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- India's slum population to be over 93 million in 2011
New Delhi, Sep 3: India's slum population is projected to rise to 93.06 million by 2011, or 7.75 percent of the total population, say a report of an expert committee set up by the housing a....
- Corporate social responsibility should be voluntary: Mittal
New Delhi, Sep 2: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) should not be made mandatory for companies, Sunil Mittal, chairman of India's telecom giant Bharti Airtel, said on Thursday.
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- Survivor celebs to join breast cancer film premiere
New York, Sep 1: Indian and international stars will join the global premiere of Indian filmmaker Namrata Singh Gujral's breast cancer docudrama "1 a Minute," highlighting the fact ....
- Aham Bhumika, the NGO that arranges basic needs for poor in Bhopal
Bhopal, Aug 31: A journey of thousand miles must begin with a single step. As a medium of ensuring that every poor child gets the chance to undertake the journey towards future, Aham Bhumika (m....
- US launches women's rights programme in Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 31: The US is launching a new $40 million programme to stress on women's human rights in Pakistan and support existing government policies to combat gender inequality.
- Zonal poll panel meet to discuss paid news
Panaji, Aug 30: The paid news phenomenon, which has become the subject of serious debate during polls in India, will be one of the issues discussed at the Election Commission's zonal meet h....
- Should Mumbai be the capital of India? Most say no on Twitter
New Delhi, Aug 25: With Delhi all set to complete its 100 years of stint as the capital of India in 2011, the citizens of the country debate about the worthiness of the city as the national cap....
- World's helium reserves to run out in 25 years
London, Aug 24: Colourful balloons that float in the air during our birthdays are the only link we have with helium. But the non-renewable gas is being squandered at a rate that it will be gone....
- Mother Teresa's birth centenary celebrations begin
Kolkata, Aug 23: The official birth centenary celebrations of Mother Teresa began here today even as a clergyman said the Nobel Peace Prize winner's elevation to sainthood may take some mor....
- In land of Gandhi, no place for pedestrians
Ahmedabad, Aug 23: Next time you are fearful of running the near mortal gauntlet of city traffic, remember Vidyadhar Date is rooting for you.
In a country where road accidents kill ov....
- Dikshit stresses on need for harnessing renewable energy
New Delhi, Aug 21: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday stressed the need for harnessing renewable energy, saying it will sensitise citizens towards their duty to make the city cleaner....
- 100,000 homes for the homeless in India by 2015
Mumbai, Aug 20: Committed to provide homes for the homeless, Habitat for Humanity India, an NGO that works towards providing affordable homes, has said the country needs to cross the 100,000-ho....
- New technology toilets introduced in Delhi : MCD
New Delhi, Aug 13: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) today introduced bio-toilets and electronic toilets based on innovative technologies, which they said, will save water, energy and sp....
- Tension in Himachal village over inter-caste marriage
Shimla, Aug 13: Tension prevailed in a Himachal Pradesh village in Sirmaur district today over an inter-caste marriage, police said.
"Security has been intensified in Nariwala vil....
- India's death threat for the BlackBerry
New Delhi, Aug 13: So the die is cast. In a meeting on Thursday, India's home ministry asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to read the riot act to mobile operators running BlackBerry serv....
- Cases of Scheduled Caste women's rape rose 2004-08
New Delhi, Aug 12: The number of registered cases of rape of women belonging to the Scheduled Castes has gone up from 2004 to 2008, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
In a written re....
- Special scheme for the development of adolescent girls on cards
New Delhi, Aug 10: Looking at the sad plight of a considerable percentage of adolescent girls in the country, government has decided to launch a special scheme for this vulnerable lot. The prim....
- Cases of child mortality are highest in tribal areas
New Delhi, Aug 10: The statistics presented in a new report on child mortality rates in India does raise concern about the issue plaguing the society. As far as the report goes, tribal areas h....
- Delhi Police rapped for filing dowry cases without proper probe
New Delhi, Aug 6: A day after the Supreme Court held that a person cannot be convicted for merely demanding dowry, the Delhi High Court today pulled up the Delhi Police for registering a case o....
- Contributing to society at 90? Get an award in Haryana
Chandigarh, Aug 2: If you are 90 years old or more and still working and contributing to society in Haryana, you could end up being richer by Rs.100,000.
The Haryana government has co....
- Breastfeeding awareness week in Rajasthan district
New Delhi, Aug 1: Private sector oil producer Cairn India and the Indian Academy of Paediatricians (IAP) have launched a week-long campaign in Rajasthan's Barmer district to create awarenes....
- Zed asks people of India to shun excessive consumerism
Nevada (US), July 30: Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged Indians not to blatantly copy west and avoid excessive consumerism in the name of modernity.
Consumerism had almost acquired ....
