Category: Society

900 mn Indians live in 2 rooms or less

By Abhishek Waghmare For 10 years, Degal Srimangar Sao, 26, has been sleeping in the corridor of a central Mumbai…

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82-year-old Kerala man becomes oldest liver donor

Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (IANS) An 82-year-old man from Kerala became the oldest liver donor in south India, officials said on…

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Arjun Meghwal cycles to Rashtrapati Bhavan for oath taking

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Rajasthan Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday cycled up the Raisina…

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Still young at 81, it’s to do with peace of mind, says Dalai Lama

By Vishal Gulati Dharamsala, July 5 (IANS) Eighty-one and still young. The Dalai Lama believes it's to do with peace…

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Short LGBTQ film as tribute to Orlando victims released

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Percept Pictures, an integrated content creation, aggregation and distribution company, has released a short musical…

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20-year-old Faraaz praised as ‘hero’ of Dhaka siege

Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, the 20-year-old Bangladeshi student who was given a chance to escape to safety…

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I’ve cried five times in my life, says Flying Sikh Milkha Singh

By Vidhi Dhankar New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Flying Sikh Milkha Singh has shed tears on five occasions in his…

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Nepal to act against Indian couple for false claim of Mt Everest climb

Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) The Nepal government will take action against an Indian couple who allegedly altered photographs of themselves…

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Why crime is rising against India’s lowest castes and tribes

By Himadri Ghosh In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of India’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39,…

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MP youngster breathes new zest for life after nose job

Indore, July 3 (IANS) A youngster in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh breathes a new zest for life after a…

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Banda Singh Bahadur was a great warrior: Modi

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described early 18th century Sikh military commander Banda Singh…

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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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