Category: Human Interest

Bihar kids to get pulao in mid-day meal

Patna, March 7 (IANS) Millions of schoolchildren in Bihar schools will soon be served 'pulao' once a week as part…

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E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74

New York, March 7 (IANS) Internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who is credited with the invention of e-mail, has died at…

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Palestinian refugees in Lebanon protest service cuts

Beirut, March 6 (IANS) Palestinian refugees in north Lebanon Tripoli held a sit-in on Saturday to protest the continuing reduction…

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Air India to fly longest flight with all-women crew

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Air India will commemorate International Women's Day on March 8 by operating the longest all-women…

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Goa among top destinations for Indian women travellers

  Panaji, March 5 (IANS) Goa has emerged as one of the top three tourism destinations in the country preferred…

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Ancient burial ground found near Bethlehem

Jerusalem, March 5 (IANS) Archaeologists discovered a 4,000 years old necropolis near the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, according to a…

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Noida Authority plans old age home cum orphanage

Noida, March 5 (IANS) The Noida Authority plans to construct an old age home cum orphanage to take care of…

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Google.org funds 3 Indian non-profit organisations

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Google's philanthropic arm Google.org on Friday announced grant funding of $8,00,000 to three Indian non-profit…

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Mumbai firm grants ‘period’ leave to women since 2010

Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) A small Mumbai firm has been granting fully-paid 'period leave' to all its women employees since…

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Filipino transforms into ‘Superman’ after surgeries

Manila, March 4 (IANS) A Filipino man has transformed himself into a carbon copy of "Superman" after a series of…

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Project launched to paint Peshawar’s walls

Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) A project has been launched to add colour to the dusty walls of Pakistan's Peshawar city,…

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Samsung mobiles India’s most trusted brand: Study

Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Leading Korean smartphone maker Samsung Mobiles is India's most trusted brand followed by Sony and LG,…

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Infant suffering heart attacks operated at Mumbai hospital

Chennai, March 2 (IANS) A two-month-old baby girl suffering from "frequent and silent heart attacks" damaging heart muscles was successfully…

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Rahul shares lighter moments with treasury benches

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who took on the Modi government and attacked the RSS…

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Kanhaiya’s family celebrates Holi ahead of festival

Patna, March 2 (IANS) Soon after Jawaharlal Nehru UNiversity Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar was granted interim bail on Wednesday,…

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Hindujas acquire Old War Office in London, to become luxury hotel

Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The Hinduja Group said on Wednesday that it had acquired the heritage Old War Office in…

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Are robots trustworthy when your life is at stake?

New York, March 2 (IANS) Robots are unreliable in case of fire or other emergency situations but people trust them…

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Attachment to God may lead to increased job satisfaction

New York, March 2 (IANS) People who feel attached to God are more likely to be emotionally committed to their…

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52 mn Indians may have to depend on rural job plan for 20 years

By Prachi Salve and Saumya Tewari With a 14-percent rise in funding for the programme run under the Mahatma Gandhi…

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Are Indian ads coming of age with social messages?

By Azera Parveen Rahman New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Why should laundry be a woman's job? asks a new TV…

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