Category: Human Interest

Chinese reality TV series shows lives of corrupt officials

Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS) For the first time in China, a reality TV series that provides a peek into the…

9 years ago

Dwindling Anglo-Indians in Kerala assured benefits

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (IANS) The Kerala government on Friday assured the state's dwindling Anglo-Indian population of assistance in resurrecting their…

9 years ago

Bihar Deputy CM gets 44,000 marriage proposals on WhatsApp

Patna, Oct 21 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav has received 44,000 marriage proposals on a WhatsApp contact number…

9 years ago

Free Wi-Fi in UP volvo buses

Lucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Corp (UPSRTC) has decided to make its Volvo fleet Wi-Fi…

9 years ago

Ancient Roman villa uncovered near Florence

Florence, Oct 21 (IANS/AKI) Archaeologists have unearthed a luxurious ancient Roman villa complete with thermal baths and stunning mosaics near…

9 years ago

2 Pakistani youngsters in Times’ 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016

Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Two teenagers of Pakistani-origin, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and gamer Sumail Hassan, have been…

9 years ago

Singur land-owners launch farming on ‘soil of gold’

By Sahana Ghosh Singur (West Bengal), Oct 20 (IANS) "This is 'shonar maati' (soil of gold)," the reverence in Sushant…

9 years ago

Himachal CM launches scheme to check female foeticide

Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday launched a scheme to check female foeticide and…

9 years ago

How Singur’s ‘ecofeminists’ bore the brunt of land acquisition

By Sahana Ghosh Singur (West Bengal), Oct 20 (IANS) For a section of 'ecofeminists' of Singur who were at the…

9 years ago

Nearly 80% of divorced Indian Muslims are women

By Alison Saldanha In India, for every divorced Muslim man, there are four divorced Muslim women, an analysis of Census…

9 years ago

Instagram launches new tool to help people at suicide risk

New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Photo sharing website Instagram on Thursday launched new tools to support people struggling with self-injury…

9 years ago

Veteran communist leader Achuthanandan turns 93

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 (IANS) Veteran communist leader and former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan turned 93 on Thursday. Achuthanandan is…

9 years ago

Newborn girl abandoned in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) A newborn girl, abandoned by her family under a flyover here, was rescued and admitted…

9 years ago

Singur awaits land handover to farmers from Thursday

Singur (West Bengal), Oct 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to kick off the process…

9 years ago

Indian American hotelier accused of singeing two dogs

New York, Oct 19 (IANS) High-flying Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal has been arrested for trying to torch two small dogs…

9 years ago

UN chief becomes godfather to newborn Galapagos tortoise

Quito, Oct 19 (IANS) UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday became the godparent of a newborn giant tortoise in the…

9 years ago

What does India’s first potential Smart City promise?

By Meghna Mittal Ahmedabad, Oct 19 (IANS) With 110 skyrises, metro service, bus rapid transport, elevated walkways, automated waste collection…

9 years ago

Monsoon ends this week, record food output likely

By Abhishek Waghmare A "normal" monsoon and adequate water in major reservoirs nationwide, coupled with more money to agriculture, have…

9 years ago

Why Cisco’s bet on IoT, Cloud is crucial to building Smart Cities

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) When it comes to building Smart Cities, Internet of Things (IoT) and…

9 years ago

First-ever 24-hour free wine fountain in Italy

Rome, Oct 19 (IANS) In most areas of the world, public drinking fountains expel tap water, but the newest public…

9 years ago



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