Category: Human Interest

Mumbai couple’s ‘unschooled’ daughters earn accolades

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A Mumbai couple's teenaged daughters -- Malvika and Radha who are school dropouts, are earning thumping…

9 years ago

Newborns in flood-hit Bihar named after river Ganga

By Imran Khan Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) Parents of newborns in the relief camps of flood-swamped Bihar are naming their…

9 years ago

UP, Taj to ‘Go Gold’ for kids with cancer

By Anjali Madan Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seems keen to wear a gold ribbon…

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From Sister to Mother to Saint: The journey of Mother Teresa

By Vikas Datta Known to many generations of Indians as a diminutive but determined woman in a blue-bordered white sari…

9 years ago

Why we need a digital heir after death

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) As most of us spend a considerable amount of time on various…

9 years ago

Delh Half Marathon on November 20, registrations open

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Registrations for the 12th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) were declared open here on Tuesday…

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CRPF to take skill development programmes to tribals, J&K youth

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) In a novel reach-out endeavour of the government, the Central Reserve Police Force has been…

9 years ago

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital celebrates 10 years of Fetal Medicine

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Leading doctors here on Tuesday underlined the role of fetal medicine in ensuring that the…

9 years ago

NGO calls for stricter law enforcement to tackle child marriages

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) About 35 million women and 10 million men in north India were married as children,…

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Central officials urge tribal refugees in Tripura to return to Mizoram

Agartala, Aug 30 (IANS) Officials of the Union Home Ministry and two state governments on Tuesday asked Reang tribal refugees,…

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Human ancestor Lucy died after falling from a tree

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Lucy -- the common name accorded to the very famous fossilised remains of a human…

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Dogs understand human words and intonation too!

London, Aug 30 (IANS) Believe it or not, dogs have the ability to distinguish words and the intonation of human…

9 years ago

SC seeks Maharashtra government response to validity of new law on dance bars

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Maharashtra government's response to a plea challenging the…

9 years ago

Chance of woman becoming UN chief still elusive

By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) The campaign to elect a woman as the next UN Secretary General…

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More male foeticides than female: Government data indicates vast under-reporting

By Chaitanya Mallapur More male babies were victims of foeticide than female in 2014, the latest year for which data…

9 years ago

A Alert PM saves media lensmen from big mishap

Sanosara (Jamnagar), Aug 30 (IANS) The alertness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of a water project near…

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Australian bank to include hijab for staff

Canberra, Aug 30 (IANS) Australian bank Westpac decided to include a corporate hijab as a part of a new staff…

9 years ago

Police Superintendent pedals to reach masses

Bhopal, Aug 29 (IANS) Gaurav Tiwari, Superintendent of Police of Katni district, in Madhya Pradesh, is garnering praise for reaching…

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Didn’t seek ban on skirts worn by foreign tourists: Minister

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday denied urging foreign women tourists to…

9 years ago

Marital rape: Sexual intercourse by man with wife not rape, Centre to HC

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Union government on Monday defended, before the Delhi High Court, the Indian Penal Code…

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