Much as he was revered as a stalwart politician, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away at the age of 93 here on Thursday, was widely recognised as a key poet in Hindi, who took poetry beyond the pages of his collections and recited them at numerous public fora. He used poetry as a medium to give expression to his deepest thoughts.


Vajpayee's 'faceoff with death' and how he captured the agony in verse


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The outstanding achievements of Yashveer Goyal, a hearing and speech impaired youth of Bathinda city, in technology, sports and other fields have  fetched him a state award from the Punjab government.


Bathinda youth gets special youth state award


Fulfilling a long-cherished dream, Indian adventurist Shital Rane-Mahajan on Wednesday dived from over 5,000 feet in Finland with a Tricolour to mark India's 72nd Independence Day.


Indian woman skydives with Tricolour in Finland to celebrate I-Day


At a time when the world is battling one of its biggest refugee crises, India has its own share of the problem -- thousands of Hindu migrants from Pakistan remain stranded at this Rajasthan transit hub. They have been awaiting their citizenship papers for years, despite submitting their passports, documents and hard-earned money too.


Hindu migrants from Pakistan living a life of homeless wanderers, courtesy Indian red-tapism (Social Feature)


In an endeavour to pay respect to soldiers and inculcate a feeling of patriotism among the citizenry, around five lakh persons will form a human chief on August 14 in four border districts of Rajasthan, an official said on Monday.


Lakhs to form human chain in Rajasthan districts on Tuesday


Gurugram Commissioner of Police K.K. Rao on Monday announced an out-of-turn promotion for Constable Lukman Khan for saving a man from drowning in a canal in Faridabad in Haryana a day earlier.


Haryana cop gets promotion, appreciation for saving drowning man


Pune is the most liveable city, followed closely by Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai in a ranking of 111 Indian cities with the national capital ranked at a lowly 65 on the Ease of Living Index released by the government here.


Pune ranked most liveable city in India, Delhi 65th


Jodhpur and Marwar railway stations in Rajasthan were declared the cleanest in the third cleanliness survey, released on Monday.


Jodhpur, Marwar cleanest stations: Railway Minister


More than 660 million Indians are exposed to high air pollution as they live in areas where the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceeds the permissible limit, researchers said on Monday.


Excessive air pollution affects 660 m Indians: Researchers


Thousands of anti-protesters gathered in several locations in Washington on Sunday, hours before a controversial right supremacist rally is scheduled.


Anti-white supremacist protesters crowd downtown Washington


Nobel Prize-winning writer V.S. Naipaul, known for his celebrated works like "An Area of Darkness" and "A House for Mr Biswas", has died at age 85. The literary fraternity mourned his passing and said his rich legacy will live on for generations to come.


V.S. Naipaul dead, admirers say legacy will live on (Roundup)


Nobel Prize-winning novelist V.S. Naipaul, who explored questions of place and identity for more than half a century, has died aged 85, his family announced on Sunday.


Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies


If you are in Kerala and are affected by the devastating floods, using Twitter may help you steer clear of fake news.


Kerala floods: Here's how Twitter can save you from fake news


A short spell of rain on Friday afternoon in the national capital brought more misery than joy to the citizens as they faced traffic snarls and water-logging at various places.


Water-logging, snarls after brief rain in Delhi


Ryanair pilots went on a 24-hour strike on Friday in several European countries in protest against the stagnation of negotiations on wages and working condition, forcing the Irish low-cost airline to cancel 400 flights on Friday affecting thousands of people.


Ryanair pilots on strike, thousands affected across Europe


The Odisha government on Thursday said it would reward people on returning used bottles and OMFED polythene containers from October this year.


Odisha to reward people on returning plastic bottles


Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a youth, who was part of the Kanwariyas, on the charges of vandalizing a car after it brushed one of them, police said.


Kanwariya held for vandalizing car in Delhi


Thousands of people, including grieving family members, bid a tearful goodbye to Major Kaustubh P. Rane, who was consigned to the flames with full military honours in his hometown here on Thursday afternoon.


Thousands bid tearful adieu to Major Rane in Thane


Thousands of people, including grieving family members and friends, here on Thursday received the mortal remains of Major Kaustubh P. Rane who was killed in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir.


Mortal remains of Army Major killed in J&K reaches Maharashtra


London's population has been rising steadily since the mid-1980s but evidence has emerged that Brexit and the high cost of buying and renting homes is deterring new people from coming to live in the city.


Brexit hits London population growth: Report


The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the government's stand defending the adultery law that punishes a married man for having sexual relationship with a married woman.

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