Category: Human Interest

Scientist M.G.K. Menon dies at 88

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Distinguished physicist and former ISRO chief M.G.K. Menon passed away at his residence here on…

9 years ago

Vrindavan widows attend international photo exhibition for social empowerment

Agra, Nov 22 (IANS) Aiming to shun the old custom of ostracising widows from important public gatherings, two widows from…

9 years ago

Ramdev in Nepal, to inaugurate Patanjali products unit

Kathmandu, Nov 22 (IANS) Noted Indian yoga guru Swami Ramdev arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday on a week-long visit during…

9 years ago

Help comes for Indian man living on terrace for 8 months in UAE

Abu Dhabi, Nov 22 (IANS) An Indian man who had been living on the terrace of a building for the…

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Serpentine queues continue outside banks, ATMs

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Serpentine queues in front of banks and ATMs continued to be seen on Tuesday too,…

9 years ago

CISF reunites child with parents at Delhi Metro station

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel reunited a four-year-old girl with her parents at a…

9 years ago

CPI-M blames Modi for parliament logjam over demonetisation

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for continued disruptions in parliament over demonetisation, the CPI-M on…

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Sunny Leone among BBC’s 100 most influential women

Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone has made it to the BBC's 100 most influential women. This year's BBC…

9 years ago

Turkey domestication started 1,500 years ago

New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Turkeys had been domesticated by 400-500 AD, say archaeologists who unearthed a clutch of domesticated…

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Amit Shah admits ‘suffering’ due to note ban

Almora (Uttarakhand), Nov 22 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday admitted that "people are suffering" due to demonetisation of…

9 years ago

‘Miracle baby’ weighing lighter than iPad born in UAE

Abu Dhabi, Nov 22 (IANS) Doctors in a UAE hospital are celebrating the successful delivery of its smallest patient, a…

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Demonetisation-hit box office now sees better days ahead

Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Films released in past two weeks may not have garnered the revenues anticipated by trade gurus…

9 years ago

Wedding woes in the time of demonetisation

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) With less than a week to go for her daughter Kavya's marriage,…

9 years ago

Cash crunch hits Himachal potato growers

By Vishal Gulati Una (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 22 (IANS) Hardly any trader is buying potatoes in this Himachal Pradesh town…

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Former US Treasury Secretary faults Modi’s demonetisation drive

Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Coming down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H.…

9 years ago

Australia’s ‘lifetime ban’ on illegal asylum seekers may fail

Canberra, Nov 22 (IANS) The Australian government's controversial plan to impose lifetime bans on all illegal asylum seekers may fail,…

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Train tragedy death toll up to 146, forensic probe ordered

Kanpur/New Delhi/Patna, Nov 21 (IANS) As the death toll in Sunday's train derailment tragedy near Kanpur rose to 146, Railway…

9 years ago

NGOs allege foul play in maternity entitlement payments

Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Inordinate delays in making payments towards maternity entitlement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and…

9 years ago

Thailand Princess, US professor conferred World Sanskrit Awards

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand and George Cardona, Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, USA,…

9 years ago

Leaders at Global Citizens fest make Rs 40,500 crore worth commitments

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Leaders at the Global Citizen Festival India, held in Mumbai on Saturday, have made announcements…

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