Sonia Gandhi shocked at violence against women
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said she was shocked over the society’s failure to check violence against women and…
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Once landowners, they now work as security guards
byGurgaon: They once owned the land where swanky highrises have come up in this corporate hub adjoining the national capital. Injudicious use of the money…
Educating the Muslim girl child – in a Mughal-era structure
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Functioning in a Mughal-era structure near Jama Masjid in the capital’s old quarters is the Balak Mata Centre of…
Rural Goa, SC/ST population lead sex ratio figures
byPanaji, May 14 (IANS) Folks living in rural Goa as well as scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) population account for higher sex…
Indian cinema big on high-end fashion: Falguni and Shane Peacock (Interview)
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Big-budget Indian movies are setting trends in high-end fashion and costume designing, say Falguni and Shane Peacock, who have…
Sexual revolution ongoing in China, says an author
byBeijing, May 14 (IANS) Although attitudes toward sex are slowly changing in China, they still remain ambiguous and the ongoing sexual revolution differs from…
Passenger booted from flight for singing non-stop
byWashington, May 14 (IANS/EFE) A passenger was booted off an American Airlines flight en route from Los Angeles to New York Monday when she…
Kashmiri student becomes editor of global children’s newspaper
bySrinagar: A Kashmiri student has became the first girl editor of a global children’s newspaper ‘The Peace Gong’ released in New Delhi, an official statement…
RFW 2013 brought essence, flavour of Rajasthan but lacked buyers
byJaipur: The second edition of Rajasthan Fashion Week (RFW) 2013 that concluded yesterday certainly brought out the essence and flavour of the Rajasthan’s royal culture…
Indian man, daughter in Bahrain forced to live out in the open
byDubai, May 13 (IANS) An expatriate Indian man and his three-year-old daughter in Bahrain have been forced to rough it out in the open…