Category: Human Interest

Citizens network assures blood availability for patients

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) After several cases of dengue fever were reported in the national capital last month, LocalCircles,…

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Maneka Gandhi meets Twitter team to check harassment on social media

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) In a bid to address the issue of harassment of women on social media platforms,…

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Son sworn in minister, septuagenarian mother sheds tears of joy

Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Septuagenarian Ratnabai R. Khot could not control her tears when her son and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana…

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Modi pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

Johannesburg, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Constitution Hill here, the site of South Africa's highest…

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First drought, now water: Rains wash away farmers’ hopes in Bundelkhand

Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) Heavy rains since Tuesday have swamped about 3.25 lakh hectares of farmland in the long suffering…

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Full-fledged Women Department set up in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, July 8 (IANS) Keeping a promise made to the state's women in the Left Democratic Front election manifesto, state…

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Wonder kid Budhia not missing: Odisha government

Bhubaneswar, July 8 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday said child marathon runner Budhia Singh was not missing and that…

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Will thrash him if he doesn’t perform: Minister’s 91-year old mom

Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) "Mamma" will keep a close watch over her son and Rashtriya Samaj Paksh (RSP) President Mahadeo…

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Amitav Ghosh to stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan as Writer In-Residence

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Eminent author Amitav Ghosh will stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan as Writer In-Residence from July 10…

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Cricketer Arun Lal rues ‘general aversion’ for street children

Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Batting for opportunities for underprivileged children, former India Test cricketer Arun Lal on Thursday lamented the…

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Chinese Palace Museum gets its own mobile game

Beijing, July 7 (IANS) Chinese internet firm Tencent will launch a new version of its most popular video mobile game…

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Frog poaching in Goa: Activists see red

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, July 7 (IANS) Despite laws to rein in frog poaching, constant hunting of frogs and serving…

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Railways streamlines process for concession certificates to physically challenged

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) In order to streamline the procedure for issuing of concessional certificate to physically challenged persons,…

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MGNREGA is most innovative Indian programme: Joseph Stiglitz

Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the single most innovative programme from…

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Bengal celebrates Rath Yatra with fervour

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) It's that time of the year when thousands of devout Hindus pull the chariots of Lord…

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BJP leader Koshyari says he met Nepal’s deposed king Gyanendra

By Anil Giri Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Chief Minister of the Indian…

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Pilgrimage town Pandharpur gets world’s largest toilet facility

By Ashish Mishra Pandharpur (Maharashtra), July 6 (IANS) Maharashtra's temple town Pandharpur is all set to get the world's biggest…

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Accuracy of news paramount for people: Study

New York, July 6 (IANS) Accuracy is the paramount principle of trust, followed by timeliness and clarity, when it comes…

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Five of Dhaka cafe attackers were missing for months

Dhaka, July 5 (IANS) As Bangladesh is still picking up the pieces after the deadly Dhaka cafe terror strike, from…

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World’s largest spinning wheel inaugurated at Delhi airport

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra on Tuesday unveiled the world's…

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