Category: Human Interest

Thai private donors give $27,000 for Nalanda University

Rajgir, Sep 2 (IANS) Private donors from Thailand gave $27,000 for the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions…

9 years ago

President to hold class for students on Teachers’ Day

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will interact with and conduct a class for students of Dr. Rajendra…

9 years ago

Flood victims paste ‘Missing’ posters of Bhagalpur MP

Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) The flood-hit people of Bihar's Bhagalpur district on Friday pasted posters of their local Lok Sabha…

9 years ago

Sanjeev Kapoor’s mouth-watering tips for Ganesh Chaturthi

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the most important Hindu festivals, is a time for introspection and…

9 years ago

Samjho Toh Express: Friendship in diversity

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) At a time when intolerance is a much-debated subject in the country, Samjho Toh Express,…

9 years ago

Trade unions’ strike hits normal life in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sep 2 (IANS) The day-long strike by central and state trade unions on Friday has affected normal life in…

9 years ago

Conversion was not Mother Teresa’s focus: Former associate

By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) For those who accuse Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa of "religious bigotry"…

9 years ago

Eco-friendly idols this Ganesha festival at Mumbai college

Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Environmental concerns ruled the minds of students of K.P.B. Hinduja College in Mumbai when they decided…

9 years ago

Transgenders transitioning to males more suicide prone

New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Transgender youths who are transitioning from female to male tend to commit suicide more than…

9 years ago

Modi wishes Indian contingent for Rio Paralympics

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended his best wishes to the athletes competing in…

9 years ago

Italian earthquake survivors now brave cold, rain, fear of being forgotten

Rome, Aug 31 (IANS) The 3,500 people who lost their homes a week ago in the earthquake that shook Central…

9 years ago

Three more toy trains to run on heritage Darjeeling track

Guwahati, Aug 31 (IANS) In cheering news to those planning a vacation in Queen of Hills, Darjeeling, the Northeast Frontier…

9 years ago

HC raps PWD, civic bodies over water-logging

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Public Works Department (PWD) and civic agencies…

9 years ago

Most complaints against policemen in BJP-ruled states, shows NCRB data

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states received the most number of complaints against police…

9 years ago

Belated Holi in Singur as farmers turn euphoric after SC verdict

Singur (West Bengal), Aug 31 (IANS) People smeared green gulal on each other, raised deafening slogans eulogising West Bengal Chief…

9 years ago

RTI prevents sale of historic Maharashtra sea fort

By Quaid Najmi Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Aug 31 (IANS) The single-minded pursuit by an RTI activist led to an expose and…

9 years ago

Famous feline guides travellers at Swiss mountain

London, Aug 31 (IANS) A black and white cat guided a Hungarian tourist to his hostel when he got lost…

9 years ago

French photographer Marc Riboud dies at 93

Paris, Aug 31 (IANS) World renowned French photographer Marc Riboud died at the age of 93, his family announced on…

9 years ago

Pakistan sisters make history flying Boeing-777 same time

Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Two Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots made history by becoming the first pair of sisters in…

9 years ago

South Korean atomic bomb victims lost in damages claim lawsuit

Seoul, Aug 31 (IANS) South Korean survivors from the 1945 US atomic bombings of two Japanese cities on Wednesday lost…

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