Tag: Women
Two Taekwondo Players Allege Assault, FIR Lodged After DCW's Intervention
Following the Delhi Commission for Women's (DCW) directions, Delhi Police lodged an FIR in connection with the alleged sexual assault of two girls -- both Taekwondo national players -- by their coach in Jharkhand.....
YSRCP Leader Stopped From Attending Women's Parliament
Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday detained opposition YSR Congress Party leader Roja as she was proceeding to attend National Women's Parliament at Amaravati.....
Actress Kangana Ranaut, who flagged off the fifth edition of Max Bupa Walk for Health here on Sunday, urged women to take out time from their schedules to walk for better health and fitness.....
Women Winning Fewer Elections, Losing Deposits In Larger Numbers : Uttar Pradesh
Poor, populous Uttar Pradesh was the first state to have a female Chief Minister -- Sucheta Kriplani from 1963 to 1967 -- but this pioneering effort has not improved prospects for women in elections. ....
Maneka Gandhi Urges Schools To Eliminate Corporal Punishment
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday urged schools to eliminate corporal punishment by following the guidelines issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).....
Asha Kiran Home Deaths: HC To Hear PIL On February 17
In the wake of deplorable conditions at the Asha Kiran Home for the mentally challenged, where 11 inmates have died over the past two months, a PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking action against the erring officials.....
Anger Against SP, BSP Will Restore Rule Of Law: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday lashed out at the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh and called upon the people to vote for her party, so that the rule of law could be established in the state.....
India Pip South Africa In Thrilling Women's World Cup Qualifier Final
Riding on all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur's late-order heroics with the willow, India pipped South Africa by one wicket in a nail-biting Women's cricket World Cup qualifier final at the P. Sara Oval here on Tuesday.....
'Rangoon' Role Not Based On Anybody Living Or Dead: Kangana
Actress Kangana Ranaut, whose character in the forthcoming film "Rangoon" is said to be loosely based on actress-stunt woman Fearless Nadia, says her role is not based on any real-life person.....
BJP, Congress Members Trade Blows In Gujarat Assembly, Two Hurt
The Gujarat Assembly witnessed stormy scenes on Thursday as members of the ruling BJP and opposition Congress came to blows over suicides of farmers in the state, leaving Minister Nirmala Wadhvani and Congress member Baldev Thakore injured.....
