Category: Society

Underwater ‘lost city’ in Greece found to be natural formation

London, June 4 (IANS) What archaeologists earlier thought to be ancient underwater remains of a long lost Greek city were…

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Mercedes hit and run: Minor to be tried as adult

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Juvenile Justice Board on Saturday ordered that a minor accused in a Mercedes hit-and-run…

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An explosion far bigger than Gujarat riots

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Gujarat Files; Author: Rana Ayyub; Publisher: Rana Ayyub; Pages: 204; Price: Rs 295. This is…

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Lucknow and Moscow: How the two cities deal with traffic violators

By Mohit Dubey Moscow, June 4 (IANS) Comparisons between Lucknow - capital of India's most populous state - and Moscow…

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Technical snag hits services on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line, commuters suffer

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Alok Kaushik used to take an hour and a half to reach his office in…

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Hikers on Caribbean island find ancient stone carvings

London, June 3 (IANS) Hikers out for a stroll on the Caribbean island of Montserrat found ancient stone carvings that…

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Missing Japanese boy abandoned in woods found alive

Tokyo, June 3 (IANS) A missing seven-year-old boy was found alive and unharmed after searchers spent nearly a week combing…

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King Tutankhamuns dagger was ‘made from a meteorite’

Cairo, June 2 (IANS) A new research has showed that an iron dagger buried with King Tutankhamun, one of ancient…

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London’s Tower Bridge to temporarily shut for major facelift

London, June 2 (IANS) London's world famous Tower Bridge will be shut for three months starting from October 1 for…

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Government lays down advisory for matrimonial websites

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Aiming to put an end to the fraudulence on the matrimonial sites, the government on…

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Gulberg massacre: 14-year battle for justice

By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The abandoned cluster of rickety and burned walls, which once was home…

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Underprivileged youth become entrepreneurs at Cafe Toto

Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Donning crisp aprons and trained by French volunteers, young adults from underprivileged backgrounds here are turning…

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Tiger Temple: Cat-fight erupts between monastery, Thai wildlife authorities

By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, June 2 (IANS) The hate mail on social networking sites against the Buddhist monks and authorities…

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Twitter restores Putin’s parody account

London, June 2 (IANS) After facing much criticism for temporarily suspending the parody accounts of famous politicians, including President Vladimir…

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Tamil Nadu tailor surrenders free power entitlement

Chennai June 1 (IANS) A small tailor in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore has shown the way to the richie-rich in Tamil…

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84% Of 12 mn married children under 10 are Hindus

Devanik Saha Nearly 12 million Indian children were married before the age of 10 years - 84 per cent of…

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Telangana gears up for foundation day celebrations

Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) Telangana is gearing up to celebrate its foundation day on Thursday. Elaborate arrangements have been made…

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World’s longest, deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland

Bern, June 1 (IANS) The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel is to be officially opened in Switzerland, after almost…

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Punjab Mail, undivided India’s fastest train, completes 104 years of journey

Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) When it embarked on its maiden epic journey of 2,496 km on June 1, 1912, Punjab…

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22 children rescued, nine South Delhi eateries sealed

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) As many as 22 boys working in restaurants and other eateries of South Delhi were…

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