- Activist criticises politicians for supporting khaps
New Delhi, July 28: A woman activist today criticised politicians who directly or indirectly support the diktats of khap panchayats against same gotra marriages.
Speaking on 'hono....
- Need to control Hindu terror groups: Yechury
New Delhi, July 28: Warning against the growing network of Hindutva terror groups, Communist party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury today said the government and security agencies must t....
- Malegaon cow slaughter: Five adjournments in Maharashtra Assembly
Mumbai, July 22: The cow slaughter issue in Malegaon created uproar in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly today. The opposition was seen threatening to disrupt the proceedings of the House ti....
- India has 6.8 lakh sex workers, Delhi leads the metros
New Delhi, July 21: India is a home to more than 6.8 lakh "registered" sex workers. As per the recent revelation by the government of India, these sex workers may or may not have a heal....
- Hindu statesman Zed asks India to wake up to her poverty crisis
Nevada (USA), July 14: Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged India to wake up and deal with her monumental poverty crisis at an emergency level.
In a statement in Nevada (USA) today, Ze....
- India to enforce law on food quality soon
Agartala, July 13: India will soon enforce a tough law to maintain standards and quality of food and water as 80 percent of all deaths in the country are believed to be linked to unhealthy food....
- Hindus commend Washington DC Council for saying no to yoga tax
Washington, July 6: Hindus have thanked Council of the District of Columbia (CDC) for reportedly not imposing tax on yoga.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who strongly criticized the attem....
- President calls for better delivery of welfare schemes
Hyderabad, July 5: President Pratibha Patil today called for making delivery systems more effective and non-corrupt to ensure that the benefits of welfare programmes reach all segments of socie....
- Delhi shines, but red light area in darkness
New Delhi, July 5: An old Bollywood song, "Parde mein rehne do, parda na uthao" rings the air as you walk past the brothels of G.B. Road. The veil of neglect and apathy is yet to be lif....
- Want a political internship? Become an MP's research assistant
New Delhi, July 4: Like in most other fields, Indian politics is discovering the benefits of interns or legislative assistants, who while learning about governance, help parliamentarians resear....
- Land of Krishna protests ban on peacock feather trade
Vrindavan, July 4: The national bird needs to be protected, but there is a flip side to the proposed ban on the domestic trade of peacock feathers.
Just ask the hundreds of workers wh....
- Jats demand reservation in govt jobs, threatens to disturb CWG
Meerut, July 3: Building pressure on the government to take a decision on their demands for reservation in government jobs a Jat group has threatened to disrupt the smooth proceedings of the fo....
- Delhi to count its homeless
New Delhi, July 2: Delhi today launched an exercise to identify the homeless in the city to ensure that they are benefited from the social welfare schemes of the government and rehabilitated.
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- Ban dissection in colleges, urges PETA
New Delhi, June 29: People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) today urged the University Grants Commission (UGC) to ban dissection in zoology classes in universities and colleges.
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- Report warns of acute water shortages in Himalayan region
Singapore, June 28: Himalayan river basins in China, Bangladesh, India and Nepal will face a massive water depletion within 20 years, leading to a decline in food and mass migration, a research....
- Burn effigies, cook food - Jaspal Bhatti's style of protest
Chandigarh, June 27: Satirist-actor Jaspal Bhatti, in his unique style, now has a novel idea to get his message against price rise across in a lighter vein -- he is suggesting people to burn ef....
- Honour killings: Chickens of identity politics come home to roost
New Delhi: Even a decade ago, khap panchayats - the caste-based village councils with their kangaroo courts functioning mainly in Haryana - were virtually unknown, and sporadic "honour kill....
- Vatican urged to declare Mother Teresa a saint on birth centenary
New Delhi, June 27: As the Catholic Church readies several functions to mark the birth centenary of Mother Teresa on Aug 26, followers of the nun and Catholic groups have urged the Vatican to c....
- New policy soon to stop drug abuse
New Delhi, June 26: Against the backdrop of a UN report stating that drug use is shifting towards new substances and new markets, the Indian government is contemplating a national policy on pre....
- Protect couple marrying against parents' wish, court to police
New Delhi, June 21: Asking police to take immediate action on any complaint from them, Delhi High Court today came to the aid of a couple who got married against the wishes of their respective ....
- Intel signs pact for educational excellence in northeast
New Delhi, June 21: Tech major Intel today signed a pact for educational and technology excellence in northeast India with a governmental panel that looks after the economic and social developm....
- No arrest yet in Haryana suspected honour killing
Bhiwani (Haryana), June 21: No arrests have yet been made in connection with the suspected honour killing of two teenaged lovers whose bodies were found hanging from a tree in a Haryana village....
