Close to the India-Pakistan border near Rajasthan's Pokhran lies a village named Khartoli where residents are slowly succumbing to cancer, perhaps paying the price for the two nuclear tests conducted in its vicinity. However, none of the officials concerned have so far paid attention to their health travails.


Cancer-stricken village near nuclear test site cries for help


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Demanding state Education Minister Jagdish Reddy's resignation over the Intermediate examination results goof-up, BJP workers on Tuesday tried to lay siege to the official residence of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao here.


BJP continues to protest over Telangana exam goof-up


The Indian Army's claim that it has found traces of the mythical Himalayan monster, Yeti, has triggered curiosity and controversy.


Curiosity, controversy over Army's Yeti trace claim


Since the March 2017 premier of the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" about a teenage girls suicide, US health experts said that it glamorised the topic for some young people and led to an increase in suicide rates in the country.


US suicide rates spike after Netflix's '13 Reasons Why'


Boundary-breaking Muslim supermodel Halima Aden has made history once again by becoming the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, the media reported on Tuesday.


Muslim supermodel makes swimsuit issue history


The Indian Army has claimed that an expedition team sighted the "mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti'" at the Makalu Base Camp in the Himalayas.


Indian Army team spots 'Yeti' footprints on Himalayas


Burning Man event organisers are sparring with the US government over a 10-year permit after being presented with new rules that they say "would spell the end of the event as we know it", the media reported


Burning Man event spars with US government for permit


The Cross Line of Control peace bus service 'Karvan-e-Aman' (Caravan of Peace) operated on Monday  after remaining suspended for eight weeks.


Cross-LoC peace bus runs after 8 weeks


DD Kashir, a regional subsidiary television station of Doordarshan in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday launched "Kus Bani Koshur Karorpaet," a quiz show based on the lines of "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC) which is the Indian version of the popular quiz show "Who Wants to be a Millionare," an official said.


DD Kashir launches quiz show on lines of KBC


The normal life in the northeastern region has been affected due to heat wave in several areas and deficit pre-monsoon rains, officials said on Monday.


Heat wave, deficit rain affect normal life in NE


With cyclonic storm 'Fani' likely to trigger rainfall in Odisha from Thursday (May 2), the state government on Monday asked all its District Collectors to stay alert.


Cyclone Fani: Odisha alerts District Collectors


A first-ever Indian study has found that Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS), also known as e-cigarettes, pose much less a health risk than combustible cigarettes and could be an ideal tool to reduce or give up smoking.


e-cigarettes effective way to quit smoking: Indian study


Fewer Britons have booked a summer holiday inside the European Union (EU) this year amid continuing Brexit uncertainty, according to leading travel firm Thomas Cook.


Fewer Britons choosing EU countries for holidays


The UN Command (UNC) has approved phase one of South Korea's "Peace Trail" project, which will allow travellers to experience the abundance of wildlife that's thriving on the Korean Peninsula's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), described as the world's most heavily armed border.


S. Korea opens hiking trails on heavily armed DMZ


A Dubai-based Indian couple narrowly escaped the blast at Colombos Cinnamon Grand hotel, which was one of the eight targets of the April 21 serial bombings in Sri Lanka, the media reported on Sunday.


UAE-based Indian couple narrowly escaped SL attacks


The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a birth certificate to a baby born to an inter-faith Indian expat couple, the media reported on Sunday.


UAE birth certificate to inter-faith Indian couple's child


A Dubai-based Indian teen has been offered acceptance letters from seven prominent US-based universities, including Ivy League schools such as Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania, the media reported on Sunday.


Indian teen in Dubai gets acceptance from 7 US varsities


When Laibi Oinam got in the front seat of a second-hand auto-rickshaw as a driver almost a decade ago, she received a lot of negative attention from people in her home state of Manipur in northeast India. But her life took a new turn in 2015 when her struggle to get passengers and earn her daily bread to support her ailing husband and young sons caught a filmmakers attention.


Breaking another glass ceiling: Manipuri woman autodriver's life is now a film (IANS Special Series)


Staff of now grounded Jet Airways are a worried lot -- after months of salary delays they are facing uncertainty over extension of their group Mediclaim provided by the company.


After salary delays, Jet staff face uncertainty over Mediclaim


Soon you can buy organic incense sticks prepared from flowers offered by devotees at religious places in Himachal Pradesh.


Himachal man makes incense sticks from flower waste


Another Intermediate student committed suicide in Telangana on Saturday, taking the toll to 20 since the Board of Intermediate Education last week announced the results, which were marred by goof-ups.

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