Nikshep, Abhinikka triumph
*Karnataka's BR Nikshep continued his fine run by winning the RT Narayan memorial AITA under-16 National Series tennis tournament here at the KSLTA courts on Sunday. * The top seed in the tournament,...
View ArticlePresident condoles death of labour minister Ola
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday condoled the passing away of union Labour Minister Sis Ram Ola, describing him as a "leader and social worker who was always in touch with the...
View ArticleElementary schools not up to mark: Report
*Education to all, the goal of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, seems to be a distant dream though it is nearly four years since the legislation came into force, according to a new government report....
View ArticleIranian girls win medals, hearts
With their hijab in place, the karatekas do their nation proud in World Championships. Reported by DNA 3 days ago.
View ArticleIAF seeking to obtain initial opn clearance for Tejas: Browne
*With the phasing out of MiG-21 Type 77 aircraft from its fleet, the Indian Air Force is now seeking to obtain initial operational clearance (IOC) for Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, which is developed by...
View ArticleRice at Rs 1/kg for poor--Chouhan's first order in 3rd innings
*Shivraj Singh Chouhan today started his third innings as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister by signing an order for providing rice at Rs one per kilogram to the poor announced in BJPs poll manifesto and...
View ArticleEast Delhi discom, police train girls in self-defence
East Delhi discom BSES Yamuna has partnered with the Delhi Police special unit for women and children, Nanakpura, to impart self-defence training to schoolgirls and young women. Reported by...
View Article'All of them pay only lip service'
*Four months after the December 16 gang rape, the capital was rocked again by the gang rape of a five-year-old child in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area. * The government played benevolent as usual and...
View ArticleMolesters beat up schoolgirl's brother
A group of drunken youths molested three schoolgirls in an Uluberia locality and beat up the brother of one of the girls when he tried to protect them. Reported by IndiaTimes 2 days ago.
View ArticlePrincipal attempts rape on hosteller
Tension gripped Jobner town in Jaipur district on Sunday when a 40-year-old principal of a private school and the hostel attached with it misbehaved with at least half a dozen hostel inmates aged...
View ArticleRape cases doubled, molestation rose six times since Dec 16
*Under severe attack after the December 16 gangrape, Delhi police took a slew of steps like setting up helplines and women help desks at police stations to ensure womens safety but there is no let up...
View ArticleGanguly questions how ASG can release girl's affidavit
*With Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising making excerpts from the law interns affidavit public, former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, accused of sexually harassing the intern, today...
View ArticleA laudable effort to keep heritage alive
*A month back, the National School of Drama (NSD) hosted a festival of children's folk art and theatre. Coming from different States across the country, the troupes comprising young boys and girls,...
View ArticleJamia raises pitch for a 'maiden' over
*Women and young girls playing cricket and football, or showing their mettle in the boxing ring and winning laurels for the country makes for heartwarming news. But what really inspires hope is when...
View ArticleCall to end violence against women
*Over the weekend, the Ansari auditorium of Jamia Millia Islamia University took on a fiery hue as students across the academic spectrum came together to raise their voice against crimes against...
View ArticleMSS tennis tournament
*Mahila Seva Samaja Tennis Club will conduct the AITA under-16 talent series tennis tournament for boys and girls at the MSS courts in Bangalore from December 21. * The sign-in is on December 20...
View ArticleRajesh, Sharanya captains
*Rajesh Kumar and Sharanya KS will lead Karnataka in the 30th Sub-Junior National handall championships (Sub-junior) and Mini NationalChampionship for boys' and girls' respectively that kicks off in...
View ArticleWhere are our missing girls?
Activists fear that most cases of missing children go unreported. Reported by IndiaTimes 4 hours ago.
View ArticleYoga instructor held for molesting schoolgirls
*A 35-year-old yoga instructor was arrested on Monday for allegedly molesting three of his students in a private school in east Delhi's New Ashok Nagar, exactly a year after the December 16 gang rape...
View ArticleProtests mark one year of rape
*On Monday, a year after the fatal gang-rape of a young physiotherapy student in Delhi, various women's and students' groups in the city expressed solidarity at Jantar Mantar against gender-based...
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