- Vested interests and musclemen rule khap panchayats: Swami Agnivesh
New Delhi, June 20: Calling honour killings diabolical, social activist and former Haryana minister Swami Agnivesh says khap panchayats must end violence unleashed in the name of ancestral line....
- Divorced fathers crave for shared parenting
Shimla, June 20: This Father's Day, divorced men are seeking their due. An NGO with more than 2,500 members across the country has taken up their cause, saying shared parenting and joint cu....
- La Martiniere alumni want truth to come out
Kolkata, June 16: The Alumni Association of La Martiniere for Boys school here today showed solidarity with their school but said the truth should come out regarding the suicide of Class 8 stud....
- Eight 'dancing bears' rescued from Nepal, shifted to India
New Delhi, June 15: Animal welfare organisation Wildlife SOS has rescued eight "dancing bears" from Nepal and shifted them to a temporary holding centre in India.
Wildlife SOS....
- Punjab to have solid waste management plan by March 2011
Chandigarh, June 15: The Punjab government will implement a comprehensive waste management project by March 2011 in a bid to make its cities clean, officials said today.
Under the pla....
- Sagotra marriages petitioner asked to move high court
New Delhi, June 14: The Supreme Court today asked a petitioner, seeking direction to the central government that marriages within "sagotra (same clan)" be deemed prohibited relationship....
- NGO to plant one crore seeds along Maharashtra highway
Thane (Maharashtra), June 13: One crore seeds of various trees will be planted during a three-day drive along a 350 km stretch of National Highway No.3 (Agra-Mumbai) between Maharashtra's T....
- Summer brings drought of blood donors: Experts
New Delhi, June 13: Six-year-old Anushka suffers from thalassemia and requires regular blood transfusion. However, arranging one unit of 'A negative' blood has become a nightmare for he....
- India needs an ambitious programme on water optimisation
It is, indeed, ironic that, even after 62 years of self-rule, Pranab Mukherjee, the finance minister of India, says an often-erratic annual wind phenomenon called the monsoon that switches its role ra....
- Education can help end child labour: experts
New Delhi, June 12: The Right to Education Act, which calls for free and compulsory education for everyone under the age of 14, will help to eliminate child labour in India, experts said today.....
- Civil society opposes caste-based census
New Delhi, June 11: Eminent citizens and political leaders, cutting across party lines, today vehemently opposed the widespread political clamour for a headcount on the basis of caste.
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- Dowry, sexual harassment laws among government priorities
New Delhi, June 11: Three laws - on dowry, indecent representation of women and juvenile justice - as well as a draft bill on sexual harassment at workplace are top priority for the government ....
- IIT-Hyderabad terminates services of gay activist Ashley Tellis
Hyderabad, June 11: Embarrassed at the behaviour of gay rights activist and faculty member, Indian Institute of Technology (Hyderabad) sacked Ashley Tellis from his position. Tellis has about 2....
- Children toil away as India observes day against child labour
New Delhi, June 11: Come Saturday and it will be yet another World Day Against Child Labour, a day that holds little meaning for thousands of children who toil away in eateries, homes and on th....
- Wildlife institute to monitor Olive Ridley Turtles in Orissa
New Delhi, June 9: Alarmed by the dwindling population of Olive Ridley Turtles in Orissa, the Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India has set up a temporary study camp at Ganjam district of ....
- Tamil Nadu bags Guinness record for having most people washing hands
Chennai, Jun 9: Tamil Nadu makes it to the Guinness Book of World Records and that too for a novel reason. The state bagged the record for having most people washing hands at a time.
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- Going green: Sustainable Urban Transport Project launched
New Delhi, June 9: To encourage public transportation and go the green way, the urban development ministry today launched the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) which will be first impl....
- Lack of awareness killing thousands of snake bite victims
Kolkata, June 7: Snake bites claim over 3,000 lives every year in West Bengal due to lack of training among doctors and dearth of awareness among patients, despite medicines being available fre....
- Hooda backs khap panchayats on same-gotra marriages
Rohtak, June 3: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today indirectly extended his support to khap panchayats (kangaroo courts) which are demanding a complete ban on the marriages withi....
- Activists criticise move to exclude tobacco from entry tax
Patna, June 3: Activists working for anti-tobacco awareness today criticised the Bihar government's decision not to levy entry tax on tobacco.
In Bihar, tobacco and bidi (leaf rol....
- 3-year-old Jalandhar girl to undergo heart surgery, father asks for help
Jalandhar, May 31: She is only three years old and she is already struggling to survive. Harshita, a Jalandhar girl, needs to undergo a critical heart surgery, which is possible only if her par....
- Delhi CM launches a website to help people quit smoking
New Delhi, May 31: Delhi Government is committed to make Delhi a Tobacco Free City before the Commonwealth Games 2010 and to translate this commitment into action a number of initiatives have b....
