In a contradiction of its own policy, the Indian government has allowed over 1,300 tribal Buddhist refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine region to enter Mizoram. The refugees left their homeland because of the ongoing war between the Myanmarese Army and the Arakan Army, made up of Buddhist insurgents.


India allows 1,300 Buddhists from Myanmar's Rakhine state to enter Mizoram


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A Singapore Airlines flight on Monday was about to land on the small Juhu airport, mistaking it for the international airport, before the error was detected in the nick of time for it to land at the scheduled airstrip, officials said.


Flight avoids wrong landing at Mumbai


Women bikers react better to contingencies at high speed than men, claims Leslie Porterfield, the world's fastest woman on a motorcycle.


Women bikers react better to trouble at high speeds than men: World's fastest female biker


The tragedy that struck this city 33 years ago following methyl isocyanate leak from an industrial unit has not allowed some women to be mothers again and many homes have not been able to hear the playful voice of children.


Bhopal gas tragedy: Many women couldn't become mothers again


Cambodia on Saturday welcomed home a set of 10 Angkorian-era gold jewellery pieces which were stolen from the country decades ago, according to a statement from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts.


Cambodia gets back looted Angkor jewellery from Britain


After footing the bill to separate twins Jaga and Kalia, the Odisha government on Saturday said it would bear the expenses for the treatment of newborn girl twins who are joined at the abdomen.


After Jaga-Kalia, Odisha government to bear medical expenses of newborn conjoined twins


The number of people with diabetes in India is about 64.5 million, second only to China in the ranking for the highest number of diabetics in the world. Renowned homeopath Nandita Shah, in a fresh book, breaks down the real cause of diabetes and outlines a routine that will not just prevent the disease but also reverse it.


Book presents 21-day challenge to reverse diabetes


Replicas of the Seven Wonders of the World will be created in a civic garden to educate people and boost tourism in the city, officials said here on Friday.


Replicas of Seven Wonders of World to come up in Mumbai garden


Barely three months after acclaimed lyricist and poet Gulzars "Footprints on Zero Line: Writings on the Partition" hit the stands, he is out with another book on the "cataclysmic tragedy" -- this time a full length novel.


After anthology, Gulzar out with novel on partition


Mysuru-based flying instructor and ace pilot Captain Audrey Deepika Maben along with her 19-year-old daughter will soon be gliding around the planet covering 21 countries in a span of 80 days.


Indian ace woman pilot, daughter to glide around world


In a case of medical negligence, doctors at a city's corporate hospital declared a baby dead, along with his stillborn twin, and handed them over to family members in a polythene bag, but the baby was found to be alive before being buried.


Newborn declared dead by hospital found alive before burial


Prince Harry and his American actress fiance Meghan Markle will visit a World Aids Day charity fair in Nottingham on Friday, as the couple's first royal engagement.


Prince Harry, Meghan Markle set for first royal duty


Asserting she "failed spectacularly as an actor", former actress and author-producer Twinkle Khanna has said it is easier to shrug off failure when success is not taken seriously.


'Easier to shrug off failure if success not taken seriously'


The Indian Navy's sailboat INSV Tarini -- carrying an all-women crew of six on an around-the-world expedition -- arrived here in New Zealand, their second port of call during the world odyssey.


All-women naval team's sailboat reaches New Zealand


In a tragic incident, a Class XI student of a Madhya Pradesh school committed suicide due to the fear of being arrested for stealing the mobile phone of his teacher, police said on Thursday.


Scared of being arrested for mobile theft, MP boy ends life


The Australian government has made a pitch to Britain's Prince Harry to host his stag party and honeymoon.


Australia pitches for Prince Harry's stag party


Actor Mark Ruffalo wants to spread awareness about the violence faced by women and let them know that they are "not invisible".


Mark Ruffalo raises voice against domestic violence


More than four million donors in India have signed up for Facebook's blood donation feature and the company will now expand this feature to Bangladesh, the social media giant has said.


Over 4 mn Indians join Facebook's blood donation feature


When you can make energy from wind, why not from rainwater? This question from her father inspired their 15-year-old girl from Azerbaijan to set up a company to do exactly that.


At 15, this girl plans to harvest energy from rainwater


Commuters irked over loss of mobile connectivity while passing ITO station on the Violet Line (Kashmere Gate-Escorts Mujeser) of Delhi Metro, are likely to see their troubles ended, as the transporter has assured that the issue has been resolved.


DMRC fixes mobile signal issue at ITO station


Tokyo retained its position as the city with the most Michelin starred restaurants in the world with 314 of its restaurants making it to the 2018 edition of the celebrated Red Guidebook, the publishers said on Tuesday.

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