The Cuban government said that it has not uncovered the cause of mysterious health symptoms that affected an official of the US embassy here last month leading to Washington's decision to withdraw personnel posted there.


Haven't uncovered cause of 'sonic attacks' on US diplomats: Cuba


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Filmmaker Pawan Shrivastava, who has made a film based on a Dalit family, says it throws light on the fact that Dalits are still excluded from the development policies of India.


Dalits still excluded from development policies: Filmmaker


For JEE-Advanced 2018 topper Pranav Goyal, solving the previous years' question papers helped him a lot in getting an insight into the exam pattern and to come up tops in the prestigious competition.


Solving past question papers helped: JEE topper


Pushpa Devi, 40, takes a walk along the railway tracks every morning to relieve herself, sitting and hiding under the bushes in Jangpura, a mixed neighbourhood that is part of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC)-governed area declared open-defecation free last year under the much-hyped Swachh Bharat Mission.


People in Delhi's open-defecation free area defecate openly (Civic Feature)


More than 250,000 people took part here on Friday in Tel Aviv's 20th anniversary Gay Pride Parade, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East.


Tel Aviv celebrates 20th Gay Pride Parade


Nearly 60,000 older drivers in Japan showed signs of dementia, a new police report revealed on Friday.


Nearly 60,000 Japanese drivers showed signs of dementia: Report


Why do we fear death and how do we overcome this fear and rise to a higher level of consciousness?


Overcoming the fear of death and rising to a higher plane


The mother of a five-year-old girl in the US shared a picture of a rhyme that teaches toddlers how to prepare for a mass shooting, that has gone viral with people expressing outrage, media reported.


US kindergarteners learn 'Lockdown' rhyme


Married off at the tender age of 6, Pintudevi suffered for 12 years before finally moving court to dissolve the child marriage.


Married off at 6, teen moves court to annul marriage


Nepalese tourism associations are gearing up to attract more foreign tourists to the Annapurna region this season.


Nepal readies for more foreign tourists in Annapurna region


A US man was found innocent after spending 25 years in prison and was given $10 million as compensation.


US man found innocent after 25 years in prison


A UAE-based Indian expat set a Guinness World Record for the largest distribution of curry tree saplings, a media report said.


Indian expat sets record for largest sapling distribution


A technology team from Delhi inspired by Nirbhaya has won the $1 million Anu and Naveen Jain XPrize for Women's Safety by developing a device that will send out alerts with location and summon help if a woman is threatened.


Delhi team wins $1mn XPrize for women's safety device inspired by Nirabhaya


Qatar Airways's board Chairman has apologized for his remark that a woman could not run his airline, saying his comment was taken out of context, media reports said.


Qatar Airways boss sorry for anti-women jibe


Once owned by 20th Century Fox, the iconic Elite Cinema here has joined the list of single screens dropping curtains forever, unable to cope with competition in an era of multiplexes and the internet.


78-year-old iconic Elite Cinema of Kolkata closed forever


A nine-month pregnant tribal woman in Kerala had to be carried to hospital in a makeshift stretcher made of a bed sheet tied to logs as no ambulance was available, reports said on Wednesday. She later delivered a baby girl.


Pregnant tribal taken to hospital in bedsheet as ambulance unavailable


India, Belgium and the European Union are jointly organising events in the Belgian capital and across the country to celebrate the 4th International Day of Yoga.


Belgium to celebrate International Day of Yoga


At least 192 people have been reported missing after the eruption of the highly active Fuego volcano in Guatemala and the death toll has reached 75, said authorities.


Nearly 200 missing, 75 killed in Guatemala volcano eruption


Facebook has just announced a slew of measures to make fundraising on its platform easier including an initiative to allow brands and public figures to use their Facebook Pages to raise money for nonprofit causes.


Now famous people can use Facebook Pages to raise funds


Many in the capital may not know that there are four ghats here which offer environment-friendly substitutes to the conventional manner of cremating a dead.


How successful is green cremation in Delhi? (June 5 is World Environment Day)


Two women have died due to starvation in Jharkhand in the last three days, prompting Chief Minister Raghbar Das order a probe.

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