Category: Human Interest

World’s oldest person, born in 1899, is dead

New York, May 13 (IANS) Susannah Mushatt Jones, the granddaughter of slaves who held the title of "world's oldest living…

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Chaiwala hopes to make it big in Bengal polls

Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Babusona Sarkar, 27, from West Bengal, in the running for the state assembly polls is a…

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Once called ‘bicycle kingdom’, Beijing space for pedallers shrinking

By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 13 (IANS) Every morning, Gao Ru Lung zigzags on his bicycle between the crawling cars…

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Women prefer jobs that have fewer applicants

New York, May 13 (IANS) When applying for a job, women seek positions with fewer applicants than men - a…

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SC upholds defamation law contested by Rahul, Kejriwal

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of India's criminal defamation law that…

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Social media has a field day over Modi’s Somalia remarks

Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 (IANS) Social media, including Twitter and fast-flying WhatsApp messaging service, has been flooded by upset Malayalis attacking…

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Nida Rooms goes live in Philippines

Kuala Lumour, May 12 (IANS) Virtual hotels operator Nida Rooms, co-founded by former SpiceJet chief executive Kaneswaran Avili, has expanded…

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Three foreigners scale Mount Everest after two-year hiatus

Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS) Three foreign climbers reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday after a two-year hiatus. Two…

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Jailbird clears board exam at 53

Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Age is no bar for learning, nor are the walls of a jail. Condemned to prison…

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Widow of gardener who caught Godse gets Rs.5 lakh

Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday handed over a cheque for Rs.5 lakh to the…

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After two years, Mt Everest sees first climbers on Wednesday

Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) After a two-year hiatus in the wake of deadly avalanches and last year's earthquake, the world's…

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Delhi’s Bengali club of 1925 vintage back in action

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The 90-year-old Bengali Club at Kashmere Gate in the national capital's old quarters will be…

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Government assures modernisation of postal services

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The faceless postman -- once portrayed poetically by Rabindranath Tagore -- and the need to…

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KFC India launches programme to fight malnutrition

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Aiming to fight hunger and malnutrition in the country, KFC India on Wednesday launched 'Add…

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Defying all odds, autorickshaw driver’s son cracks UPSC

Pune, May 11 (IANS) Defying all odds, including religious discrimination that forced him to adopt a Hindu identity, a 21-year…

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UP officials shed staid image and inhibitions on social networks

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) Gone are the days of the 'iron curtain' in the state bureaucracy, when…

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Inspired by Lata, Karachi auto driver now full time singer

Karachi, May 11 (IANS) A rickshaw driver in Pakistan's port city of Karachi who shot to fame through his singing…

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After Guinness record for piano marathon, DU student aims to be the fastest

By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Nineteen-year-old Mrityunjay Sharma, who holds the Guinness World Record for playing the…

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Confirmed: India’s Bene Israel community has Jewish roots

New York, May 11 (IANS) Genetic testing has confirmed what the Bene Israel community living in the western part of…

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5 percent of Indian marriages inter-caste; in Mizoram, 55 percent

By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Christian-dominated Mizoram - 87 percent of the population is Christian - has the most…

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