Chance of woman becoming UN chief still elusive
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) The campaign to elect a woman as the next UN Secretary General faltered with men keeping the top spots in the third preliminary poll of Security Council…
Human Interest
More male foeticides than female: Government data indicates vast under-reporting
By Chaitanya Mallapur More male babies were victims of foeticide than female in 2014, the latest year for which data is available, according to national crime data, indicating the extent of under-reporting. As many as…
A Alert PM saves media lensmen from big mishap
Sanosara (Jamnagar), Aug 30 (IANS) The alertness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of a water project near here on Tuesday saved the lives of several cameramen and photographers, Deputy Chief Minister of…
Australian bank to include hijab for staff
Canberra, Aug 30 (IANS) Australian bank Westpac decided to include a corporate hijab as a part of a new staff uniform line-up. NewsCorp reported on Tuesday that Australian designer Carla Zampatti will design the corporate…
Police Superintendent pedals to reach masses
Bhopal, Aug 29 (IANS) Gaurav Tiwari, Superintendent of Police of Katni district, in Madhya Pradesh, is garnering praise for reaching out to the people by using a cycle to commute and meet people and also…
Didn’t seek ban on skirts worn by foreign tourists: Minister
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday denied urging foreign women tourists to avoid wearing skirts in the country. Sharma told the media that he made the comment…
Marital rape: Sexual intercourse by man with wife not rape, Centre to HC
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Union government on Monday defended, before the Delhi High Court, the Indian Penal Code provision that says sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, who is not…
DPS Ghaziabad expels student as father moves court against fee hike
Ghaziabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Delhi Public School Ghaziabad has expelled a class 7 student after her father filed a petition in Allahabad High Court against an “arbitrary” fee hike by the school, alleged the father…
Management of strays affecting Swachh Bharat Mission: Survey
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Over 90 percent people in some of the major cities of the country feel that stray animals are not being managed well thereby causing problems, said a survey. Those surveyed…
West Bengal assembly passes resolution proposing name change
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed a resolution proposing the name of the state be changed to ‘Bangla’ in Bengali or ‘Bengal’ in English. The government resolution under rule 169…
Baloch activists to protest in Germany on Tuesday
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Following their agitation against rights abuses and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Baloch activists will on Tuesday stage protests in three German cities to mark the International Day of…
Couple found dead, honour killing suspected
Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 29 (IANS) The bodies of a man and a woman, who had been missing for two days, have been discovered in the district of Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, in a suspected case…
Indonesian man might hold title for world’s oldest at 145
Jakarata, Aug 29 (IANS) An Indonesian man is set to hold the title of world’s oldest man at 145 years, authorities here said on Monday. Living in a village in the Sragen Regency area of…
PM urges parents to encourage children to take up sports
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated all sports lovers across India on the occasion of National Sports Day and expressed the hope that sports and sportsmanship will always shine…
Fewer Indians using contraception, despite better awareness
By Charlie Moloney India has a growing population of 1.2 billion, but fewer Indians are using contraceptives than they were a decade ago, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of government health data. In 10 of…
11-year-old attempts 550 km swim in raging Ganga in 10 days
Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) A spirited Shraddha Shukla, all of 11 years old, has taken up the challenge to swim 550 km in the swollen Ganga river from Kanpur to Varanasi in 10 days. Even…
French restaurant refuses to serve Muslim women
Paris, Aug 29 (IANS) A restaurant in a Paris suburb has sparked anger after apparently refusing to serve two Muslim women. A video, widely shared on social media, shows the restaurant manager telling the two…
Woman pensioner donates Rs 50,000 for LPG to poor women: Modi
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Pitching for the government’s ‘Give It Up’ campaign to voluntarily surrender cooking gas subsidy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited the case of an octogenarian retired woman teacher who…
PM bats for better sports acumen, touches on Kashmir in Mann Ki Baat
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Congratulating Indian sportsmen and athletes, especially the “daughters of India” who performed well at the Rio Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said there was clearly a need to…
Avoid Ganesha idols made of POP: Modi
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Raising concerns over the environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to avoid using Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Modi…