Category: Human Interest

Twitter restores Putin’s parody account

London, June 2 (IANS) After facing much criticism for temporarily suspending the parody accounts of famous politicians, including President Vladimir…

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Tamil Nadu tailor surrenders free power entitlement

Chennai June 1 (IANS) A small tailor in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore has shown the way to the richie-rich in Tamil…

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84% Of 12 mn married children under 10 are Hindus

Devanik Saha Nearly 12 million Indian children were married before the age of 10 years - 84 per cent of…

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Telangana gears up for foundation day celebrations

Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) Telangana is gearing up to celebrate its foundation day on Thursday. Elaborate arrangements have been made…

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World’s longest, deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland

Bern, June 1 (IANS) The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel is to be officially opened in Switzerland, after almost…

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Punjab Mail, undivided India’s fastest train, completes 104 years of journey

Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) When it embarked on its maiden epic journey of 2,496 km on June 1, 1912, Punjab…

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22 children rescued, nine South Delhi eateries sealed

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) As many as 22 boys working in restaurants and other eateries of South Delhi were…

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NHRC asks UP to pay Rs 5 lakh to dead boy’s family

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 5 lakh…

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Muslim women seek support to abolish triple talaq

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Thousands of Muslim women have sought support to abolish the "heinous" practice of 'triple talaq',…

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Apartment in US asks tenants to ‘like’ Facebook page or face action

New York, May 31 (IANS) Call it bizarre but the management at an apartment building in Salt Lake City has…

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India home to highest number of enslaved people: Report

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) With an estimated 18.35 million men, women and children trapped in modern slavery through human…

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Rice remains show when Southeast Asians colonised Madagascar

London, May 31 (IANS) Ancient remains of Asian species like rice and mung beans from excavated sites in Madagascar point…

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Goa sex ratio skewed, malnutrition also issue: Parrikar

Panaji, May 30 (IANS) Goa may be an educated state, has a poor sex ratio and malnutrition is also an…

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India Post to soon deliver Gangajal at doorsteps: Prasad

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) After getting mobile phones, saris, jewellery and apparel through the e-commerce route, it is time…

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‘Climate change probably not responsible for Harappan civilisation collapse’

Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Climate change was probably not the sole cause for the collapse of the Harappan civilisation in…

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It takes a village: Where religious harmony defies years of Kashmir strife

By Aadil Mir Manzgam (Jammu and Kashmir), May 30 (IANS) A Hindu temple and a Muslim shrine in this lush…

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There’s a slice of Manipur around the world

By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, May 30 (IANS) Umang Lai, the sylvan god of Manipur, is also present in Myanmar. And…

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Pope Francis meets young ‘YouTubers’

Rome, May 30 (IANS) Pope Francis met a group of young 'YouTubers' from six continents and encouraged them to make…

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Himachal CM launches save girl child programme

Shimla, May 29 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday started a programme to save the girl child…

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Missing Pakistani boy found in India two years later

Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) A Pakistani boy who went missing from his home in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan two…

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