Category: Human Interest

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Centre’s efforts towards developing women ‘unwavering’: PM

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government's efforts towards the development of women…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

‘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…

9 years ago

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"…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Goa among top destinations for Indian women travellers

  Panaji, March 5 (IANS) Goa has emerged as one of the top three tourism destinations in the country preferred…

9 years ago

Ancient burial ground found near Bethlehem

Jerusalem, March 5 (IANS) Archaeologists discovered a 4,000 years old necropolis near the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, according to a…

9 years ago

Noida Authority plans old age home cum orphanage

Noida, March 5 (IANS) The Noida Authority plans to construct an old age home cum orphanage to take care of…

9 years ago

Google.org funds 3 Indian non-profit organisations

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Google's philanthropic arm Google.org on Friday announced grant funding of $8,00,000 to three Indian non-profit…

9 years ago

Mumbai firm grants ‘period’ leave to women since 2010

Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) A small Mumbai firm has been granting fully-paid 'period leave' to all its women employees since…

9 years ago



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