Category: Human Interest

Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat’s Tripathi among ‘Top 50 Indian Icon’s’

Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Vishakha Tripathi, President of the philanthropic organisation Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP), was conferred the Top 50…

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Indians log highest growth among visitors to Vienna

Vienna, July 30 (IANS) Not only did 32 per cent more Indians visit this picturesque Austrian capital during the first…

8 years ago

Heavy rain causes waterlogging, traffic snarls in Delhi

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Heavy monsoon showers on Friday led to waterlogging in some areas of the national capital…

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Water harvesting pits can solve waterlogging: K.K Kapila

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) International Road Federation (IRF) Chairman K.K. Kapila on Friday said that municipal bodies need to…

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‘Golden Baba’ Sudhir Makkar — a kanwaria with 17 sedans

By S.P. Singh Ghaziabad, July 29 (IANS) He's different -- bedecked with 12 kg gold ornaments, guarded by 25 security…

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We need inexpensive, accessible judicial system: Ex-CJI Lodha

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) We need quick, inexpensive and accessible justice so that everyone can avail equal justice, former…

8 years ago

Journalist loses battle to cancer at young age

By Ruwa Shah New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) It takes courage to ask for blood for someone else when you…

8 years ago

Bengal’s Lodha, Sabar tribals mourn Mahasweta, their ‘mother’

Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) With Mahasweta Devi's death, the world has lost a renowned writer-activist, but for the Lodhas and…

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Final rites of Mahasweta Devi performed with state honours

Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Activist-writer Mahasweta Devi, who crusaded for the rights of tribals and the marginalised for decades, was…

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Shanghai skyscraper opens glass skywalk, sans railings

Shanghai, July 29 (IANS) A Shanghai skyscraper ranked among the tallest in the world inaugurated a vertiginous glass walkway outside…

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Cruel condition of hen coops: Apex court seeks government response

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The pathetic conditions in which hens are kept, in tiny wire cages without enough space…

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Hunger not an issue just in developing world

Sydney, July 29 (IANS) On a cold and damp morning, Australian Alex Hemmer rose from his home hoping to bring…

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Gadkari asks NHAI to rush officers to flooded Gurgaon

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Following heavy rain that led to a flood-like situation in Gurgaon, Union Road Minister Nitin…

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Thousands pay tribute to Mahasweta Devi

Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Thousands of people, cutting across class and political barriers, gathered at Rabindra Sadan auditorium here on…

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Kejriwal to attend 10-day Vipassana course in Nagpur

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal will attend a 10-day Vipassana course at a meditation centre…

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President receives coffee table book on ‘India’s Most Powerful Women’

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday received a copy of a coffee table book…

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Rare conjoined twins born in Mumbai hospital

Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) In a rare case, a woman gave birth to conjoined twins, having two fully developed heads…

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Taslima Nasreen, Amitav Ghosh condole Mahasweta Devi’s death

Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Thursday condoled the death of eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta…

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Mahasweta Devi to be accorded state funeral: Mamata

Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Describing Mahasweta Devi's death as West Bengal losing a "glorious mother" Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on…

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Assam floods: Sonowal sends ministers to districts

Guwahati, July 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has instructed his ministers to visit flood-hit districts and supervise relief…

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