Category: Human Interest

Minorities commission has virtually no members, no new appointments in sight

By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) -- an organisation established to…

9 years ago

SC declines to extend Gopal Ansal’s surrender date

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal, who was asked to surrender to undergo the remaining part…

9 years ago

Mothers help mothers fight their children’s cancer

By Anjali Madan New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Nineteen years ago, Sonal Sharma's two-year-old daughter Gungun was diagnosed with blood…

9 years ago

‘Cloak of culture’ veils women’s sexual desires in Hindi cinema

By Radhika Bhirani Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Rewind to 2000 - "Astitva" saw Tabu questioning Sachin Khedekar if a womans…

9 years ago

Through crowd-funding, British mother offers reward for leads to daughter’s killers

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, March 8 (IANS) A British mother, in pursuit of justice in India for her slain teenaged…

9 years ago

‘Don’t need favours, skills enough for women’

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Notwithstanding the notion that society is still discomfited by the progress of women,…

9 years ago

Google doodle celebrates International Women’s Day

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The search engine giant Google on Wednesday dedicated the International Women's Day in a creative…

9 years ago

Facebook to face British select committee

London, March 8 (IANS) Facebook will be questioned by a powerful group of British parliamentarians over its failure to remove…

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Wikileaks releases trove of alleged CIA hacking tools

Washington, March 8 (IANS) Anti-secrecy organisation WikiLeaks on Tuesday released thousands of documents that it said described sophisticated software tools…

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Lok Sabha ex-Speaker Rabi Ray accorded state funeral

Bhubaneswar, March 7 (IANS) The mortal remains of veteran socialist leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray were consigned…

9 years ago

Married man held for sending nude images to woman

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) A 26-year-old married man was arrested on charges of sending vulgar messages, obscene videos and…

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President wishes all women on International Women’s Day

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his "best wishes" to all women of the world…

9 years ago

Facebook ‘fails’ to remove children’s sexual images: Report

London, March 7 (IANS) Facebook on Tuesday found itself in the midst of a controversy when it "failed" to remove…

9 years ago

Twitter trolls Maneka over ‘hormonal outbursts’ remark

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday faced brickbats on social media…

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Samsung India announces solar lanterns to 10,000 girl students

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) With an aim to support gender diversity and the girl child, Samsung India on Tuesday…

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New Zealand does not condone racial abuse, says envoy

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) New Zealand does not condone racial abuse in any form, the country's Acting High Commissioner…

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Robotic surgery a better solution for gynae problems

By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) With a surge in gynaecological issues, robotic surgery done through a…

9 years ago

Creativity gives women wings to fly

By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Three years ago, Malini Arora, 29, left a busy corporate job to…

9 years ago

How robotic surgery can better treat gynae problems

By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) At a time when gynaecological issues are on the rise, robotic…

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Melbourne to unveil female traffic light signals

Melbourne, March 7 (IANS) Australia's Melbourne city will unveil pedestrian traffic lights depicting female figures as a part of a…

9 years ago



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