New Delhi, March 7 From managing their family and children, fulfilling their ‘duties’ as a daughter, wife, daughter-in-law and more, to also setting up and running their own business – women across India are fighting stereotypes and challenging themselves to create their own individuality in a patriarchal society. Whether it’s via a fashion brand, a […]
New Delhi, March 7 For six years, Anna Marie Lope lived in constant fear and depression. Exhausted by continuous emotional, physical and sexual abuse, she twice attempted suicide, only to enrage her husband who would then doubly punish her for finding different ways to “escape” their marriage. The trouble was her family was in continuous […]
Gurgaon, March 7 Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is suffering from swine flu and has admitted to a private hospital here, a doctor said Saturday. Mulayam Singh was admitted at Medanta Medicity hospital in Sec-38, Gurgaon. A.K. Dubey, medical superintendent of the hospital, declined to comment. “I am not authorised to comment,” Dubey told […]
India’s ban on a BBC documentary on the gang rape of an Indian woman has drowned out the real issues in a chorus of righteous protests over the “wrongs” done by foreign media – the plight of women in India. Without even watching the documentary “India’s Daughter” about the Dec 16, 2012, rape of the […]
For the Aam Admi Party (AAP) to begin falling apart less than a month after its famous victory in the Delhi election will be a cause of surprise and disappointment to its legions of followers in the national capital and outside. Surprise will be felt because it was believed that the party had learnt the […]
Islamabad, March 5 Ramesh Kumar, a minority member of Pakistan’s National Assembly, celebrated Holi on Thursday while casting his vote for the Senate elections, media reported. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) minority member of the National Assembly from Tharparker in Sindh province arrived at the National Assembly with sweetmeats and Holi colours, ARY news reported. […]
Patna, March 6 A rescue and rehabilitation centre has opened in Bihar to protect and conserve the Garuda, an endangered species of the stork family. The first-of-its-kind centre opened this week in Bhagalpur district, said Sanjay Sinha, a divisional forest officer. Nearly eight years after these endangered birds started nesting and breeding in Bhagalpur, their […]
Chennai, March 6 It may sound strange but it’s true that a 61-year-old woman, late last year, gave birth to her own granddaughter whose biological mother and father are her daughter and son-in-law, doctors here said. “A young lady and her mother came to our hospital enquiring about the possibility of having a surrogate mother,” […]
Chandigarh, March 6 While claiming that the Punjab government would come down heavily on those involved in acid attacks in the state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday said the severest punishment would be sought for offenders involved in a recent such attack on a class 12 student in Gurdaspur district. Condemning the acid […]
New Delhi, March 6 ,Giving a major fillip to India’s neighourhood outreach in the Indian Ocean region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a five-day visit to the three key island nations of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka from March 10. However, the Maldives leg of the visit is not on, in view of […]