- Can I vote with my passport? Indians question
New Delhi: Government of India may have clearly stated their intention to grant voting rights to Indian passport holders working and living outside India. Only a month back, Overseas Indian Aff....
- Indian crust sank 200 km after hitting Asian landmass
London, May 29:: The collision of the Indian and Asian landmasses some 90 million years ago forced the Indian tectonic plate down under the Asian plate to a depth of 200 km - around double of p....
- Sterilise, don't kill stray dogs, Udita tells officials
Udaipur (Rajasthan), May 27: Bollywood actress Udita Goswami has urged authorities in this Rajasthan city to implement a sterilisation programme for stray dogs instead of leaving them in the de....
- INLD wants assembly meet to ban same-gotra marriages
Chandigarh, May 26: The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) today sought a special session of the Haryana assembly to move a resolution to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and to ban marriages in the sa....
- 'Khap Mahapanchayat' threatens MPs, Delhi blockade
Jind (Haryana), May 24: A "Sarv Khap Mahapanchayat" (all community council congregation) held in this Haryana town on Sunday threatened to boycott all MPs and assembly members from the ....
- Mr. Bachchan, caste and being an Indian first
Hyderabad, May 20: According to Bollywood star Mr. Amitabh Bachchan being an Indian first means not to believe in caste. That could be one great definition of being an Indian first and putting ....
- Haryana panchayat directs couple to annul marriage
Rohtak, May 18: In another gotra (ancestral lineage) row in this Haryana district, the village panchayat (council) of a Scheduled Caste (SC) community has directed a newly married couple to ann....
- Magic Bus three-day summit to highlight sports as a tool for social change
Mumbai: In an attempt to promote and drive forward sport-led social change, Magic Bus, a non-profit organisation for children and youth in India, is hosting a three-day 'Maidan Summit-Sport....
- Jnana Prabodhini to conduct awareness programs in J&K this June
Pune: They have been doing their bit to bridge the differences and make the society a better place to live in. Jnana Prabodhini, a registered NGO under Bombay Public Charitable Trust Act, has n....
- Opposition to GM crops forced government rethink: Scientist
Chandigarh, May 16: Eminent scientist P.M. Bhargava on Saturday said the majority of the people in the country are against genetically modified (GM) food crops and this forced the government to....
- Urban amenities for rural India - with private help
New Delhi, May 16: Here's an idea that, if it works, could change the face of rural India. The government has begun partnering private players for rural development with the aim of providin....
- Work for minorities without caring for credit: Minister
New Delhi, May 14: States should work in unison with the central government for the welfare of minorities without caring for credit, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said today.
- Woman murdered by brother for 'honour'
Lucknow, May 14: In a suspected case of honour killing, a man in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district killed his younger sister reportedly over her love affair with a youth, police said. He w....
- Gul Panag to fight against female foeticide
Chandigarh, May 13: Former Miss India and actress Gul Panag will now be seen in a new avatar of a crusader disseminating awareness about social evils like female foeticide and drug addiction.
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- Salman to help rehabilitate child soldiers in Sri Lanka
Mumbai, May 12: The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) will hold a charity match between Indian celebrities and Sri Lankan cricketers here in June to help rehabilitate former Tamil Tiger ....
- Child marriage prevented in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 12: The marriage of a 13-year-old boy with a minor girl was prevented today by the authorities in Haryana's Sirsa town, an official said.
According to Sadhna Mitta....
- With Gandhi as guide, Gates goes to a Dalit village
Kande Rao ka Purwa (Uttar Pradesh), May 12: After showing Bill Gates a glimpse of the development he had initiated in the social and the health sectors in the Amethi and Rae Bareli constituenci....
- Technology Day should be a day for young people: Kalam
New Delhi, May 11: Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said Technology Day, celebrated every year since 1999, should be a day for young people who can be inspired to take science as a car....
- India a leading player in 'carbon bazaar': Germany
New Delhi, May 10: Recognising India as the leading generator of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in the world and the nation's "huge potential" in the field, the German g....
- Hold public consultation on n-liability bill: Greenpeace
New Delhi, May 7: Greenpeace today opposed the Indian civil nuclear liability bill in its present form and said the contentious legislation should be sent for a public consultation to handle th....
- 98 northeastern kids rescued from Tamil Nadu
New Delhi, May 7: As many as 98 children from the northeast were rescued from unregistered childrens' homes in Tamil Nadu this year where the living conditions were "squalid", Minis....
- 19 tigers killed in first four months of the year
New Delhi, May 3: As many as 19 tigers were killed in the country in the first four months of this year, taking the number of tigers below the official figure of 1,411, Environment Minister Jai....
