Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Thursday courted trouble with feminists, activists and political parties roundly slamming him for his controversial International Women’s Day comments on actress Sunny Leone, a former adult…
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) In a tragic incident, three poor patients undergoing dialysis died due to a power cut at the Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital and Post Graduate Institute in Puducherry on Thursday, a…
by Brij Khandelwal Agra March 9 (IANS) Defying age-old restraints, over a 1,000 widows living in Braj area on Thursday splashed colours and threw flower petals on one another at the Radha Gopinath temple in…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama shared a letter by an Indian-American woman on the occasion of International Womens Day, urging others to read about her “inspiring” story. “When Michelle and I…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a brief appearance in the Lok Sabha as the second half of Parliament’s Budget session commenced here. The Prime Minister entered the lower…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up for discussion a bill to increase the maternity leave of women to 26 weeks from the present 12 weeks. “Wellbeing of women during…
By Bhanupriya Rao Padiganalam (Tamil Nadu): Married against her wishes at 11 to her dead sisters husband, Sidhamallamma Kanchappa gave birth to her first child at home when she was 12. It was 1998, the…
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that widows in the state will be referred to as “Kalyanis” in all official documents, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. According to official…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal’s plea not to send him to jail to serve the remaining sentence for the 1997 fire tragedy, but extended…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, March 9 (IANS) Celebrated cartoonist, the late Mario Miranda’s unblemished legacy needs no introduction in Goa. But his colourful signature murals painted across the walls of the Panaji municipal market, which…
By Nirmal Anshu Ranjan New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) If you are planning to apply online to get your name included in the electoral rolls for a Voter ID Card, hold on — chances are…
Canberra, March 9 (IANS) A permanent memorial to honour the 239 people who were on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be built in Perth, Australia’s Transport Minister Darren Chester said. After attending…
Canberra, March 9 (IANS) Neanderthals have been revealed to have had complex vegetarian diets, while some also used plant-based medicines to treat illnesses, an Australian research revealed on Thursday. Often thought of by many as…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) The White House website will have a Spanish-language version, since the government understands “the importance and the interest” that exists for having information in that language, a top official said. The…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump met with the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs, to discuss “immigration and education policy”, the media reported. The meeting was held on Wednesday…
London, March 9 (IANS) The archaeologists who are assessing the damage caused by Islamic State (IS) terrorists to the tomb of the prophet of Jonah have found a palace which dates back to 600BC, a…
Rome, March 8 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday deplored violence against women calling it a “scourge that can corrode countries and societies from within”. “Racism, crime, marginalisation, poverty, sexual and domestic violence are…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) In view of the fact that many pensioners are yet to submit their Aadhaar-authenticated “Jeevan Pramaan” or life certificate for continuation of their pension, the EPFO on Wednesday extended the…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Despite growing international consensus on women empowerment, significant gaps remain in many Commonwealth nations in ensuring unhindered access to justice for women, an international NGO said on Wednesday. The Commonwealth…
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Popular Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda, who is all set to make his television debut with youth show “MTV Big F” Season 2 that revolves around the psyche of Indian women to…