Category: Human Interest

Manipur government faces another temporary market fiasco

Imphal, March 14 (IANS) The Manipur government may have to close down a new temporary marketing complex here which was…

9 years ago

Nagasaki atomic bomb museum renovation completed

Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Renovation work of the Nagasaki atomic bomb museum has been completed with a ceremony held on…

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Japan’s imperial palaces to be open to people

Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Japan's Imperial House said it will allow the public to visit the grounds of the palaces…

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National Geographic to make film on Nicaraguan lake

Managua, March 14 (IANS) A team of scientific explorers from the National Geographic Society is planning to film a documentary…

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Jaitley’s $13 bn water plan has failed 66 mn farmers

By Abhishek Waghmare A two-decade-old central programme to finish incomplete irrigation projects has failed some 66 million Indian farmers and…

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China’s tallest skyscraper to open soon

Beijing, March 14 (IANS) China's tallest skyscraper, the Shanghai Tower, is expected to be open for business soon, the media…

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Hindus, Muslims in MP amicably settle 25-year-old land dispute

Indore, March 13 (IANS) Hindus and Muslims in this Madhya Pradesh district have in a precedent-setting act resolved through mutual…

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Individual rewards can improve team performance

New York, March 13 (IANS) Contradicting common perception that rewarding individuals increases competition rather than helping team performance, a new…

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Amputee cricketer turns brand ambassador for climate change

By Aadil Mir Srinagar/New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) In a marketing initiative, Rahim Greens Srinagar on Saturday roped in budding…

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Week-long ‘Festival of Innovations’ kicks off at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) In a bid to boost the grassroot-level innovations across the country, President Pranab Mukherjee on…

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Model polling station for Bengal’s leprosy colony inmates

Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) As many as 320 voters of a leprosy colony in West Bengal's Bankura district will have…

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Delhi likely to witness traffic mess

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The national capital, which is hosting two major cultural events and at least 20,000 weddings…

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Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar bill to further empower citizens

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Aadhaar bill to give legal teeth to the…

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Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar bill to empower citizens

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Aadhaar bill to provide a unique identity to…

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Railways launch online ‘clean my coach’ service

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched an online "clean my coach" service that allows…

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‘Lush green’ picked as colour for new Singapore buses

Singapore, March 11 (IANS) After a one-month public voting exercise by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), "Lush Green" instead of…

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Why Mysore beat Chandigarh as India’s cleanest city

By Manu Moudgil Chandigarh, India’s first planned city -- known for wide roads laid out in geometrical precision and large,…

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NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu over brutality with farmer

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government…

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Spiritual group to burn obscene literature

Haridwar, March 10 (IANS) A spiritual group based here will make a bonfire of obscene pictures and literature this Holi…

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Indian American boy Arnav Krishna from New York in fray for $100,000 ‘Child Genius’ prize

Washington, March 10 (IANS) An Indian-American boy, with his terrific memory skills and mathematical abilities, is all set to lock…

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