Category: Human Interest

Woman names baby ‘Jet Star’ after giving birth on flight

Canberra, April 28 (IANS) A woman who gave birth on a Jetstar flight has named her son after the airline,…

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India bans import of dogs for commercial purposes

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) India has banned the import of dogs for breeding or any other commercial activities, a…

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Minister orders keeping of water pots for thirsty birds

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday directed all Delhi Jal Board (DJB) offices to…

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Neeraj Ghaywan appeals to Maharashtra CM over drought issues

Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) "Masaan" fame director Neeraj Ghaywan has appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to focus attention…

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Aggressive driving a reflection of surrounding culture

New York, April 27 (IANS) Aggressive driving behaviour is a reflection of a person's surrounding culture, both on the road…

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KFC uses robot to serve customers in Shanghai

Shanghai, April 27 (IANS) Fried chicken fast-food chain KFC's first intelligent robot concept store, "Original+", has been launched at the…

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Iranian driver turns cab into library

Tehran, April 27 (IANS) A taxi driver in Iran's Rasht city has lodged his car with books in a bid…

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London’s Big Ben set for major facelift

London, April 27 (IANS) London's famous Big Ben is to be given a $43 million facelift, the British Parliament has…

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Now ‘Shravan Kumar’ sets forth for Mathura

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, April 26 (IANS) When 'Shravan Kumar' left the Taj city on foot for Mathura, his blind…

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Parsi community lauded for role in nation-building

London, April 26 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna lauded the Parsi community for its role in India's freedom struggle…

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90-year-old ex-US male senator to marry a man

Washington, April 25 (IANS) Ninety-year-old former US senator Harris Wofford has said that he is getting married to a man…

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90-year-old ex-US senator to remarry a man

Washington, April 25 (IANS) Ninety-year-old former US senator Harris Wofford has said that he is getting married to a man…

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From 2017, new handsets will require mandatory panic button

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a bid to make mobile phone handsets an effective tool for self-protection, the government…

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Beijing to build toilets with free WiFi

Beijing, April 25 (IANS) Beijing Municipality will build 100 toilets with free WiFi access this year as part of the…

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Odd-even hits MPs, rocks parliament

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The odd-even traffic scheme hit lawmakers and also rocked parliament on Monday, the first day…

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Employees Provident Fund rate cut marginally

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a move that will affect some 15.84 crore contributors to the Employees Provident Fund…

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US university students protest kirtan singing by white woman not born Hindu

New York, April 25 (IANS) Singing of kirtans at an Ivy League university has drawn protests from a multi-racial group…

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MPs violate odd-even scheme, some set example

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The odd-even scheme on Monday saw some forgetful MPs violating the traffic restriction scheme, while…

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Pablo Neruda’s remains arrive at Chilean Congress

Santiago, April 25 (IANS) The remains of famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda arrived at the Congress in Santiago for a…

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Declare ‘parental alienation’ a crime: Rights activist

Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) The central government should declare "parental alienation" a crime and make shared parenting mandatory in order…

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