- Bihar to launch awareness campaign for dolphins
Patna, May 3: In the wake of killing of four Ganges river dolphins here last week, the Bihar government has decided to launch an awareness campaign to protect the endangered species -- declared....
- Activists cry foul over Ganges dolphin poaching
Patna, April 30: A day after four Ganges River Dolphins were killed by suspected poachers on the banks of the Ganga river, wildlife experts and conservationists today stressed the need to save ....
- Road safety campaign launched in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, April 30: A road safety campaign was launched on Thursday among school children in Gurgaon in association with oil major Cairn India, with the theme of "Come Home Safely".
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- Three Ganga dolphins found dead in Patna
Patna, April 29: Suspected poachers killed three Ganga dolphins, an endangered species, on the banks of the Ganga river here, police said today.
The dolphins were found dead near Kesh....
- Need to inform women about risks of tobacco
New Delhi, April 26: With women comprising about 20 percent of the world's more than one billion tobacco users, the health ministry today called for creating awareness among women about the....
- Fifteen injured during protest against cow slaughter
New Delhi, April 25: Fifteen people, including five policemen, were injured during a protest over cow slaughter in Vijay Vihar area of outer Delhi today, police said.
The local reside....
- Social activists back suggestion on incest law
New Delhi, April 25: A city court's suggestion for enacting a separate law to deal with incest has been supported by social activists who say it will help check exploitation of women and ch....
- Sri Sri's take on IPL: Needs more cleaning than Yamuna
New Delhi, April 25: The raging IPL scandal, with its unlikely cocktail of cricket, money, glamour and politics, has saddened spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. As more skeletons tumble out o....
- Need more online disaster simulation games to raise awareness
Kolkata, April 24: The internet gaming industry has always been ahead of others when it comes to cash in on the events that shook the world. Be it the popular JFK Reloaded game, which is an att....
- 12 deer killed in six months on national highways
New Delhi, April 21: At least 12 deer have been killed by carelessly driven vehicles during the last six months in three states on national highways passing through forests, national parks and ....
- Website to spread awareness on liver disease
New Delhi, April 19: Aiming to spread awareness about prevention of liver diseases, Apollo hospital here has launched a liver care website as part of World Liver Day today.
"The p....
- Delhi CM inaugurates a State Level Workshop on Empowering Elderly
New Delhi, April 16:Delhi Chief Minister Smt. Sheila Dikshit today inaugurated a State Level Workshop-cum-consultative Meet on Empowering Elderly jointly organized by the department of Social W....
- Greenpeace opposes ports near turtle nesting sites
Bhubaneswar, April 15: Greenpeace today opposed the establishment of new ports or expansion of existing ones near turtle nesting sites in Orissa saying that it will affect the fishing industry ....
- Indians on Twitter remember Jallianwala massacre, observe 15 minutes' silence
Delhi, April 13: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre may have been 91 years old but the deep scar the incident had left in people's mind is still fresh. The merciless killing of hundreds of innocent ....
- Animal welfare may soon be another subject in schools
New Delhi: The school children may soon get the scope of learning about the animal welfare as the ministry aims to include the details on related topics in the school curriculum. With rising c....
- Human chain protest over donations and capitation fees
Chandigarh: A human chain was organised here on Tuesday to protest the huge capitation fees and donations charged by various educational institutes and to sensitise people about the issue.
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- Haryana's killer khaps are a law unto themselves
Chandigarh: 'Khap panchayats' or caste councils in Haryana's Jat-dominated rural areas have in recent years run a lawless writ of their own with law-enforcing agencies choosing to l....
- Cow slaughter should be banned: Varun Gandhi
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh): Newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secretary Varun Gandhi today called for a complete ban on cow slaughter in a fiery speech here.
"Cow slaug....
- Lawsuit seeks reforms in Puri temple practices
Bhubaneswar: Cuttack based NGO Utkal Vidyarthi Abhijan on Friday filed a public interest lawsuit (PIL) in the Orissa High Court seeking reforms in the functioning of the Puri temple.
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- Maharashtra ministers to turn off power for Earth Hour
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, his cabinet colleagues and other officials will lead the state's participation in the Earth Hour by switching off all non-essential lights t....
- Big B joins 'save the tiger' campaign
New Delhi: Concerned over the dwindling number of tigers in India, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan today joined a campaign to save the big cat, which he described as "symbolic" of t....
- Stay away from drugs, Sanjay Dutt tells youngsters
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has donned a new avatar of a Game Master in Pepsi's new interactive ad, urges youngsters to stay away from drugs.
"I think whatever the youth of....
- Jewellery designer Farah campaigns against rapists
New Delhi: Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali was so disturbed by news of a 12-year-old girl being raped by nine men for four years that she has initiated a campaign on the microblogging site Tw....
