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Women’s Day: Allow all daughters to spread wings like my parents, says Gulabo who was buried alive soon after birth

Jaipur: This is the story of a woman from Rajasthan who overcame many odds to emerge as a famous folk dancer making a mark on the world stage and winning the hearts of global audiences.…

Celebrate the contribution of women power, says PM Modi in ‘Mann Ki Baat’

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 110th episode of his radio talk show ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday said the International Women’s Day, which is to be celebrated on March 8, provides an…

German chemicals firm BASF to withdraw from Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims

London: The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from its two joint ventures in Xinjiang, after reports about alleged human rights abuses relating to its partner company, which BASF’s CEO said crossed…

Human Rights Commission raids B’luru police station against illegal detention

Bengaluru: Members of the Karnataka Human Rights Commission raided the Amruthahalli police station on Saturday after a family of an accused filed a complaint that the accused has been illegally detained for over 10 days…

South India gets its first trangender railway ticket inspector

Chennai: Sindhu, a transgender from Tamil Nadu is the first from the community to become a railway ticket inspector in South India. The transgender who joined the railways 19 years ago in Ernakulam got transferred…

MP’s Dalit sarpanch says not allowed to unfurl Tricolour on R-Day

Bhopal: A village sarpanch in Madhya Pradesh has alleged that he wasn’t allowed to unfurl the Tricolour on the occasion of the Republic Day because he belongs to a Dalit family. The alleged incident took…

J&K Panchayati Raj Act amended to allow OBC reservation

Jammu: J&K administrative council (AC) headed by Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday amended the Panchayati Raj Act to incorporate reservation for OBCs An official statement mentioned, “The AC which met here under the chairmanship…

Mom & Dad’s names to be part of child’s full identity in Maha: Ajit Pawar

Mumbai: In a major announcement ahead of the election year, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said henceforth the mother’s name will be included in any child’s name along with the father’s name in Maharashtra.…

Dissent being subjugated, criminalised: Kharge on Constitution Day

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the Constitution of India is the lifeline of democracy and today it faces numerous challenges since the present regime was using every trick in its textbook…

Freedom fighter’s daughter proves citizenship after three-year legal battle

Guwahati: After fighting a legal battle for more than three years, Seje Bala Ghosh, daughter of a freedom fighter from Assam’s Bongaigaon district, has finally been successful in proving that she is an Indian citizen…

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