San Francisco, May 12 (IANS) Facebook has censored the page of an organisation that helps women obtain abortion pills, citing its policy against the “promotion or encouragement of drug use”, the media reported. Women on…
By Rajanya Bose & Anirban Bhattacharya The Ajmer Shatabdi pulls into the New Delhi station every night at around 11 pm. During the six-hour journey from Ajmer, the train serves tea, snacks, soup, dinner and…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) The picture of a schoolgirl holding a basketball under her arm while kicking a vehicle of the security forces has become iconic because it sets the narrative for…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s ban on alcohol may have shut down scores of bars in the vicinity of the national highway network in Goa, but this does not appear…
London, May 12 (IANS) In what can be termed as one of the biggest payments ever to be ordered by a judge in an open court hearing, a British court on Thursday ordered a Russian…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday raised a question if ‘triple talaq’ is fundamental to Islam, as a constitution bench commenced hearing on the issue while making it clear that it…
Mumbai/Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 (IANS) Amid a public outcry in Kerala over a State Bank of India (SBI) announcement levying charges on ATM cash withdrawals from June 1, the largest public lender on Thursday clarified that…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Ministry of Women and Child Development said that it has developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for rehabiliting children in conflict with law under the juvenile justice systems. “The…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) More and more women in the age group of 35-45 years are opting for jobs which give them the option of working from home (WFH) even at lesser salaries and…
Gurugram, May 11 (IANS) Residents of a village in this district, in a state notorious for gender prejudice, have decided to nail nameplates of their daughters on their houses. Residents of Alipur village near Sohna,…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Days after an Australian Senator made history by becoming the first politician to breastfeed in Parliament, the Indian Museum here is set to create a milestone on Mother’s Day (Sunday, May…
Agartala, May 11 (IANS) The Tripura government is to raise the number of women police personnel to at least 30 per cent of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Thursday. “Currently,…
Sydney, May 11 (IANS) Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman on Thursday put her wedding dress on display, as part of an exhibition showcasing the history of wedding fashion here. The Academy Award winning actress’ Balenciaga gown,…
Moscow, May 11 (IANS) A Russian court on Thursday gave a three-and-half year suspended sentence to a blogger after he posted a video of himself playing the location-based augmented reality game, Pokemon Go in a…
Lhasa, May 11 (IANS) Tibetan authorities have launched a massive clean-up operation to remove waste left by hikers at campsites across the high-altitude area of Mount Everest. The nine-day operation across the mountain began on…
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) Assam’s Kaziranga National Park will be shut for visitors from next week, Director Satyendra Singh announced on Thursday. He said that the jeep and elephant safaris will be closed from May…
Sydney, May 11 (IANS) The relocation of a koala population in Australia’s Victoria state began due to the marsupials’ over-eating habits, officials said on Thursday. More than 400 koalas living on French Island in the…
By Shubhi Sinha Title: Today is My Favourite Day; Author: Siddharth Shirole; Publisher: Wisdom Tree; Pages: 168; Price: Rs 150 Nobody in this world is guaranteed to lead a n entirely happy and joyous life….
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) This is one die-hard fan even popstar Justin Bieber would be proud of. A 12-year old New Delhi schoolgirl Akshita Rajpal, who’s an obsessive fan of the singing legend, flew down…
Patna, May 10 (IANS) Following reports of “rats guzzling down liquor” stored in police stations of Bihar, the authorities have now started destroying seized contraband, with a staggering 28,000 litres being destroyed on Tuesday and…