Category: Human Interest

Neeraj Ghaywan appeals to Maharashtra CM over drought issues

Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) "Masaan" fame director Neeraj Ghaywan has appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to focus attention…

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Aggressive driving a reflection of surrounding culture

New York, April 27 (IANS) Aggressive driving behaviour is a reflection of a person's surrounding culture, both on the road…

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KFC uses robot to serve customers in Shanghai

Shanghai, April 27 (IANS) Fried chicken fast-food chain KFC's first intelligent robot concept store, "Original+", has been launched at the…

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Iranian driver turns cab into library

Tehran, April 27 (IANS) A taxi driver in Iran's Rasht city has lodged his car with books in a bid…

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London’s Big Ben set for major facelift

London, April 27 (IANS) London's famous Big Ben is to be given a $43 million facelift, the British Parliament has…

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Now ‘Shravan Kumar’ sets forth for Mathura

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, April 26 (IANS) When 'Shravan Kumar' left the Taj city on foot for Mathura, his blind…

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Parsi community lauded for role in nation-building

London, April 26 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna lauded the Parsi community for its role in India's freedom struggle…

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90-year-old ex-US male senator to marry a man

Washington, April 25 (IANS) Ninety-year-old former US senator Harris Wofford has said that he is getting married to a man…

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90-year-old ex-US senator to remarry a man

Washington, April 25 (IANS) Ninety-year-old former US senator Harris Wofford has said that he is getting married to a man…

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From 2017, new handsets will require mandatory panic button

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a bid to make mobile phone handsets an effective tool for self-protection, the government…

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Beijing to build toilets with free WiFi

Beijing, April 25 (IANS) Beijing Municipality will build 100 toilets with free WiFi access this year as part of the…

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Odd-even hits MPs, rocks parliament

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The odd-even traffic scheme hit lawmakers and also rocked parliament on Monday, the first day…

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Employees Provident Fund rate cut marginally

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a move that will affect some 15.84 crore contributors to the Employees Provident Fund…

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US university students protest kirtan singing by white woman not born Hindu

New York, April 25 (IANS) Singing of kirtans at an Ivy League university has drawn protests from a multi-racial group…

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MPs violate odd-even scheme, some set example

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The odd-even scheme on Monday saw some forgetful MPs violating the traffic restriction scheme, while…

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Pablo Neruda’s remains arrive at Chilean Congress

Santiago, April 25 (IANS) The remains of famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda arrived at the Congress in Santiago for a…

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Declare ‘parental alienation’ a crime: Rights activist

Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) The central government should declare "parental alienation" a crime and make shared parenting mandatory in order…

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I feel bad when Mahatma’s name is used for negative reason: Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee

By Ankush Vats New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi's grand daughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, who was recently conferred with…

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Solar-powered plane completes Pacific crossing

San Francisco, April 24 (IANS) The world's largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has completed a three-day flight over the…

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Riteish Deshmukh donates Rs.25 lakh for drought relief in Latur

Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Actor Riteish Deshmukh has donated Rs.25 lakh to 'Jalyukta Latur' as his contribution towards drought relief…

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