Category: Society

Sushma offers medical visa to Pakistani baby

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Sticking to her promise made on Independence Day, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday…

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Posh old-age homes a boon for parents of cash-rich Keralite NRIs

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (IANS) Old age homes for the cash-rich have been around in some Indian cities…

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Vivid, nostalgic and unsettling tales of a city in transition (Book Review)

By Himani Kothari Title: Bangalore: A Graphic Novel; Authors: Various; Compiled by: Jai Undurti & Praveen Vempadapu; Publisher: Syenagiri; Pages:…

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‘Over 180mn in conflict-affected countries lack safe water’

New York, Aug 29 (IANS) More than 180 million people in countries affected by conflict and instability do not have…

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We’re optimists about your generation: Zuckerberg to his new-born daughter

San Francisco, Aug 28 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday announced that his wife Priscilla Chan has given birth…

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HC to hear women, men groups’ plea on marital rape from Tuesday

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A men's rights group on Monday approached the Delhi High Court seeking to oppose women's…

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Online exhibition documents Presidency’s link with Independence movement

Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Did you know the British government in pre-Independence India suspected that the students of the 200-year-old…

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Man loses thumb, gets toe as replacement

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Performing a rare surgery, doctors at a hospital here gave a 35-year-old man his thumb back…

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Car rally becomes an outing for families

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) From solving puzzles to crossing hurdles, around 500 people in the city had quite an…

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945 Dengue, 339 Chikungunya cases in Delhi so far

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Delhi has recorded a total of 945 cases of Dengue and 339 cases of Chikungunya,…

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Codebreaker Alan Turing’s letters found in filing cabinet

London, Aug 28 (IANS) A lost collection of nearly 150 letters from the British codebreaker Alan Turing has been uncovered…

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Blue Whale suicide attempt foiled in Bengal

Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) An engineering student was stopped from killing himself in West Bengal after his college authorities alerted…

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Beijing to create 15 new parks

Beijing, Aug 28 (IANS) Beijing will create 15 new parks this year, local authorities said on Monday. After their completion,…

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Jan Dhan Yojana historic movement for poor: Modi

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the beneficiaries of the Jan Dhan Yojana upon…

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Of Oxford and protests elsewhere in Britain

By Papri Sri Raman Oxford/London, Aug 28 (IANS) Malala, Mexico, murder mystery, MI5, movies, music, milk of various kinds, hurrying…

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Beware! Sarahah is secretly uploading your contacts

San Francisco, Aug 28 (IANS) The viral 'honesty app' Sarahah where you can send or receive anonymous messages is not…

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Trans woman from Kolkata crowned first Miss Transqueen India

Gurugram, Aug 27 (IANS) Natasha, a trans woman who hails from Kolkata, was named the first Miss Transqueen India here…

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Modi lauds navy’s all-women circumnavigation team

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the nation is proud of the six women…

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Being successful in an unfair, violent society is a bit complicated to deal with: Arundhati Roy

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) As a five-year-old, she learned to stand still in one position, silently,…

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Don’t bargain with small shopkeepers: Modi

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people not to bargain over petty amounts with…

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