Category: Human Interest

French woman who received world’s first face transplant dies

Paris, Sep 7 (IANS) Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who underwent the first partial face transplant in the world, died…

9 years ago

‘India In A Day’ to premiere at Jio MAMI Film Club

Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian premiere of the one-of-a-kind film "India in a Day" will be hosted by the The…

9 years ago

Netaji’s ‘Great Escape’ car to be restored

Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Seventy-five years after it ferried Indian revolutionary Netaji Subash Chandra Bose during the first leg of…

9 years ago

Fed up with blockades, Manipur’s wage-earners defy strike calls

By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, Sep 6 (IANS) In Manipur, if there is a constant, it's the crippling effect of unending…

9 years ago

Modi greets Odisha on Nuakhai festival

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people of Odisha on the festival of…

9 years ago

Facebook ties up with Samaritans to prevent suicides

London, Sep 6 (IANS) Ahead of the World Suicide Prevention Day which falls on September 10, social networking giant Facebook…

9 years ago

Man raises money to bring stray dog home

Melbourne, Sep 6 (IANS) An Australian man has raised $4,000 to bring a stray dog home from Greece. Jacob Welsh…

9 years ago

St. Petersburg named best tourist destination in Europe again

St. Petersburg, Sep 6 (IANS) St. Petersburg won the World Travel Awards' best tourist destination in Europe' nomination for two…

9 years ago

‘Roka’ a social evil, says HC

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has said that "Roka", a traditional Punjabi pre-marital ceremony, is a…

9 years ago

Duterte says many more will die in his anti-drug campaign

Manila, Sep 5 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that many more people will die in the anti-drug…

9 years ago

Ansari rejoices at Mother Teresa’s canonisation

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A day after Mother Teresa was officially declared "Saint Teresa" by Pope Francis at a…

9 years ago

MP celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with fervour

Bhopal, Sep 5 (IANS) Devotees crowded temples while many people installed idols of Lord Ganesha in their homes as Madhya…

9 years ago

Maharashtra soaks in Ganeshotsav

Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra shifted into a festive gear with the arrival at homes and…

9 years ago

India victim of cross-border terror, says President

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Sharing his experience in politics of India post-Independence, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that…

9 years ago

PM remembers ex-President Radhakrishnan on Teachers’ Day

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to the nation's second President, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,…

9 years ago

Matchmaking firms help N. Korean defectors find spouses in S. Korea

By Koh Byung-joon Seoul, Sep 5 (IANS/Yonhap) Park Myeong-hee, a 35-year-old North Korean defector, still vividly remembers how happy she…

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PM greets nation on Ganesh Chaturthi

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh…

9 years ago

Sonia Gandhi wishes nation on Ganesh Chaturthi

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the holy occasion of Ganesh…

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Parents mark Disney alligator attack victim’s third birthday

Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) The parents and friends of Lane Graves, the boy killed by an alligator at a Walt…

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Catholics, others in Meghalaya overjoyed as Mother Teresa becomes Saint

Shillong, Sep 4 (IANS) Catholic across Meghalaya erupted with joy as Pope Francis pronounced Mother Teresa of Calcutta a Saint…

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