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3 Policemen Carried Bricks And Filled Potholes Created by #ChennaiRains

Heavy rainfall since over 10 days now, and the resulting flood, has brought life to a near standstill in many parts of Tamil Nadu. Water logging, delay in train services, water seeping into houses, the...

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A 23-Year-Old Plays the Guitar on Mumbai Locals. For a Beautiful Reason.

This young man spent a lot of time in the cancer ward of a hospital in Mumbai when his mother was undergoing treatment there. Today, he is seen inside local trains in Mumbai collecting funds for the...

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Afraid to Report a Crime? This Tool Will Give You Confidence to Walk into a...

According to legal analysts, one of the biggest hurdles for women who are victims of sexual assault in India, is their fear of facing difficult situations at the police station when they go in to file...

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Col Mahadik Laid down His Life Bravely Fighting Terrorists. Our Salute to Him!

Colonel Santosh Mahadik, a member of the Army's elite Para Commando force, lost his life in an aggressive gun battle against militants. The operation against heavily armed terrorists, who have...

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14 Instances When #ChennaiRains Brought out the Best in Humanity

Waterlogged streets, flooded houses, stranded transportation - all this and more define the grim situation in Chennai right now. The city is going through a very challenging time, facing its highest...

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This App Connects People with the Govt to Address Public Health Hazards in...

This article on using mobile technology for social good is part of the #Mobile4Good series & is made possible by Vodafone India. You spot an open drain in your neighbourhood, or a garbage pile...

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VIDEO: Watch These Americans Set Fire to Ice with Their Dance Rendition of...

From Kajra re to Dola re - two American ice dancers gave a striking performance when they chose to dance on Bollywood numbers at the Rostelecom Cup in October 2009. Meryl Davis and Charlie White,...

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Indian Origin Engineers Help Crack Technology That Powers Devices Using WiFi...

A team of engineers from the University of Washington has developed a technology that uses a Wi-Fi router to power various devices. It is called the Power Over Wi-Fi (PoWiFi) system, and is a very...

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60 Children from Pune Slums Never Want to Miss School. Thanks to One Man.

He stumbled across some slum kids while walking to the temple one morning — feeding them has become his religion since then! Read the heartwarming story of a man who is using his imagination and effort...

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Madrasas in India Stand Strong Against IS, Condemn It with Fatwas

After the shocking terror attack in Paris, two Islamic seminaries have stood strongly against the terrorist group called Islamic State (IS). The institutions Darul Uloom Deoband and...

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This Is How Upasana Makati Made India’s First Lifestyle Magazine for the...

“My oldest reader is 80. And she told me once: ‘Don’t stop yourself from printing anything in the magazine. If we cannot see it in our lives, it will be at least something we see though the magazine.’”...

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VIDEO: This Man’s 10,000 km Long Journey on Foot Is the Most Inspiring Thing...

Arjun Bhogal is on a unique mission. He has been walking since the past three years with the aim of raising funds for two organizations which are working in the fields of water and marine conservation....

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Not Email nor SMS, He Communicates with 58 Lakh People in Rural India via...

Pune-based social entrepreneur, Pradeep Lokhande, communicates with about 58 lakh people of rural India through postcards. He has a database of about 49,000 villages in 10 states across the country,...

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Can Drinking Water Be Produced from Thin Air? Yes, and It Is Happening Right...

In a country where women often have to walk miles to find and collect drinking water for their families, the WaterMaker project to produce water from thin air is no less than magical. It is, in the...

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Jerk-Less Berths, Bio Toilets & More – 6 Awesome Features of Railway’s New...

We might soon get a chance to travel in luxurious railway coaches that are a lot more comfortable and are equipped with many useful features and facilities. Trial run of the first model rake of 'Make...

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An App That Breaks down News into Facts – for UPSC Exam Aspirants and...

This article on using mobile technology for social good is part of the #Mobile4Good series & is made possible by Vodafone India. Have you ever tried sifting facts from opinion in the news you read...

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Govt School Students in Rajasthan Will Soon Learn About Child Rights Through...

Rajasthan government is all set to introduce a chapter on child rights in the curriculum for government school students. With the aim of increasing awareness among children about their rights, the...

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Indian Army Honours Brave Sepoy Subinesh AM, Who Lost His Life Fighting...

The Indian Army paid homage to Sepoy Subinesh AM, the soldier who lost his life while fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Subedar Subinesh was a part of the Army column that thwarted an...

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This Indian-Origin Engineer Has Discovered a Revolutionary New Source of...

A team of researchers led by an Indian-origin engineer, Muthukumaran Packirisamy, has developed a new technology to harnesses electrical energy from blue-green algae that can be used to charge cell...

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Meet the Human Behind the Popular ‘Humans of Bombay’ Page

She doesn’t just share pictures – she shares the many stories of success, failure, hopes, dreams, desires and so much more behind the faces that make it to her well-known and loved Facebook page. Meet...

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