Category: Human Interest

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…

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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,…

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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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Tourism festival inaugurated in Imphal

Imphal, Nov 21 (IANS) Manipur Governor Najma Heptullah on Monday inaugurated the tourism Sangai festival at Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre…

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Man dies in bank queue in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A 49-year-old vegetable vendor died on Monday afternoon while standing in a queue outside a…

9 years ago

12-year-old girl gives birth in Italy

Rome, Nov 21 (IANS/AKI) A 12-year-old girl has given birth to a baby boy in southern Italy whose father is…

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Art for Concern to host two-day traditional and folk art exhibition

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The capital is all set to witness a two-day exhibition of traditional and folk art…

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Toll in train derailment tragedy rises to 146

Kanpur/New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The death toll in Sunday's train derailment tragedy rose to 146 on Monday as 25…

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HLL to install sanitary napkin machines in 150 Kerala schools

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 21 (IANS) Premier condom manufacturer HLL Lifecare Ltd along with the Thiruvananthapuram District Panchayat is set to install…

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Shaken survivors burst into tears on reaching Patna

Patna, Nov 21 (IANS) Unlike many other journeys they had undertaken in the past, it was an altogether different kind…

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No relief for people in Telangana, Andhra for 13th day

Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Nov 21 (IANS) There was no end to people's woes in the wake of demonetisation of high value currency…

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Queues persist outside banks for the 12th day

Noida, Nov 21 (IANS) There has been no relief for the common man queuing up outside the banks for the…

9 years ago

Everester Pradeep Sahoo dead

Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Ace mountaineer and Everester Pradeep Sahoo died in Zimbabwe capital Harare following a severe heart attack,…

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People have exchanged, deposited Rs 544,571 crore: RBI

Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Some 37 per cent of the Rs 14,50,000 crore worth of now-demonetised Rs 500 and Rs…

9 years ago

Forensic probe ordered into Kanpur rail tragedy: Prabhu

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that a "forensic probe"…

9 years ago

Farmers can buy seeds with old Rs 500 notes

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The government on Monday allowed farmers to purchase seeds with the demonetised bank notes of…

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TDP MP stages novel protest over demonetisation

Tirupati, Nov 21 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party MP N. Sivaprasad staged a novel protest in this temple town on Monday…

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How WhatsApp is giving wings of freedom to housewives

By Akanki Sharma New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A year ago, when 28-year-old Soma Chatterjee Maiti started using mobile messaging…

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Toll rises to 142 in Kanpur train derailment

Kanpur, Nov 21 (IANS) The death toll in one of the worst rail accidents in the country that took place…

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