Hyderabad Muslim bodies to boycott lavish weddings, impose fine
Muslim organisations in Hyderabad have called for a boycott of ostentatious weddings in the community and even decided to ...
HC asks govts about steps to rehabilitate manual scavengers
New Delhi, Aug 10 : The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre and the Delhi government to inform it about the steps taken by ...
Irom Sharmila ends 16-year-long fast
After being on a hunger strike for 16 long years, Manipuri activist Irom Sharmila broke her fast on Tuesday and said that ...
’60 per cent teenage girls fall prey to cyber crime’
CHENNAI: Over 60 per cent of teenage girls are victims of cyber crime but the offenders mostly go scot free, Cyber Society ...
UN Plans To Declassify Transgenders From Its List Of Mental Illnesses
Hard to believe at first but the United Nations had actually included transgenders, India’s third gender, in ...
Mahasweta Devi, eminent writer and social activist, dies
The Jnanpith, Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay awardee died on Thursday at a Kolkata hospital following prolonged illness.
She ...
Irom Sharmila to End Fast After 16 Years, Says She Wants to Contest Elections
Activist Irom Sharmila has said she will break her fast on August 9, nearly 16 years after she started her protest against the ...
Mumbai Police caution gamers playing ‘PokemonGo’
Mumbai, Jul 25 : With the Pokemon Go, a new location- based augmented reality game, becoming a rage among youngsters, the ...
‘Sex Chat with Pappu & Papa’ to be out in 15 languages
Mumbai : “Sex Chat with Pappu & Papa”, a fiction web series which seeks to delve into hitherto taboo subjects ...
Paid leave of 90 days for victims of sexual harassment
Women central government employees who have filed complaints of sexual harassment can now get a paid leave of three months ...