Category: Society

Nearly 20 percent of alcohol samples found adulterated, misbranded

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Nearly 20 percent of analysed alcohol samples from across the country were found to be…

9 years ago

Declare drought a national emergency: Kailash Satyarthi

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately…

9 years ago

Danish exhibit portrays Paris and Brussels attackers as ‘martyrs’

Copenhagen, May 3 (IANS) An art group in Copenhagen decided to hold an exhibit dedicated to history’s martyrs. But alongside…

9 years ago

Food security act not available for vulnerable tribal groups: NCST head

By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The government's "inability" to implement the Food Security Act among the 'Particularly…

9 years ago

Kerala High Court helps save nine-month-old baby

Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) A division bench of the Kerala High Court took the lead in saving the life of…

9 years ago

Maharashtra man with golden shirt makes it to Guinness World Records

By Quaid Najmi Nashik (Maharashtra), May 3 (IANS) Maharashtra's well-known businessman-politician Pankaj Parakh called 'The Man With The Golden Shirt'…

9 years ago

Climate change to drive exodus from Middle East and North Africa

London, May 3 (IANS) Climate change can result in a significant deterioration of living conditions for people in North Africa…

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103-year-old enclave dweller to voter for first time in Bengal polls

Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Asgar Ali is 103 but will vote for the first time on May 5 in the…

9 years ago

Over 75 percent child rehab centres in India defunct

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Over 75 percent of 11,652 child rehabilitation centres across 21 states of India are non-functional,…

9 years ago

Body of murdered Kerala nurse arrives from Oman for funeral

Kochi, May 2 (IANS) The body of Chikku Robert, a 25-year-old Kerala nurse who was murdered in Oman last month,…

9 years ago

Google Doodle celebrates Mario de Miranda’s 90th birthday

Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Google on Monday celebrated renowned Indian cartoonist Mario de Miranda's 90th birth anniversary with a doodle…

9 years ago

US cruise ship travels to Cuba after over 50 years

Washington, May 2 (IANS) An American cruise ship is sailing to Cuba from the US, the first such trip in…

9 years ago

Rat complaints skyrocket in New York

New York, May 2 (IANS) Complaints by New Yorkers over the presence of rats in the city have shot up…

9 years ago

Horror of confinement: Inside Kashmir’s home for juveniles

By Javaid Trali Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) On the outskirts of the city lies an expansive but shabby-looking complex with…

9 years ago

Feline fascination: A man with 44 cats

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Love of pets is not new to this part of the world -…

9 years ago

Apt words can fetch double while selling products on eBay: research

London, April 29 (IANS) Words like "gent" instead of "man" and "authentic" for products in place of "genuine" can fetch…

9 years ago

Gucci warns shops over funeral fakes

Hong Kong, April 29 (IANS) Italian luxury fashion house Gucci has sent warning letters to Hong Kong shops not to…

9 years ago

Woman gives birth on flight, baby named after airline

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

9 years ago

Initiative to make school toilets reusable aims at tackling girls’ drop-out rate

By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A new drive was rolled out on Thursday in which 100 toilets…

9 years ago

India can gain from China’s waning grip on apparel world: World Bank

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With China losing sheen as the global leader in the apparel market, India needs to…

9 years ago



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