SC to hear plea to restrain Mallya from leaving country
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a plea by the consortium of 13 banks led by the State Bank of India seeking to restrain beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya…
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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…
NHRC notice to Haryana over inconvenience to beneficiaries
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued notice to the Haryana government over the inconvenience faced by senior citizens and others while getting their names corrected in state Social…
Kanhaiya’s grandfather moves court against two in Bihar
New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses media at JNU in New Delhi on March 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Patna, March 8 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s grandfather on Tuesday moved a court in…
Need to ensure equal opportunity to women: Lok Sabha speaker
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (Photo: Mohammed Jaffer/IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday said empowerment and equality of women was an important sustainable development goal and called for…
Don’t wait for others to give you rights, President tells women
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee addresses at the presentation ceremony of Stree Shakti Puraskar 2015, on International Women’s Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 8, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 8…
Sushma hosts reception on International Women’s Day
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday hosted a reception on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Celebrating Women! EAM @SushmaSwaraj hosts a special reception for #InternationalWomensDay at the MEA,…
‘Nepali constitution has enough laws on gender equality’
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) Speaker of the Nepali Parliament Onsari Gharti Magar on Tuesday said the country’s new constitution has enough provisions to ensure gender equality, the media reported. On the occasion of International Women’s…
Three women fighter pilots to be inducted in June: IAF chief
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The first batch of women fighter pilots will be inducted in the Indian Air Force (IAF) on…
In Rajya Sabha, women members harp on women’s quota
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, women members in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday stressed the need to get passed the bill providing for 33 percent reservation to women in legislature. “I…
Syrian women must join in political process: UN
United Nations, March 8 (IANS) Women must be part of the political process in Syria, said UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura in his message on the International Women’s Day. Staffan de Mistura said this…
Sonia seeks passage of women’s reservation bill
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sought early passage of a bill that seeks to reserve one third of legislative seats in India for women. “The long-awaited Women’s Reservation Bill…
Karisma Kapoor appears in SC for divorce proceedings
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear a plea by Sanjay Kapur, estranged husband of Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor, seeking transfer of their divorce proceedings from Mumbai to Delhi, alleging that he…
SC to hear plea to restrain Mallya from leaving country
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a…
‘Government failing to tackle crimes against women in Manipur’
Imphal, March 8 (IANS) Manipur legislators and government have been failing to take effective measures against the increasing crimes against women, said a network of social organisations on the occasion of International Women’s Day. “During…
CBI gets custody of CPI-M leader accused of killing RSS worker
Kannur (Kerala) March 8 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday allowed the CBI three days of custodial interrogation of CPI-M politician P. Jayarajan who is an accused in the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)…
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…
Nagaland and Mizoram have kept women away from legislatures
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Though socially advanced with high literacy rates, the northeastern states of Nagaland and Mizoram have an unenviable record of women’s representation in their legislatures, people in the know said on…
British military to help migrant crisis in Aegean Sea
London, March 8 (IANS) Britain will deploy military naval ships to join a NATO mission in the Aegean Sea to reduce the flow of migrants from Turkey to Europe, the media reported on tuesday. The…
Ensure women’s safety for women-led development: Women MPs
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Ensuring women’s safety in public places will go a long way in giving them equal space in the decision making process, say women MPs cutting across party lines as Prime…