Women, girls increasingly victims in Afghan war, UN says
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan women and girls are increasingly victims of violence with a 20 percent increase last year in the number killed or injured even though the number of civilian casualties fell for...
View ArticleIndia flouts WADA code again
*India have flouted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code once again. Two of the country's leading female quarter-milers, who were suspended last year for doping offences, have been training at the...
View ArticleAkhilesh eyes 2014 polls, presents tax-free budget
*Despite the state's poor economic health and its failure to spend funds sanctioned in the previous budget, there are sops galore in the Uttar Pradesh budget with an eye on the 2014 Lok Sabha...
View Article3 minor sisters raped, killed; bodies dumped in well
The three school-going girls of village Murmadi in Lakhni tehsil of Gondia district were raped and murdered before their bodies were thrown into a well. Reported by IndiaTimes 1 hour ago.
View ArticleShriya Saran, Anushka, Priyamani, Amala – The sword girls of South
Gone were the days of male-centric movies. Today, every film industry in India is making woman-oriented films and tasting success. Actresses are not just restricted to skin shows or...
View ArticleRape, murder of minor sisters extremely painful: Chavan
*Appealing for calm and cooperation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday said the incident of the three minor sisters who went missing and were later found raped and murdered was...
View ArticleRape, murder of minor sisters extremely painful: Prithviraj Chavan
The girls -- aged 6, 9 and 11 -- were subjected to unnatural sex, according to an autopsy. A manhunt has been launched against the unknown perpetrators. Reported by DNA 3 hours ago.
View ArticleThree young girls raped and murdered in Maharashtra village
Though the police registered a case of accidental death after their family lodged a complaint on 17 February, postmortem conducted in Bhandara confirmed sexual abuse and murder. Reported by Firstpost 3...
View ArticleGirls quiz Cameron on jobs for Indian women in UK
British Prime Minister David Cameron Thursday faced a barrage of questions from students at a girls' college here on job opportunities in his country for women from India. Reported by IndiaVision 2...
View ArticleIndia hammer Kazakhs 8-0 in Hockey World League
As expected, the 33rd-ranked Kazakh girls were no match for the 11th placed hosts, who controlled from game from start to finish and earned as many as 15 penalty corners as against none by their...
View ArticleMarc Dutroux: Mother of Belgium's most notorious child-killer begs judges not...
Psychopath Marc Dutroux, 56, was jailed for life in 2004 for the kidnap, rape and torture of six young girls in the mid-1990s, four of whom died. Reported by MailOnline India 2 days ago.
View ArticleBPO employee, student held for raping minors in Gurgaon
Gurgaon police arrested two persons on charges of raping minor girls, in separate incidents. Reported by Indian Express 3 days ago.
View ArticleKatju-BJP diatribe intensifies
*The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday stepped up its attack on Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju, saying his remarks on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi "are unsolicited"...
View ArticleMumbai says yes to girl child
Child sex ratio has increased from 917 girls per 1,000 boys in 2011 to 922 in 2012. Reported by DNA 2 days ago.
View ArticleGirls seducing men into webcam cybersex before blackmailing them
Con artists in Singapore are using attractive women to “friend” unsuspecting victims on social sites, and then seduce them into cybersex on webcams to blackmail them. Reported by IndiaVision 2 days ago.
View ArticleGentleman of the fash fraternity
*For almost all the young Indian girls who surround themselves with fashion, it is a dream to have at least one outfit or one saree in their trousseau to be a Sabyasachi creation. * Few even agree to a...
View ArticleHockey World League: Indian eves beat Malaysia 3-0
*India notched up its second consecutive win in the women's Hero Hockey World League Round 2 beating Malaysia 3-0 in an evenly contested match at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Tuesday.*...
View Article'Won''t allow my daughter to wear short clothes if it looks obscene''
After 50 rallies across Maharashtra, Supriya Sule has embarked on a women empowerment mission through Rashtrawadi Yuvati Congress. At an Idea Exchange moderated by Shubhangi Khapre, the NCP MP from...
View ArticleNo trace of 3,772 children missing from Delhi in last 5 years
Over 3,700 children, majority of whom are girls, went missing from Delhi homes in the last five years and are still untraceable. Reported by IndiaTimes 1 day ago.
View ArticleUGC''s bunch of questions to ensure women''s safety on campus
To this effect, it has come out with an elaborate questionnaire to identify any inadequacies in existing procedures and practices to formulate remedial measures to address the concerns of girls and...
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