Category: Human Interest

Two Mumbaikars play ‘garba-dandiya’ on wheelchairs

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) At several suburban Navratri venues in Mumbai, revellers suddenly stop in their tracks…

9 years ago

Unmarried Chandramati is ‘mother’ to 22 children

By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, Oct 5 (IANS) Chandramati Oraon is unmarried and doesn't intend to ever tie the knot, but…

9 years ago

Cabinet paves way for India-EU MoU on water cooperation

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for the signing of Memorandum of Understanding…

9 years ago

PM Modi to attend Ram Leela on Dussehra in Lucknow

Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) In a first by any Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will be celebrating the festival of Dussehra…

9 years ago

Modi pays tribute to Shyamji Krishna Varma

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on…

9 years ago

NHRC seeks report on Japanese Encephalitis deaths in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 4 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notice to Malkangiri district collector and the…

9 years ago

Punjab polls: ‘Nonsense Club’ announces special tuitions for voters

Chandigarh, Oct 4 (IANS) Taking a dig at the mushrooming political parties and leaders in Punjab ahead of the assembly…

9 years ago

Dalai Lama concerned over global warming

Dharamsala, Oct 4 (IANS) Barely days ahead of a UNEP summit in Rwanda in which 190 countries will discuss ways…

9 years ago

Elderly woman beaten to death by brothers in MP

Bhopal, Oct 4 (IANS) Two persons were arrested for beating a 65-year-old woman to death accusing her of practising "black…

9 years ago

BSF trooper martyred in Baramulla terror attack given tearful adieu

Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) Thousands bid a tearful farewell to BSF trooper Nitin Kumar in Etawah at his native village…

9 years ago

AIADMK MPs march to PMO, demand a Cauvery board

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A delegation of the AIADMK's parliament members on Tuesday marched to the Prime Minister's Office…

9 years ago

Bear mauls man twice in ‘The Revenant’ style attack

Helena (Montana), Oct 4 (IANS) Fifty-year-old Todd Orr sounded caution for all on adventure trips to the Rocky Mountains after…

9 years ago

A tryst with the Moon, Madame Tussauds, the marginalised this Durga Puja

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) Fancy a flight to the Moon and back this Durga Puja? How about…

9 years ago

Trinidad marks Mahatma Gandhi’s 147th birth anniversary

Port-of-spain, Oct 3 (IANS) Trinidad on Monday marked the 147th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with a video presentation of…

9 years ago

Jesus would welcome gays and transgender people, says Pope

Rome, Oct 3 (IANS/AKI) Jesus Christ would always help anyone find God, including homosexuals and people who have had gender…

9 years ago

BSF hands back 12-year-old Pakistani who entered India to drink water

Ferozepur (Punjab), Oct 3 (IANS) At a time when tension between both countries is at its peak, the Border Security…

9 years ago

‘Airawat’ mobile squads to tackle man-tusker conflict in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) To deal with the frequent human-elephant conflicts in West Bengal, the state forest department on Monday…

9 years ago

Why you are more likely to get help in emergency situations

London, Oct 3 (IANS) It may appear counter-intuitive, but a new study suggests that you are more likely to get…

9 years ago

Why men’s suicide attempts are fatal

New York, Oct 3 (IANS) Despite being less likely to experience suicidal ideation or depression, men are more likely to…

9 years ago

Man vandalises new Trump hotel in US with graffiti

Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) The US presidential candidate Donald Trump's new Trump International Hotel in here was vandalised with graffiti…

9 years ago



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