Category: Human Interest

LGBTs forced to hide sexuality: David Cameron

London, June 25 (IANS) The LGBT community in Britain still has to hide their sexuality even almost half a century…

8 years ago

Plea to PM to declare Kalpana Chawla birthday as Daughters’ Day

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare July 1 as Daughters’ Day in memory of…

8 years ago

Mysuru Maharaja’s wedding rituals begin

Mysuru (Karnataka), June 24 (IANS) Elaborate rituals for the June 27 grand wedding of the Mysuru's titular Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta…

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Quiz master Neil O’Brien is dead

Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Neil O'Brien, credited with pioneering quizzing in the country, passed away here on Friday, his son…

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Soon, highways to get large rest areas called Rajmarg villages

By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Travelling on the highways is set to be a smoother and…

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Century-old Shoolini fair begins in Himachal

Solan, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday inaugurated the century-old Shoolini fair here in Himachal Pradesh on…

8 years ago

Government building homes that poor don’t want

By Sukanya Bhattacharyya Over 10 years, the central government spent Rs 21,482 crore ($3.2 billion) building houses for the urban…

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NGO advert seeks sweepers from ‘upper castes’, sparks controversy

Ahmedabad, June 23 (IANS) An Ahmedabad-based NGO, Human Development and Research Centre (HDRC), sparked off a controversy by putting out…

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10 iconic places to have international cleanliness standards

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Central government has identified 10 iconic places for observing international standards of cleanliness under…

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Solar plane on course to complete Atlantic crossing

London, June 23 (IANS) The world's largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has entered Spanish airspace with the aim of…

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Women continue to outnumber men in Australia

Canberra, June 23 (IANS) The latest survey of Australia's population shows that women continue to outnumber men, after the female…

8 years ago

How online shopping is changing rural India

By Anil K. Rajvanshi I stay in rural Maharashtra. We have reached a stage in life where we hardly shop…

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Niroja Laxmi: An angel for children of jail inmates in Odisha

By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) A friend, philosopher and guide, she's the motherly figure for the children of…

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Jharkhand CM launches App to monitor water sources

Ranchi, June 22 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das on Wednesday launched an App named Irrigation Source Monitoring System (I&SM)…

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Yoga is science which improves health: Vice President

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Stressing the importance of good health, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said Yoga…

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Patanjali to spend Rs 10,000 cr on Yoga research: Ramdev

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday said that Patanjali Ayurved Limited will soon spend Rs…

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Shimla to have water supply and sewerage circle

Shimla, June 22 (IANS) To strengthen water supply and sewage disposal and to prevent recurrence of water-borne diseases in Shimla…

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On average, 5 divorce cases adjudged every hour in Kerala

By Saumya Tewari Family courts in the prosperous, southern state of Kerala ruled on just over five divorces every hour…

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1,600 pregnant women perform yoga in Gujarat city, set world record

Ahmedabad, June 21 (IANS) More than 1,600 pregnant women in Gujarat's Rajkot city claim to have set a new Guinness…

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Tamil Nadu woman creates yoga world record

Chennai, June 21 (IANS) On the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday, a woman advocate in Tamil Nadu created a…

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