Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Batting for women’s safety “anywhere, anytime”, an American writer on women’s issues in Hollywood on Monday said banned documentary “India’s Daughter” has opened up discussions on important issues across the globe. The documentary is about the gang rape of a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist, who was brutally assaulted on December 16, 2012, […]
New Delhi, March 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he shared the “pain and sorrow” of all those affected by the cyclone in Vanuatu. “The devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu is extremely unfortunate. I share the sorrow and pain of all those who have been affected. The Ministry of External Affairs […]
New Delhi, March 16 India’s annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, declined further to (-) 2.06 percent for February from (-) 0.39 percent for the month before thanks to a 14.72 percent drop in the index for petroleum fuels and power, official data showed Monday. Among the other two major indices, the index […]
The global economy is still very much in the zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) era with the exception of the US Federal Reserve which is widely expected to raise rates this year. Sixteen of 18 industrialized nations have seen their inflation reading run below expectations as deflationary forces continue to exert pressure on the global economy. After […]
New Delhi, March 16 The Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed a furore over Sharad Yadav’s remarks on women’s complexion, as sharp words were exchanged between the JD-U leader and Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani. The comments created a ruckus in the upper house after union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked the member to withdraw […]
New Delhi, March 16 The Indian women’s hockey team defeated Poland 3-1 in the final to emerge Hockey World League (HWL) Round 2 champions at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Sunday. India scored through Vandana Katariya (15th minute), Rani Rampal (44th) and skipper Ritu Rani (59th), while Poland got their goal from […]
It’s neither Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, nor IS-ruled regions of Syria and Iraq, nor post-Islamic Revolution Iran. Yet, a women’s football match at Malda in West Bengal was cancelled two days before it was scheduled after some Muslim hardliners complained that soccer costumes are “too tight” and argued that women should not be wearing such dresses. The […]
New Delhi: The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to launch an all-women cab service in areas under its jurisdiction in view of the increasing number of crimes against women in buses and taxis. The civic agency had planned to launch the cab service named “Shakti” with a fleet of 20 taxis on the International […]
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), March 15 President Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday that institutions of higher learning must adopt five villages each, based on the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. Educational institutions must take greater responsibility for overall development, said the president in a speech that was read out in his absence. President Mukherjee was scheduled to […]
With the police yet to make any arrest – despite detaining eight people for questioning – in the horrendous gangrape of a septuagenarian nun at a West Bengal convent, Governor K.N. Tripathi sought public help on Sunday to nab the culprits even as Christian organisations announced a solidarity rally here. Promising strict action with regard […]