- A thousand hands to save Yamuna in Taj city
Agra: As the world marks the World Water Day today to raise awareness about this basic natural resource essential for life, volunteers here have cleaned up the banks of the Yamuna river.
- Compassion, love key to human rights protection: Dalai Lama
Bhopal: Tibetan spiritual guru the Dalai Lama here today said the ethos of global brotherhood, compassion and love hold the key to protection of human rights.
Addressing a symposium o....
- Bengal for equal rights for backward sections: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said his government would work towards ensuring equal rights for the socially and economically backward sections - including Mu....
- FDCI teams up with Khushii for social cause
New Delhi: Auto-rickshaws painted by well-known artists will be auctioned at the upcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), with the proceeds going to NGO Khushii that works for the up....
- Save birds, ban glass-coated kite strings: Sonam Kapoor
New Delhi: Actress Sonam Kapoor has urged Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil to ban the manufacture of glass-coated strings (manja), used for flying kites, in the entire state as many birds d....
- Child abuse cases increasing in schools
New Delhi: Abuse and harassment meted out to children in schools is increasing each year, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said today. Last year alone the national child righ....
- Former Haryana CM annuls same clan marriage
Bhiwani (Haryana): In a meeting headed by former Haryana Chief Minister Hukam Singh, a panchayat in Haryana's Bhiwani region has nullified a marriage between a boy and girl of the same clan....
- Privacy will be protected under UIDs: Nandan Nilekani
New Delhi: Privacy will be protected under the Unique Identity (UID) project and personal data will not be accessible to everybody, insists Nandan Nilekani, chairperson of the Unique Identifica....
- Killing of new born girls grows rampant in Rajasthan
Jaisalmer: The Jaisalmer and Barmer districts of Rajasthan have now resorted to a different form of child sacrifice as the reports say that the natives are killing the newborn girls after their....
- Termites feasting on Gandhi books in his ashram
Gandhinagar: Books on Mahatma Gandhi are an endangered lot in his own hermitage, the Sabarmati ashram in Ahmedabad. Over a hundred books on the Mahatma and some of his photographs were consigne....
- Former child labourers kick off awareness campaign
New Delhi: A group of seven former child labourers today kicked off a week-long sensitisation drive here against the evil of child labour. The campaign is through the medium of street plays and....
- ONGC to set up energy efficient crematoriums
New Delhi: The country's largest oil producer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will launch a programme for setting up crematoriums that will have more energy efficient pyres, an offic....
- Sibal, Khurshid pat Jamia students for spirit of peace
New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal and Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today congratulated students from the Jamia Millia Islamia university, who returne....
- Village in Jaisalmer to welcome second baraat in 120 yrs
Jaisalmer: Last wedding ceremony happened in Devda village was in 1998 and the one before that actually happened a century back. Notorious for very high rate of female infanticide, the entire R....
- Whale Shark Day! Will tigers get the honour too?
New Delhi: This is one honour that has eluded even India's fast-dwindling tigers and lions - a day celebrated exclusively in their honour. But the whale shark, the world's largest fish,....
- Now online donations to Golden Temple
Amritsar: It's good news for those wanting to make a donation to the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, at Amritsar but unable to do so by physically coming here. They can now donate o....
- Five-day cultural bonanza begins in Manali
Manali: The five-day-long winter carnival, one of the biggest cultural festivals of Himachal Pradesh, began here today amidst fanfare.
"The 12th Manali Winter Carnival of dance an....
- Mumbai for all: Indians on Twitter give their verdict
New Delhi: Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackerey would not have been much pleased to see the proceedings had he been there on Twitter. The Indian twitterers started off with 'Mumbai for all' ca....
- Globalisation never benefited the working classes: CITU chief
Kolkata: Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) president M.K. Pandhe on Monday said globalisation never benefited the working classes and urged all the labourers to come under one umbrella to fi....
- Higher council to intervene in Haryana caste row
Rohtak (Haryana): Two days after a village 'panchayat' (council) near this Haryana town directed a married couple to start living as "brother and sister" as they were from the s....
- Allergy awareness important for Indian youth: New chief of world body
New Delhi: Allergic diseases like asthma or skin and food allergies are increasing among youth in rising economies like India, says Ruby Pawankar, president-elect of the World Allergy Organisat....
- Destroying Mumbai's cosmopolitansim: Citizens must speak out
Mumbai: After Sachin Tendulkar, it is Mukesh Ambani who has said the obvious - Mumbai belongs to all Indians. That it takes a sports icon and a business magnate to articulate a virtual axiom po....
- Untouchability still widely practiced in Gujarat: Survey
Ahmedabad: A survey conducted on caste discrimination in Gujarat, has exposed that untouchability is widely practiced in different parts of the state.
The survey was jointly conducted....
