Category: Human Interest

British Pakistani boy becomes world’s youngest computer programmer

London, Sep 19 (IANS) A British boy of Pakistani origin has set a new world record by becoming the world's…

9 years ago

Maliwal questioned by ACB, gets a week to respond

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Swati Maliwal on Monday said she was questioned by the…

9 years ago

Unspent money for Dalits/tribals, $42.6 bn = 8 times agri budget

By Nikhil M. Babu It was raining heavily last monsoon when Heerabai's youngest child, Seshkumari, 4, collapsed with a fever.…

9 years ago

Srinagar-Muzaffarabad peace bus runs despite Uri attack

Srinagar, Sep 19 (IANS) Despite heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Uri terror attack, the…

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JKP’s 5,700 girls knock at Limca records with self-defence demo

Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JPK) Education has made an attempt at entering the Limca Book of Records…

9 years ago

High alert in Siwan ahead of apex court hearing on Shahabuddin

Patna, Sep 19 (IANS) A high alert was sounded in Bihar's Siwan district, hours ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing…

9 years ago

Sushma to extend stranded UK couple’s Indian visa

Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Five days after offering help to a stranded British couple in Mumbai, External Affairs Minister Sushma…

9 years ago

NGO focuses on problems of kids of jail inmates

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Several eminent citizens came together to focus attention on an often ignored area - the…

9 years ago

Singur men happy to get back lands, uncertain about future

By Bappaditya Chatterjee Singur (West Bengal), Sep 18 (IANS) After the initial euphoria over the Supreme Court judgment, Singur residents…

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Second restaurant celebrating Bolt’s success opens in Jamaica

Ocho Rios (Jamaica), Sep 18 (IANS) A second restaurant celebrating the success of sprint super star Usain Bolt has opened…

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World’s largest Viking ship docks in New York

New York, Sep 18 (IANS) The world's largest Viking ship docked on Saturday in New York, the latest destination in…

9 years ago

Muslim attacked by cow vigilantes dies in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Sep 17 (IANS) A 25-year-old Muslim man who was thrashed brutally allegedly by cow vigilantes on September 13 died…

9 years ago

US policeman kills African-American teen armed with air gun

Ohio, Sep 17 (IANS) A white police officer fatally shot an African-American teen robbery suspect in capital city Columbus, Ohio,…

9 years ago

Has any previous PM ever spent birthday among disabled: Modi in Gujarat

Navsari (Gujarat), Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his 66th birthday in the presence of over 11,000 disabled…

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New York museum invites people to use 18-carat gold toilet

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) A New York museum has set up a working 18-carat solid gold toilet in one…

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Kerala needs new organ transplant legislation: Official

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 17 (IANS) Amid the backdrop of thriving kidney rackets being busted in the country, an officer of the…

9 years ago

Astronauts given comfort upgrade on China’s new space lab

Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) China's newest space laboratory, Tiangong II, will provide more comfort upgrades to astronauts living aboard than…

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Inspired by PM, Vivek Oberoi’s firm to build 5 lakh low-cost housing units

By Nivedita New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is on a mission to give homes to 500,000…

9 years ago

More sanitation, literacy = fewer anaemic, pregnant women

By Charlie Moloney The proportion of anaemic, pregnant women dropped 12 percentage points over a decade to 2015, government health…

9 years ago

Man arrested for throwing dead daughter into river

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 16 (IANS) A man in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, was arrested for throwing the body of his…

9 years ago



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