Category: Human Interest

Groundwater crisis: Water levels fall in 65% wells in a decade

By Charu Bahri Barely three per cent wells registered a rise in water level exceeding four metres in the year…

9 years ago

Banks closure adds to woes in Telangana, Andhra

Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Nov 14 (IANS) Closure of banks in Telangana on Monday further added to the woes of people reeling under…

9 years ago

Modi directs steps to disburse more money in rural India

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a bid to ensure that people in rural areas are able to get access…

9 years ago

Thousands throng gurdwaras to mark Gurpurab

Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) Thousands of devotees thronged gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on Monday to offer…

9 years ago

Ancient Iraqi city recaptured from IS

Baghdad, Nov 14 (IANS) Iraqi forces recaptured the ancient village of Nimrud and the site of the ruins as part…

9 years ago

Trump ‘will immediately deport’ 2-3 mn illegal immigrants

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his pre-election commitment to impose a stricter immigration…

9 years ago

Assam may push deadline for accepting old notes in hospitals

Guwahati, Nov 13 (IANS) In the wake of the prevailing currency crisis, the Assam government is mulling extension of the…

9 years ago

Woman dies in Bengal amusement park accident

Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) A young woman died after accidentally falling off a ride while her sister was severely injured…

9 years ago

Curfew in MP town after Bajrang Dal leader’s killing

Vidisha (MP), Nov 13 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in parts of Vidisha town on Sunday as agitated mobs protesting the…

9 years ago

Queues continue at banks, RBI blamed for delays

Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Taking advantage of a Sunday working day at private and public sector banks, tens of thousands…

9 years ago

Long queues continue at banks, ATMs in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (IANS) There was no let-up in the rush for withdrawing money and exchanging demonetised notes in several…

9 years ago

Migrant labourers despair over currency spike

By Anand Singh New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Dullan Mahto is a labourer from Bihar's Nawada district who used to…

9 years ago

Thiruvananthapuram becomes country’s ‘breast cancer capital’

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13 (IANS) Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country's breast cancer capital, with cases at a record high…

9 years ago

Famed ‘Afghan Girl’ Sharbat Gula to travel to India

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Days after a controversial departure from Pakistan, it emerged that National Geographic's famous "Afghan Girl"…

9 years ago

Sting reopens Paris attack music venue

Paris, Nov 13 (IANS) Legendary British rocker Sting performed at the refurbished Bataclan music hall here on Saturday night to…

9 years ago

Serpentine queues outside banks, ATMs on Sunday

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Long serpentine queues were seem in front of banks and ATMs on the fourth consecutive…

9 years ago

IS using thousands of women as sex slaves in Mosul

Mosul, Nov 13 (IANS/AKI) Thousands of women from the Yazidi minority are being held by the Islamic State jihadist group…

9 years ago

Pakistani woman raped on panchayat orders, commits suicide

Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) A Pakistani woman who was raped on the orders of a panchayat in Gujrat in Pakistan…

9 years ago

Long queues, no holidays, demonetisation hits bank staffers hard too

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Tackling endless queues of waiting people, long working hours, and a working weekend, has left…

9 years ago

Cash-starved Indians scramble at crowded banks, ATMs

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Tempers ran high as millions of anxious cash-starved people waited for hours for the third…

9 years ago



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