Category: Society

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 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…

9 years ago

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…

9 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…

9 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

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago



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