Brain dead youth’s heart, liver save two lives
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A 21-year-old youth, who was declared brain dead, gave a fresh lease of life to two patients who were recipients of his heart and liver, a senior AIIMS official said…
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Will celebrate women’s day if men’s day observed too: Trinamool MP
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Shatabdi Roy said on Tuesday that she would celebrate International Women’s Day only if International Men’s Day will be celebrated on March 9. “I personally don’t celebrate…
Acid attack survivors open cafe in Lucknow on Women’s Day
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) ‘Sheroes Hangout’, a cafe managed by acid attack survivors, was inaugurated here on Tuesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the second such venture after a successful one in Agra…
Proposed tax on provident fund withdrawals rolled back
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents national budget 2016-17 at the Parliament House in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) After widespread resentment,…
Twitter activism can help fight for racial justice
Washington, March 8 (IANS) With hashtag activism, the micro-blogging site Twitter has triggered the biggest ever push for racial justice the US has seen in decades, researchers report. With hashtags like #Ferguson, #Blacklivesmatter, and the…
People over-claim their contributions more in larger teams
New York, March 8 (IANS) Size of a team can lead people to inflate their own contributions while diminishing their team members’ work, and bigger the teams, the more individual members of a team “over-claim”…
Five key lessons about women and work in India
By Rohini Pande, Charity Troyer Moore and Jennifer Johnson While marginally more women work in India than in Pakistan (27 percent and 25 percent, respectively), Pakistans female labour-force participation rate is growing and Indias is…
Women, it’s high time you own those five days
By Swara Bhaskar I skulked home one afternoon from school in a particularly muggy hot Delhi summer month and spent the day cursing fate that I was born a girl. I was 14 years old,…
Centre’s efforts towards developing women ‘unwavering’: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government’s efforts towards the development of women “are unwavering”. “Saluting the accomplishments of all women on…
Google celebrates International Women’s Day with doodle
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Global internet search giant Google on Tuesday marked the International Women’s Day with one of its special doodles featuring real women rather than animated characters. The International Women’s Day, celebrated…
Snapdeal, FLO collaborate to bring women entrepreneurs online
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Online marketplace Snapdeal and FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) have signed an agreement to kick-start the Women Entrepreneurship (WE) in e-commerce initiative, a statement said here on Monday. “India is the…
Women feel dowry most severe form of gender disparity: Survey
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Most Indian women feel that dowry is the most severe form of gender disparity when it comes to marriage, according to a survey conducted by online matrimony platform Shaadi.com for…
Protecting women’s dignity a collective responsibility: President
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Women’s right to equal opportunities and a dignified life must be respected, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday on the eve of International Women’s Day. “On the occasion of International…
Tripura tea vendor mother takes Class 10 exam with daughter
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, March 7 (IANS) Twenty years is a long time to carry through the dream of passing at least the Class 10 examination, especially when life is a struggle just to make…
‘Women intend to quit jobs due to gender bias, harassment’
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Working women, especially those in the private sector, desire to quit their jobs for a number of reasons, including gender bias and workplace harassment, according to a latest survey. “About…
Female professors less often rated as ‘brilliant’ and ‘genius’
New York, March 7 (IANS) Students in the US two to three times more often describe male professors as “brilliant” and “genius” than female professors, new research has found. “Male professors were described more often…
Bihar kids to get pulao in mid-day meal
Patna, March 7 (IANS) Millions of schoolchildren in Bihar schools will soon be served ‘pulao’ once a week as part of their mid-day meals, officials said on Monday. “Pulao will be served once in a…
E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74
New York, March 7 (IANS) Internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who is credited with the invention of e-mail, has died at the age of 74, media reports said. According to reports, Tomlinson died of an apparent…
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon protest service cuts
Beirut, March 6 (IANS) Palestinian refugees in north Lebanon Tripoli held a sit-in on Saturday to protest the continuing reduction in medical and educational services. The services are supplied to the refugee camp of al-Beddawi…
Air India to fly longest flight with all-women crew
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Air India will commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8 by operating the longest all-women flight on its longest route on Sunday. The Delhi-San Francisco flight, which will cover 7,831…