Using karate to deter crimes and build morale
*Imagine this: girls in government schools across the State, practising karate, judo and other forms of self-defence to protect themselves from assault. * The scenario is not as outlandish as it may...
View ArticleAndhra Pradesh passes Bill to empower girls, restore gender balance
Andhra Pradesh Assembly tonight passed a law which provides, among other benefits, financial assistance of Rs 2,500 to a family on birth of a girl child. Reported by Firstpost 19 hours ago.
View ArticleMaharashtra grooming for needy girls to crack JEE jackpot
Reported by DNA 15 hours ago.
View ArticleHPV vaccine against cervical cancer cut infection by half in teen girls
Only about half of teen girls in the U.S. have gotten at least one dose of the expensive vaccine. Reported by Indian Express 15 hours ago.
View ArticleMeghalaya cop charged with rape flees from custody
A Meghalaya police officer who has been charged with molesting and raping two minor girls has fled from custody and is feared to have crossed over to Bangladesh. Reported by Zee News 10 hours ago.
View ArticleWhy first-year college girls are more likely to 'hook up'
Washington, June 20 : A new study suggests that some college students are more likely than others to "hook up" despite casual, no-strings sexual encounters increasingly common on campuses. Reported by...
View ArticleTeacher gets 13-year jail in China for raping students
A Chinese primary school Principal, who raped girls as young as 11 years, was sentenced to 13 years and a half in prison in southern Hainan Province. Reported by Zee News 5 hours ago.
View ArticleSanjay shines for Karnataka
*Sanjay CJ bagged Karnataka's lone gold medal on the opening day of the 30th Sub-junior National Aquatic Championship here on Thursday. * The youngster pocketed the yellow metal in the boys' Group III...
View ArticleIndian eves go down to fancied Japan
* Indian women's hockey team continued their disappointing show in the FIH World League Round 3 (Semifinals), losing 0-4 to Japan in a classification match here on Thursday.* Going by the rankings, the...
View ArticleSandeep wins title
*Tamil Nadu's VM Sandeep and local girl Reshma Maruri emerged victors in the KTPPA-AITA Talent Series tennis tournament at the Mahila Seva Samaja courts on Thursday.* While Sandeep scored a gritty 4-2,...
View ArticleBob Hewitt served summons
*Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt has been served a summons to appear in a South African court and face charges following allegations he sexually abused young girls he coached decades ago,...
View ArticleKrishna triumphs
*Krishna Ranganath of CATTA and Horizon Club's Aditi N Nandi clinched the cadet boys' and girls' titles of the State-ranking table tennis tournament for the Nalanda Gurukula Cup on Thursday. * Krishna...
View ArticleMeghalaya cop accused of raping minor sisters still on the run
Shillong, June 20 : A Meghalaya Police officer, accused of raping two minor girls in the assembly constituency of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, is still on the run despite efforts are on to nab him,...
View ArticleScared to approach Delhi girls: Pulkit Samrat
The four boys of Fukrey – Pulkit Samrat, Ali Fazal, Manjot Singh and Varun Sharma – share their Dilli gyaan with Times of India. Reported by IndiaTimes 4 days ago.
View ArticleNikhit, Akshay enter final
*Nikhit Laxman and Akshay Srinivas S, seeded first and second respectively, registered straight game victories to set-up a cracking boys' under-15 singles final in the W Suresh Kumar Memorial-AISS...
View ArticleBusiness as usual for top seeds at district badminton tournament
Riya Jail overcame tough opposition in the form of Suparna Joshi during her first round at the under-19 girls'' singles match in the District badminton Championship organised by Pune District...
View ArticleFive-year-old mowed down; ex-Congress corporator's son held
*A five-year-old girl was mowed down here by a speeding car allegedly driven by a kin of senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat, police said today.* The mishap look place last night at suburban Goregaon...
View ArticleCrimes against women in Goa a perplexing problem: Guv
Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo on Tuesday said he was "extremely concerned" over a spate of crimes against women and minor girls in the state and has asked the state government to find a solution to...
View ArticleCrimes against women in Goa a perplexing problem'
Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo Tuesday said he was "extremely concerned" over a spate of crimes against women and minor girls here and has asked the state government to find a solution to the...
View ArticleThe Coca-Cola Foundation Gives Back $36 Million to Raise Living Standards...
The Coca-Cola Foundation -- the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company -- awarded US$36 million in grants to 105 community organizations during the first quarter of 2013. The grants support...
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