Category: Society

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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CBI traces missing Delhi woman after five years

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has traced a 30-year-old "mentally challenged" Delhi woman who…

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Centre, Delhi government’s reply sought on menstrual hygiene education

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the central and Delhi government on…

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80,000 children ‘wasting’ from hunger in Myanmar: UN

Yangon, July 17 (IANS) Over 80,000 children under the age of five living in Muslim-majority areas of western Myanmar are…

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Overworked, underpaid, abused: The world of India’s domestic workers

By Alison Saldanha In the decade after liberalisation, there was a nearly 120 per cent rise in the number of…

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3D technology helps reveal face of Bronze Age farmer

London, July 17 (IANS) Academic "time detectives" from Liverpool have used 3D digital technology to reveal the face of a…

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Disney villains feature on new US postage stamps

Los Angeles, July 17 (IANS) The US Postal Service released a sheet of 20 new stamps this featuring 10 Disney…

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Diploma in sewing awarded to 47 Dasna jail inmates

Ghaziabad, July 16 (IANS) A total of 47 inmates of the Dasna Jail who developed a skill in sewing in…

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Ravens can plan for future like humans

Washington, July 16 (IANS) It is well known that ravens are smart but a new study shows the birds may…

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Coast Guard rescues four ailing crew members from casino

Panaji, July 16 (IANS) An Indian Coast Guard team rescued four ailing crew members early on Sunday from an offshore…

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Facebook helps woman ‘steal’ her own cycle from thief

London, July 16 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a woman in London "stole" her stolen bicycle back from a thief…

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An Indian mother who started running marathon in her 40s

By Swati Pant Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Anjali Saraogi is the first Indian woman to have run the complete 89…

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Woman’s selfie causes $200,000 in damage

Los Angeles, July 16 (IANS) A woman caused about $200,000 in damage when she knocked over about 10 pieces of…

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Over 3,600 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra

Jammu, July 16 (IANS) A fresh batch of 3,603 pilgrims left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley on Sunday to perform…

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First woman to win top mathematics prize dies

Washington, July 16 (IANS) Maryam Mirzakhani of Iran, the first woman recipient of the Fields Medal for mathematics, died here…

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They entered ‘tank’…and never returned

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Twenty-one-year-old Jaspal Singh walked down the corridor of a city police station sporting a mud-smeared…

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Film maker says denied entry into Kolkata mall for wearing dhoti, company denies

Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Sparking outrage in the social media, film maker Ashish Avikunthak on Saturday claimed that he was…

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