Category: Human Interest

Most buildings, institutions named after one family in India: Naidu

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that after Independence most of…

9 years ago

Syria army denies striking aid convoy in Aleppo

Damascus, Sep 20 (IANS) The Syrian army on Tuesday denied it had launched air strikes on UN humanitarian aid convoys…

9 years ago

NHRC notice to Railway Board over damaged tracks in Kerala

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notice to the Railway Board over…

9 years ago

Nairobi hospital refuses to hand over body over unpaid bills

Nairobi, Sep 20 (IANS) In a case of hospital cruelty, the body of a teenager who died of kidney failure…

9 years ago

2100-year-old human skeleton found on Antikythera Shipwreck

New York, Sep 20 (IANS) A human skeleton found during the ongoing excavation of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck -- the…

9 years ago

App-based cab services push ‘kaali-peelis’ to the brink

By Team IANS New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The age-old proverb "old is gold" may not hold true for traditional…

9 years ago

Bihar raises compensation for three soldiers killed in Uri

Patna, Sep 20 (IANS) Following criticism on social media for announcing a Rs 5 lakh each compensation for the three…

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Satara martyr Chandrakant S. Galande cremated with full military honours

Nashik (Maharashtra), Sep 20 (IANS) Indian Army soldier Chandrakant Shankar Galande - who was martyred in a terror attack in…

9 years ago

Under Modi, record rise in unspent funds for Dalits/tribals

By Nikhil M. Babu In the run-up to the 2014 general elections, then prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, while addressing…

9 years ago

Woman stabbed 22 times by jilted lover in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A 21-year old woman died after being stabbed 22 times by a jilted lover on…

9 years ago

Nashik martyr Sandeep Thok cremated with full military honours

Nashik (Maharashtra), Sep 20 (IANS) Indian Army soldier Sandeep Somnath Thok, who was martyred in a terror attack in Uri…

9 years ago

This ‘rockstar monk’ is crooning songs of gender equality

By Vishal Gulati Leh, Sep 20 (IANS) There is a "rockstar monk" crooning the song of gender equality and harmony,…

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Uri martyr’s widow only wants revenge

Arrah (Bihar), Sep 19 (IANS) Sangeeta, the widow of Havildar Ashok Kumar Singh who was killed along with 17 of…

9 years ago

1,800 illegal settlers evicted from Kaziranga: Ram Madhav

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav has said that the Assam government on…

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Elderly parents of three Uri martyrs from Bihar proud of their sons

Patna, Sep 19 (IANS) The elderly parents of three soldiers from Bihar, who were among the 18 troops killed in…

9 years ago

60-foot-tall silk brocade displayed at Naropa festival

Leh, Sep 19 (IANS) A 60-foot-tall silk embroidery brocade of Buddha Amitabha was unfurled on Monday at once-in-12-years carnival of…

9 years ago

Internet search engines block info on sex determination tests

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that three major search engines -- Microsoft,…

9 years ago

Ola joins authorities in curbing drunken driving

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Online cab aggregator Ola has teamed up with the Hauz Khas Village Traders Association to…

9 years ago

A commuter passes out, causes delays of Metro services

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Delhi Metro services were delayed during Monday morning peak hours as a commuter aboard a…

9 years ago

Sonagachi’s sex workers discontinue Durga Puja after three years

Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Disgruntled with the authorities for denying them a full-scale Durga Puja celebration, the sex workers of…

9 years ago



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