- Sonu Nigam supports Anti-child labour campaign
New Delhi: National Award winning singer Sonu Nigam is all set to perform in a concert to raise funds for launching a campaign against child labour, a social evil which is still in practice in ....
- Hindi is an official and not a national language: Gujarat HC
Gandhinagar: In a recent declaration on a case, Gujarat High Court stated that Hindi is not the national language of India and the country does not have any national language of its own.
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- 1950 - 2010: The Indian republic has much to be proud of
New Delhi: Soon after the Indian National Congress, at the forefront of the country's independence movement, adopted the 'purna swaraj' or complete independence resolution at its La....
- India issues guidelines to handle mental health after disasters
New Delhi: India on Wednesday issued guidelines to manage the psycho-social problems that people face during and after disasters.
"These guidelines will help the country better to....
- First annular solar eclipse of 2010 on Jan 15
New Delhi: Jan 15 will herald the first annular solar eclipse of the year, also the longest in the millennium.
Ajay Talwar of the Amateur Astronomers Association told the media: "....
- A rally with a secular message
New Delhi: A group of students from Jamia Millia Islamia will carry out a unique cycle rally from Pushkar in Rajasthan to New Delhi on a mission to "join hearts", or a Dilon Ko Jodo mis....
- Dalai Lama praises India's support to exiles
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Friday praised the Indian government for the support it has extended to the exiles, especially in providing modern education.
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- Move to legalise prostitution welcomed
New Delhi: Sex workers and civil society members today welcomed the Supreme Court raising the issue of legalising prostitution, saying decriminalising the world's oldest profession would he....
- Chandigarh people walk for cancer awareness
Chandigarh: More than 100 residents of this union territory took part in a cancer awareness walkathon today to sensitise the masses about the perilous disease of cancer.
The walkathon....
- India to add 220 million to workforce by 2030: RBI
New Delhi: India will add a whopping 220 million to its workforce by 2030, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn said today.
"Their absorption into the job mark....
- Nothing is impossible for disabled former soldier
New Delhi: Prabhajit Singh left the comfort of his home in Ambala, Haryana on Jan 19 to cycle across India alone. Sounds easy except that the former Indian Army soldier lost his left hand and f....
- Bihar conclave to discuss socio-economic change
Patna: Nearly 200 delegates who have made their mark in different fields will come together here next month for a conclave to look at ways to accelerate the pace of socio-economic change in Bih....
- Campaign to make Delhi safe for women
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia today launched an awareness campaign to make the city safe and secure for women.
Safe Delhi For Women Initiative was launched along with t....
- New campaign to spread awareness against dowry
New Delhi: Concerned over continuing cases of harassment of women, the women and child development ministry today launched a new campaign to rope in school girls and sensitise them against the ....
- Peace Concert in Kolkata on first anniversary of 26/11
Kolkata: Bollywood actress Raima Sen will feature alongside a host of actors and singers in a peace concert on Thursday that portrays the scourge of global terrorism and the significance of pea....
- Media was targeted, harassed: Liberhan
New Delhi: Journalists covering the Dec 6, 1992, attack on the Babri Masjid were subjected to "systematic harassment" and not only were they stopped from covering the event but were ins....
- Babri razing done in military precision: Liberhan report
New Delhi: Severely indicting the Uttar Pradesh administration under then chief minister Kalyan Singh for being "a willing ally and co-conspirator" in the razing of the Babri Masjid, re....
- Babri Masjid demolition neither spontaneous nor unplanned: Liberhan
New Delhi: Negating the theory handed out by Hindu groups that the Babri Masjid demolition was mob-driven, the Liberhan Commission has said it has been "established beyond doubt" that t....
- Composed Liberhan says report answers all questions
Chandigarh: Justice M.S. Liberhan today remained composed and asked the media to read his report on the 1992 Babri mosque demolition before asking questions even as the controversial document w....
- John Abraham builds homes for cyclone victims in Thailand
New Delhi: He is known for his hunk image and a heartthrob of many. John Abraham, the famed Bollywood star, has another facet to his image. His love for charity got revealed as he recently foll....
- India divided over inter-regional marriages: Chetan Bhagat
Bangalore: One of India's bestselling authors Chetan Bhagat feels that non-acceptance of and resistance towards inter-regional or inter-religious marriages in modern India "shows how di....
- Harassed husbands outnumber their counterparts: NGO
The Domestic Violence Act, which aims to shield the rights of women, is being misused by some to harass their in-laws and extort money from their husbands, an NGO alleged here today....
- Take proactive action against child labour, Dikshit tells police
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit today launched the 'Time for Change' campaign against child labour and asked police to proactively take action against offenders.
