Category: Human Interest

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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Kerala High Court helps save nine-month-old baby

Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) A division bench of the Kerala High Court took the lead in saving the life of…

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Maharashtra man with golden shirt makes it to Guinness World Records

By Quaid Najmi Nashik (Maharashtra), May 3 (IANS) Maharashtra's well-known businessman-politician Pankaj Parakh called 'The Man With The Golden Shirt'…

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Climate change to drive exodus from Middle East and North Africa

London, May 3 (IANS) Climate change can result in a significant deterioration of living conditions for people in North Africa…

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103-year-old enclave dweller to voter for first time in Bengal polls

Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Asgar Ali is 103 but will vote for the first time on May 5 in the…

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Over 75 percent child rehab centres in India defunct

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Over 75 percent of 11,652 child rehabilitation centres across 21 states of India are non-functional,…

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Body of murdered Kerala nurse arrives from Oman for funeral

Kochi, May 2 (IANS) The body of Chikku Robert, a 25-year-old Kerala nurse who was murdered in Oman last month,…

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Google Doodle celebrates Mario de Miranda’s 90th birthday

Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Google on Monday celebrated renowned Indian cartoonist Mario de Miranda's 90th birth anniversary with a doodle…

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US cruise ship travels to Cuba after over 50 years

Washington, May 2 (IANS) An American cruise ship is sailing to Cuba from the US, the first such trip in…

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Rat complaints skyrocket in New York

New York, May 2 (IANS) Complaints by New Yorkers over the presence of rats in the city have shot up…

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Horror of confinement: Inside Kashmir’s home for juveniles

By Javaid Trali Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) On the outskirts of the city lies an expansive but shabby-looking complex with…

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Feline fascination: A man with 44 cats

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Love of pets is not new to this part of the world -…

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Apt words can fetch double while selling products on eBay: research

London, April 29 (IANS) Words like "gent" instead of "man" and "authentic" for products in place of "genuine" can fetch…

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Gucci warns shops over funeral fakes

Hong Kong, April 29 (IANS) Italian luxury fashion house Gucci has sent warning letters to Hong Kong shops not to…

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Woman gives birth on flight, baby named after airline

Canberra, April 28 (IANS) A woman who unexpectedly gave birth on a Jetstar flight has named her son after the…

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