In an unique adventure sports initiative, a group of blind and able-bodied climbers from India and Israel have scaled the world's fourth highest and Africa's tallest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, an organiser said here on Monday.


13 Indians, Israelis with blind climbers, scale Mt. Kilimanjaro


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Adhunika Prakash, who founded non-profit Breastfeeding Support for Indian Moms in Pune, was on Monday selected among five global leaders for $1 million award each by Facebook as part of its Community Leadership Programme.


3 Indian women selected as Facebook global community leaders


Kiran Bauri, a teenaged Class 12 student of Dhurohi village in West Bengal's Purulia district, has been for years using her limited pocket money to educate local women about the health benefits of using sanitary napkins.


Menstrual hygiene campaign changes lives in rural Bengal (Social Feature)


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has hailed the World Bank/United Nations Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) as an important new tool to help predict and prevent famine.


UN chief hails famine prevention mechanism


A 19-year-old Iraqi girl has been given a new lease of life after a team of doctors from the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here successfully treated her for a rare spinal disease.


Delhi hospital treats Iraqi girl with rare spinal disease


On a scorching summer day, the likes of which are plentiful in Delhi, what one needs most is a glass of water to quench one's thirst, more so for those who toil in the unbearable heat to earn their livelihoods. The hundreds of civic workers, rickshaw pullers, street vendors and road sweepers cannot afford to buy water several times a day from vending kiosks. To their rescue come the "matkas", or traditional earthen pitchers, installed at different parts of the city which seem to get magically filled up with water every single day.


Matka Man: From London to Delhi on a thirst-quenching mission (IANS Special Series)


Archeologists have found a centuries-old shipwreck off Portugal's coast near Lisbon, authorities said.


Centuries-old shipwreck found off Portugal's coast


A 37-year-old man has been arrested for his involvement in a Rs 70 lakh theft case that was executed by his friend, who worked as the complainant's servant, police said on Saturday.


Servant steals Rs 70 lakh, co-accused held


The diamonds splendor has been appreciated for centuries. World-famous diamonds such as the Great Mughal, Kohinoor, Regent, Florentine, Darya-i-Noor, Pigott, Tavernier, and Nassak were produced in India. More than the aesthetic and appealing value, diamonds worn in ancient times were believed to promote strength, invincibility and courage.


6 incredible facts you won't believe are true about diamonds


It's an inescapable reality that sending your child abroad to study can be prohibitively expensive. For most middle-class Indian families, the hefty amount is just not something they can afford to spend, even though some parents get caught up in the enthusiasm of providing their child with the advantage of a high-quality education and end up depleting their savings or going bankrupt.


Financing studies abroad while staying financially healthy (Educational Tips)


Around 10,000 people are expected to take part in a "Plant-Based Festival" in Beijing this weekend as many people in China are pursuing healthy, eco-friendly and trendy lifestyles and has prompted especially the younger generation, to go vegan.


Beijing holds VegFest as veganism gains popularity in China


A hapless father and retired lecturer of Mundawar in Alwar district of Rajasthan has been running from pillar to post seeking justice for his daughter who was allegedly killed by her "greedy in-laws" on September 12 in Tijara of the district.


Rajasthan: A hapless father seeks justice for her slain daughter


Director Prakash Bhardwaj, who is receiving positive response for his web series "Sare Jahan Se Achha", has said that host Prakash Jha is the identity of the show.


Prakash Jha is identity of 'Sare Jahan Se Achha': Director


The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Thursday urged the state Education Department to initiate awareness programmes in order to prevent children from participating in the lethal "Momo Challenge," an online game.


Goa panel advises against 'Momo Challenge'


China's e-tail giant Alibaba on Thursday unveiled a robot that will serve guests in the country's hotels soon.


This Alibaba robot will serve in China's hotels soon


Imagine if you woke up one day and had no memory left? All the years you spent growing up, your family, friends, loved ones, the memories everyone grows to cherish...lost.


Living with Alzheimer's, the memory thief (Sep 21 is World Alzheimer's Day)


Over 300 million children globally between the age of five and 17 years of age were not in school, the Unicef said in a news report.


Over 300 mn children not in school: Unicef


Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi is "closely following" the case of a 23-year-old woman who wrote to her school in Monza begging for help to return to Italy from Pakistan, where she was taken last year "against her will", the Foreign Ministry said late on Tuesday.


Government assessing how to help female Pakistani student return to Italy


Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday urged the people to engage in "preserving" historical sites around them.


Sisodia urges people to preserve Delhi's historical sites


Taking cognizance of lack of long-term jobs, the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday said it has rolled out a scheme to financially support those who lost their jobs even as it relaxed norms for its other benefits.


ESIC to provide cash benefit during job loss


RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that people do not need to make an enemy of English to assert primacy of local languages and that supremacy of English is only in their minds.

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