Category: Human Interest

Good monsoon can shower ‘achhe din’ on Indian economy: Experts

By Bappadiya Chatterjee and V. Jagannathan Kolkata/Chennai, April 22 (IANS) Higher crop output will be just one of the many…

9 years ago

Billionaire Mallya pocketed salary, perks as Rajya Sabha MP

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya may be a billionaire, but he did not hesitate…

9 years ago

Faith and fire light up Kashmir hillock on Sufi saint’s Urs

By Sheikh Qayoom Aishmuqam (Anantnag), April 22 (IANS) It is a rare spectacle of faith and fire that lit the…

9 years ago

A woman with a mission: She safeguards maternal health in Himachal villages

By Vishal Gulati Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), April 22 (IANS) In spite of advancing years, health worker Kaushalya, whose name roughly…

9 years ago

Nitrogen gas suicide can trigger more such cases: Experts

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The news of a young techie who committed “easy and painless” suicide by inhaling nitrogen…

9 years ago

India sees 24 percent more air travellers in January-March quarter

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India's domestic carriers ferried 24.03 percent more passengers in the first quarter of the current…

9 years ago

A green marriage solemnised in Bihar to save the environment

By Imran Khan Patna, April 21 (IANS) This is one marriage in Bihar that could not have gone more green.…

9 years ago

Indian MP to gift Dakota aircraft to IAF

Thiruvananthapuram, April 21 (IANS) Business honcho and Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar's passion for preserving military history has found support…

9 years ago

Harnessing community radio to spread skilling message

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) This is an example of how the power of community radio is being innovatively harnessed…

9 years ago

Women to fly FBC-1 bombers in China

Beijing, April 20 (IANS) Female pilots will fly the Chinese Air Force's FBC-1 bombers for the first time, the PLA…

9 years ago

Kirpal Singh cremated in Punjab village

Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 20 (IANS) The mortal remains of Kirpal Singh, who died in a Lahore jail in suspicious circumstances…

9 years ago

VVIP water wastage: BJP activist targets party ministers

Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) A BJP activist here on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to stop 'VVIP helicopter tourism'…

9 years ago

Official unites with brother after 20 years with Facebook help

By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi-based central government employee's 20-year-long search for his younger sibling…

9 years ago

Kohinoor gifted to Britain, government tells SC

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the East India Company did not…

9 years ago

In parched Maharashtra, BJP-Shiv Sena compete as mass match-makers

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Maharashtra's ruling allies, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena, have evolved…

9 years ago

Wadia Hospitals completes nine decade of philanthropic healthcare

Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Celebrating its continuous philanthropic efforts to make healthcare accessible to people from all sections of the…

9 years ago

IPL brings carnival to Bengaluru stadium

Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) With the second tie of hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) being held on a Sunday night…

9 years ago

Elton John, J.K. Rowling top list of charitable British celebrities

London, April 17 (IANS/EFE) British singer-songwriter Elton John and novelist J.K. Rowling have topped the list of the most generous…

9 years ago

20-million-year old fossilised tree saved from destruction in Himachal

By Vishal Gulati Kumarhatti (Himachal Pradesh), April 17 (IANS) A 20-million-year old fossilised tree, discovered on the outskirts of Himachal…

9 years ago

A woman body builder muscles her way into ‘men’s territory’

By Pankaj Ghosh Gurgaon, April 17 (IANS) Her bulging biceps, toned and muscular body are what most men would dream…

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