Category: Human Interest

Muslim intellectual proposes a revolutionary Uniform Civil Code

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Tufail Ahmad, a leading Muslim scholar on Wednesday proposed a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC)…

9 years ago

Serpentine queues, chaos outside banks on salary day

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) As salaries got credited to many bank accounts on Wednesday, more chaos was witnessed outside…

9 years ago

Queues lengthen on last day of November

Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) In apprehension of a mad rush at the beginning of next month, people started queuing up…

9 years ago

Protests over allowing women to wear churidar at Padmanabhaswamy temple

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 30 (IANS) A day after the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here relaxed its dress code to allow entry to…

9 years ago

Scientists solve blood clot deaths in cancer patients

Wellington, Nov 30 (IANS) New Zealand scientists have unlocked the mystery of why so many cancer patients die of blood…

9 years ago

Colombian president laments plane crash that killed 71

Bogota, Nov 30 (IANS) President Juan Manuel Santos has lamented the plane crash near Medellin in Colombia that killed 71…

9 years ago

4,700 migrants die attempting to reach Europe: IOM

Geneva, Nov 30 (IANS) Nearly 4,700 migrants and refugees have drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in 2016,…

9 years ago

‘Homosexual’ no longer offensive, rules Italy’s top court

Rome, Nov 30 (IANS/AKI) The word "homosexual" is now a neutral word and can no longer be considered offensive, Italy's…

9 years ago

‘Clerical mistake’ makes Punjab taxi driver a billionaire, for a day

Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IANS) A taxi driver in Punjab became a billionaire this month, albeit for a day or so,…

9 years ago

Demonetisation: Funny social media posts no more a fun in MP

Bhopal, Nov 29 (IANS) After demonetisation of high-denomination currency notes by the central government, the Madhya Pradesh government has started…

9 years ago

Son has no legal right on parents’ self-acquired house, says HC

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has said that a son, whether married or unmarried, has no…

9 years ago

Ex-serviceman who ended life in Delhi gets OROP arrears

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Arrears due to a retired soldier, who committed suicide in the national capital earlier this…

9 years ago

DCW employees protest over non-payment of salaries

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The employees of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) held a silent protest outside the…

9 years ago

Indian walks 1,000 km to attend court hearing in Dubai

Dubai, Nov 29 (IANS) An Indian expatriate in Dubai walked a total of over 1,000 km over two years to…

9 years ago

Patna okay with higher taxes to curb pollution

Patna, Nov 29 (IANS) People in Patna will not mind paying higher taxes if the government decides to take tough…

9 years ago

10,000 under-15s expected at Mumbai Juniorthon on Sunday

Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) A staggering 10,000 children aged under 15 are expected to turn out for the second edition…

9 years ago

Women set to re-enter Haji Ali dargah after 5 years

Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) After five years and a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists…

9 years ago

Women to re-enter Haji Ali dargah after 5 years

Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) After five years, a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists will…

9 years ago

Nauru refugees refuse to be resettled in US under Trump

Sydney, Nov 29 (IANS) Refugees held in Australia's detention centre on Nauru do not want to be transferred to the…

9 years ago

HIV vaccine efficacy study begins in South Africa

Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) The first HIV vaccine efficacy study in seven years has begun in South Africa to test…

9 years ago



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