Category: Human Interest

US cruise ship sailing to Cuba returns

Washington, May 9 (IANS) Cruise ship Adonia, the first US vessel of its kind to visit Cuba in over 50…

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Breastfeeding flash mob takes over Hong Kong station

Hong Kong, May 9 (IANS) Around 100 breastfeeding mothers descended on a Hong Kong train station this weekend, feeding their…

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There is revival of interest in Tagore in Germany: Researcher Martin Kampchen

By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) There is a slow revival of interest in Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and…

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‘Bose: An Indian Samurai’ highlights INA’s role

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As mountainous waves struck the German U-Boat under dark and roiling skies, its captain emphatically…

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Time to look after your own health from now onward

By Sudha Kashmiri Mothers have long been recognised as the best caregivers. Looking after parents-in-law, spouse, kids, and extended family…

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Don’t mislead parliament, Pakistan-India forum tells V.K.Singh

Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The Pakistan-India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) on Saturday urged union minister V.K.Singh not…

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Slips, rivalry and psyche’s triad: Freud’s relevance today (May 6 is Sigmund Freud’s 160th birth anniversary)

By Vikas Datta Is the greater contributor to human understanding the one who makes a discovery or one who discerns…

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Contempt suit against Sri Sri for ‘disrespect’ to NGT

By Vinayak Dutt New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) With his Art of Living Foundation (AoL) yet to pay the major…

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Beijing’s Palace Museum confirms ancient relics find

Beijing, May 6 (IANS) The Palace Museum in Beijing has confirmed the discovery of relics from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)…

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Robot to sit for China’s national college entrance exam

Beijing, May 6 (IANS) A robot is being designed to compete with grade 12 students during the college entrance examination…

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Centenarian leads ex-enclave dwellers’ leap to democracy

Dinhata (West Bengal), May 5 (IANS) Doddering and frail but nevertheless beaming with pride, 103-year-old former enclave dweller Mohammed Ajgar…

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How ASHA workers helped save lives of ethnic tribes in Arunachal Pradesh

By Rupesh Dutta Anpum (Arunachal Pradesh), May 5 (IANS) Washed out bridges, absence of roads and uncertainty of reaching destinations…

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Holocaust survivors ‘dying in poverty while awaiting compensation’

London, May 5 (IANS) Thousands of Holocaust survivors are spending the final years of their lives in financial hardship while…

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Model law soon for shops, restaurants, cinemas to open 24/7: Labour Secretary

By Meghna Mittal New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) If you wish to watch a movie at an odd hour, grab…

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103-year-old enclave dweller casts his first vote in Bengal elections

Dinhata (West Bengal), May 5 (IANS) Doddering and frail but nevertheless beaming with pride, 103-year-old former enclave dweller Mohammed Ajgar…

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Ex-president’s village in Bihar has 100 percent literate voters

Patna, May 4 (IANS) Ziradei, independent India's first president Rajendra Prasad's native village, in Siwan district has became the first…

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Nearly 20 percent of alcohol samples found adulterated, misbranded

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Nearly 20 percent of analysed alcohol samples from across the country were found to be…

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Declare drought a national emergency: Kailash Satyarthi

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately…

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Danish exhibit portrays Paris and Brussels attackers as ‘martyrs’

Copenhagen, May 3 (IANS) An art group in Copenhagen decided to hold an exhibit dedicated to history’s martyrs. But alongside…

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Food security act not available for vulnerable tribal groups: NCST head

By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The government's "inability" to implement the Food Security Act among the 'Particularly…

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