Category: Human Interest

Summer fires force Bihar village diktat on no cooking stoves

Patna, April 16 (IANS) The fear of devastating fires during the scorching summer in Bihar has led people in some…

9 years ago

Senior Ghanaian official pays glowing tributes to Ambedkar

By Francis Kokutse Accra, April 16 (IANS) The president of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) here has paid glowing…

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Obama hosts hip-hop stars for reform meeting

Washington, April 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama hosted some of hip-hop’s biggest stars for a criminal justice reform meeting…

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Celebrity panda Tai Shan takes first step toward fatherhood

Beijing, April 16 (IANS) Tai Shan, 11, a celebrity panda born and raised in the US, on Friday attempted mating…

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Heat wave sweeps India, more blazing days ahead

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Heat wave conditions prevailed in several parts of the country on Friday with the temperature…

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Haryana’s martyred son Major Deswal cremated

Jhajjar (Haryana), April 15 (IANS) The mortal remains of Major Amit Deswal, killed on Wednesday in a gun battle with…

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Heat wave sweeps across Delhi, mercury reaches 40

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Heat wave conditions prevailed in the national capital on Friday, with the maximum temperature surging…

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Injured baby elephant rescued by soldiers in Assam

Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) A baby elephant who got separated from its mother and injured itself after falling in a…

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Delhi rolls off odd-even second phase, opposition slams move

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of Delhi on Friday kicked off the second phase…

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Sister of Indian dying in Lahore jail seeks Centre’s help

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Sister of Kirpal Singh, the Indian who died in a Lahore jail in Pakistan, met…

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Poisonous mushrooms claim 14 lives in northeastern states

Imphal, April 15 (IANS) The toll in the northeastern states from eating poisonous mushroom has risen to 14, a Manipuri…

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Odisha in grip of intense heat wave

Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) An intense heat wave continued to sweep Odisha as 17 regions recorded temperatures of above 40…

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Gogoi orders probe into rhino poaching

Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday ordered an investigation into the killing of two rhinos…

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Safety, security to be beefed up for Thrissur Pooram fireworks

Thrissur (Kerala), April 15 (IANS) Against the backdrop of a deadly fire tragedy at a Kollam temple, Chief Minister Oommen…

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Centre finally intervenes in Manipur bills row

By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Centre has finally intervened in the controversy arising out of three…

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Rohith Vemula’s family embraces Buddhism

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) The mother and brother of Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar who committed suicide in Hyderabad, on…

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Stray lion returns safely to Kenya park

Nairobi, April 14 (IANS) Kenyan authorities said on Thursday that a lion which strayed from the Nairobi National Park early…

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Trinamool goons threatened LJP transgender candidates, alleges party

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) They could have become the first transgenders from West Bengal to contest the assembly polls, but…

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Infosys, Coca-Cola agree to make sign language official

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Infosys co-founder N.R.Narayana Murthy and Coca-Cola India president Venkatesh Kini on Thursday co-signed a petition…

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100 ‘Aahar’ cheap meal centres opened in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 14 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched 100 'Aahar' centres that will provide cheap meals…

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