Category: Human Interest

Zuckerberg faces flak after Facebook removes ‘napalm girl’ photo

New York, Sep 9 (IANS) The editor-in-chief of Norways biggest daily newspaper has criticised Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over his…

9 years ago

UP to develop Lal Bahadur Shastri’s Varanasi home as museum

Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned the first instalment of Rs 35.74 lakh for restoration work…

9 years ago

UP to implement free hearse service

Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will make available free hearse service in the state, an official said…

9 years ago

2,297 killed by lightning in Odisha in 7 years

By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar, Sep 9 (IANS) In Odisha people are getting killed in large numbers by what is perhaps…

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Disabled Kerala swimmer to campaign against terrorism

By Sanu George Alappuzha (Kerala), Sep 9 (IANS) He is 51 and physically challenged. But nothing will stop E.D. Baburaj…

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Mandi, Sindhudurg emerge cleanest districts in India

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra have emerged the cleanest districts in India…

9 years ago

Sikkim, Kerala top in Swachhta survey, Jharkhand at bottom

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Sikkim and the Left Front-ruled Kerala have been ranked as top performing states in a…

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Kofi Annan meets Myanmar President in human rights probe

Nay Pyi Daw, Sep 8 (IANS) Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met Myanmar President Htin Kyaw at the Presidential…

9 years ago

Only one in four Facebook users is a woman in India

London, Sep 8 (IANS) While women tend to outnumber men in social media platforms the world over, they constitute just…

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‘Like A Girl’ is no more an insult, says new survey

Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) After winning performances by Indian women at the recently concluded Rio 2016 Olympics, the taunting phrase…

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Nagaland, Tripura top in reducing infant mortality among small states

Agartala, Sep 8 (IANS) The northeastern states of Nagaland and Tripura have topped among the small states in India in…

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Artificial leaf inventor to discuss renewable energy at Kolkata meet

Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) A star-studded gathering of speakers from India and abroad, including a Harvard scientist who engineered the…

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Bolivia transsexuals get new identity card

Sucre (Bolivia), Sep 8 (IANS) At least three Bolivian transsexuals have received their new national identity cards after a new…

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Muzaffarnagar riots: 3 years on, rebuilding lives a struggle

By Mohd Asim Khan Kandhla (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 8 (IANS) "I never saw such communal tension in my life," Abdul…

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Two MP youths launch cycle yatra with green message

Bhopal, Sep 7 (IANS) Two youths from Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district who are on a 'cycle yatra' to spread awareness…

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Notice to Railways, Delhi Government over poor living condition near rail lines

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Railway Board and…

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Egypt retrieves ancient statue smuggled to Mexico

Cairo, Sep 7 (IANS) Egypt retrieved an ancient funerary statuette that was smuggled to Mexico after being illegally excavated, officials…

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35-year-old Pakistani man becomes 116!

Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has turned a 35-year-old man to a 116 year-old.…

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Disabled Kerala swimmer to campaign against terror

Alappuzha(Kerala) Sep 7 (IANS) A 51-year-old physically challenged swimmer has started training to swim non-stop for 25 km in an…

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Swedish Nobel judges fired in Karolinska medical scandal

Stockholm, Sep 7 (IANS) Two judges were on Tuesday asked to leave a panel that picks the Nobel prize for…

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