Category: Human Interest

Emotional support essential for social workers: Study

Norwich, July 3 (IANS) Realistic workloads and ongoing emotional support are essential if social workers are to manage stress and…

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Botched circumcisions claim many lives in South Africa

Cape Town, July 3 (IANS) Botched circumcision in South Africa has claimed at least 10 lives since the start of…

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Neerja Bhanot conferred ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ in London

Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) Braveheart flight purser late Neerja Bhanot was conferred the 'Bharat Gaurav Award' at a function at…

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Bengal woman found living with father’s corpse

Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) A tribal woman in West Bengal's Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of…

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Power may cause distrust

London, July 3 (IANS) Does your boss always punish you? If so, he or she may be afraid of losing…

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NGOs get capacity boosters to serve society better

By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) In 2005 Shafiq-ur-Rahman Khan launched Empower People, a group that rescues girls,…

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LGBT community commemorates ‘Independence Day’, protests government apathy

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A large number of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community marched here on Saturday…

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Dhaka mayhem: Those who didn’t know Quranic verses were slaughtered

Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Heavily armed militants chanting "Allahu Akbar" asked their hostages at a popular eatery here to recite…

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Discrimination: Soldier’s funeral reveals India’s outsize, outcaste problem

By Himadri Ghosh Earlier this week, when upper-caste villagers in the western Uttar Pradesh district of Firozabad tried to prevent…

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Daughters’ Day: PR body to launch self-defence drive for girls

Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Celebrating Daughters' Day on Friday, in memory of India-born US astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the Public Relations…

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Family of Kerala youth jailed in Kenya pins hope on PM

Kollam (Kerala), July 1 (IANS) A Kerala family is eagerly waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kenya, hoping…

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Mphasis announces digital accessibility chair for specially abled at IIM-B

Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Leading IT company Mphasis on Friday announced Mphasis Chair for Digital Accessibility and Inclusion in partnership…

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For Indian transgenders, getting a shelter home is an uphill battle

By Ankit Sinha New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) They are ostracised, humiliated and sneered at, and yet India's transgender community…

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Facebook News Feed to prioritise posts from friends, family

New York, June 30 (IANS) Facebook has announced an update to its "News Feed" to prioritise posts from the user's…

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Three new tourist circuits in Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Three new tourist circuits, including one in the main building, will be opened for public…

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Sushma welcomes home Indian boy Sonu

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday welcomed home Sonu, the Indian boy who went…

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Allahabad HC denies alimony to divorced working woman

Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) A lower court order directing payment of alimony to a divorced woman under the Domestic Violence…

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Great Barrier Reef named best place to visit worldwide

Canberra, June 30 (IANS) Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been named the best place in the world to visit by…

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Non-helmet users in three Kerala cities won’t get petrol

Thiruvananthapuram, June 29 (IANS) Two-wheeler drivers not wearing helmets will not get fuel at petrol pumps in three Kerala cities…

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Mamata gets cochlear implant of poor girl done for free

Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) With West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee taking the initiative, a cochlear implant -- which can…

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