Category: Human Interest

China’s glass bridge closes after two weeks

Beijing, Sep 3 (IANS) A glass-bottomed bridge in China deemed as a record-breaker when it opened on August 20 has…

9 years ago

Thousands protest at Ranchi Raj Bhavan over eviction threat

Ranchi, Sep 3 (IANS) Thousands of people facing the threat of eviction from their houses staged a protest outside the…

9 years ago

Scientists name new fish after Obama

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) Scientists are set to name a new fish after US President Barack Obama honouring his decision…

9 years ago

Bishop reveals he is in a gay relationship

London, Sep 3 (IANS) The bishop of Grantham has become the first Church of England bishop to say that he…

9 years ago

Ambulance driver orders parents off after child dies midway in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Sep 2 (IANS) In yet another shocking incident after Dana Majhi's case in Odisha, a 108 ambulance driver allegedly…

9 years ago

Cross-border love: Kashmir policeman marries girl from Pakistan

Srinagar, Sep 2 (IANS) As his colleagues battle violence in the Kashmir Valley, a junior level police officer has found…

9 years ago

Polygamy a blessing, not curse, says AIMPLB; defends triple talaq

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday defended the practice of triple…

9 years ago

Raza, K.G. Subramanyan’s works to go under hammer

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Works of masters like S.H. Raza, K.G. Subramanyan, F.N. Souza, Tyeb Mehta and M.F. Husain,…

9 years ago

Families urge UN to probe whereabouts of the missing in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sep 2 (IANS) Hundreds of relatives of those missing during and after Sri Lanka's 30-year-long civil conflict on Friday…

9 years ago

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



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