Category: Society

Mass cactus bloom attracts thousands to US desert

Washington, July 20 (IANS) Thousands of people gathered to enjoy the beauty of "bloom night", an event in a US…

8 years ago

Humans reached Australia 65,000 years ago: Study

Canberra, July 20 (IANS) The first settlers of Australia reached the continent 65,000 years ago, about 15,000 years earlier than…

8 years ago

Medieval-era Arabic graffiti uncovered in Egyptian cave

Cairo, July 19 (IANS/AKI) Archaeologists have discovered Medieval-era Arabic graffiti in a cave in Upper Egypt's Red Sea governorate, the…

8 years ago

Saudi police detain woman wearing mini-skirt in online video

Riyadh, July 19 (IANS) Saudi police have detained a young woman who appeared in a video walking through a historic…

8 years ago

Rahul visits Jaipur to meet his relatives

Jaipur, July 19 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who was in Rajasthan to address a rally in Banswara, also…

8 years ago

Don’t buy ‘Chinese Manjha’, Delhiites told

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday issued an advisory reminding people not to buy the sharp…

8 years ago

Video of rough arrest of woman vendor in California sparks anger

Los Angeles, July 19 (IANS) A video of a female street vendor violently arrested in California has triggered anger on…

8 years ago

Flash floods the dangerous new normal in Bhutan

By Gopilal Acharya On the evening of June 26, there were two flash floods in eastern Bhutan. Roads, culverts, bridges,…

8 years ago

Why India needs to count its broken toilets

By Ranajit Bhattacharyya and Aadarsh Gangwar In 2016, as many as 96.5 per cent of rural elementary government schools had…

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Smartphone-centric enhanced headsets key to mass VR adoption in India

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The year gone by was touted as that of Virtual Reality (VR).…

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HC seeks Centre’s response on plea against marital rape

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the central government to file its response to…

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Don’t commit suicide, bereaved children tell peasants

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Urging the government for steps to make farming economically viable, 40 children -- whose farmer…

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Maharashtra IAS couple’s son commits suicide

Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The 22-year-old son of a senior IAS couple from Maharashtra allegedly committed suicide by jumping from…

8 years ago

My work got noticed, says Bengal’s first transgender Lok Adalat judge

Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Joyita Mondal Mahi has been active as a social worker in West Bengal for over a…

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Tourists in Goa warned of toxic ‘bluebottles’ near beaches

Panaji, July 18 (IANS) The beach-bound tourists in Goa, especially who love to wade into the sea, have been advised…

8 years ago

Awards for those working on accessibility for disabled

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Leading IT company Mphasis on Tuesday announced the winners of the eighth edition of the…

8 years ago

Goa female dentists get extortion threats signed off by ‘Abu Zarqawi’

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, July 18 (IANS) IS founder Abu Musab al-Zarqawi may have been killed in 2006, but extortion…

9 years ago

C-section rates reveal need for smarter healthcare policy

By Prateek Mittal and Vartika Singh In 2011-12, over 50 per cent of deliveries in nine of 10 Telangana districts…

9 years ago

Vidarbha farm widows get aid from Mumbai NGO

Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The Grand Maratha Foundation has extended aid for a community project designed to help farmers' widows…

9 years ago

Apple’s new emoji include bearded man, breastfeeding mom

San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Celebrating the World Emoji Day, Apple on Monday announced a new set of emoji that…

9 years ago



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