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- 600 million people do not have toilets in India
Mumbai: The condition of public sanitation in India is not exactly great. In the slum areas of Mumbai the average number of people per bathroom is 81. This statistic can go up to a staggering 2....
- 'Men do cry', says Bangalore's men's rights group (Nov 19 is International Men's
Bangalore: As the world celebrates International Men's Day on Thursday, a Bangalore-based group wants an end to stereotyping male gender, and says men too get hurt, both emotionally and phy....
- India scores low on integrity: Transparency International
New Delhi: India was ranked 84th among 180 countries assessed for integrity, continuing to be perceived as a highly corrupt nation, by Transparency International India (TII) in its latest surve....
- 2012 doomsday prophecy false, says Canadian archeologist
Toronto: A Canadian archaeologist has debunked the prophecy that the world will come to an end in December 2012.
The doomsday prophecy comes from an ancient carved monument found from....
- In road accident deaths, India tops southeast Asia: WHO
New Delhi: Road accidents kill 33 people every hour in southeast Asia -- and the highest number of these deaths are reported in India, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report has said.
- Babies born to surrogate Indian mothers are Indians, rules court
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has ruled that children born to surrogate mothers on Indian soil are Indian citizens by birth, irrespective of the nationality of their fathers. It has urged....
- Harassment of northeast youth rising in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Cases of abuse and discrimination against northeast youth have seen a rise in the capital's neighbouring town Gurgaon, the latest incident being of a young Manipuri woman being mol....
- Wear blue jeans, spread word about pneumonia (Nov 2 is World Pneumonia Day)
New Delhi: For the first time, World Pneumonia Day will be observed this Monday. To spread awareness about the single largest cause of death in children worldwide, netizens are urging everyone ....
- No racial discrimination against northeast students: Dikshit
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today assured northeastern students about their safety and said there was no "racial discrimination" against the community in the capital ....
- Why do politicians go free? asks Sanatan Sanstha
Panaji: Why do politicians go free when their cadres indulge in murder, asks the rightwing Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha, questioning what it says is victimisation of its members after two of its....
- Sikh groups lend support for Nov 3 shutdown
Chandigarh: Various Sikh organisations, including Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), on Wednesday announced they would support the call for a Punjab shutdown on Nov 3 to mark 25 ....
- No place for racism or racist violence: Australian envoy
New Delhi: Australia today stressed that there was "no place for racism or racist violence" and cited the recent sentencing of an Australian youth who had attacked an Indian student as ....
- Three Nobel laureates to meet Dalai Lama in Dharamsala
Dharamsala: Three Nobel peace laureates will visit this Himachal Pradesh town on Tuesday to meet the Dalai Lama and discuss issues related to world peace, an official said today.
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- India to finance more cultural programmes
New Delhi: The Indian government will now provide more money for organising workshops, seminars, festivals and exhibitions that aim to preserve and promote the country's cultural heritage.
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- 15 bonded child labourers rescued in Delhi
New Delhi: Barely two weeks after a similar rescue mission, 15 child labourers from Bihar and West Bengal were rescued from zari sweatshops in the capital today by police and an NGO.
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- Politicians no longer role models for Indian students
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru are their national heroes but the present politicians do not influence Indian adolescents. A study has revealed that a majority of children don....
- It's ok for man to beat wife, say 36 percent of Bangladeshi women
Dhaka: Thirty-six percent of Bangladeshi women say it is all right for a man to beat his wife if she is disrespectful to elders, goes out without permission or neglects children, states a gover....
- Tickle the funny bone for a serious issue
New Delhi: Who says serious issues must always be dealt with in a serious tone? The British Council is organising a cartoon contest on climate change and is looking out for someone who can pull....
- Reduction in Haj subsidy politically motivated: state minister
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui today criticised the central government over the reduction in the Haj subsidy saying it has increased the burden on the state's 28,000 H....
- Over 11,000 complaints received by anti-obscenity cell
New Delhi: Delhi Police's anti-obscenity cell has received as many as 11,207 calls in ten months of its existence, Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal said today.
The cell was l....
- Italians make best parents for adopted Indian children
New Delhi: Italians and Spaniards make the best parents for adoptive Indian children among foreigners and they don't mind taking in children who are older, have faced trauma or suffer some ....
- Campaign for fulfilment of Millennium Development Goals begins
New Delhi: To remind world leaders that the deadline to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) is drawing near, the civil society and individuals across the world, including in India, bega....
- Don't victimise sex trafficking victims further: experts
New Delhi: Experts on Monday called for changing the laws on sex trafficking so the perpetrators of the trade are punished, instead of the victims, and effective measures are taken to ensure re....
- A cancer survivor, she is 'Mai' to 80 children
Lucknow: She had a loving husband and caring in-laws, but Uttar Pradesh resident Beena Rana was devastated on being told she had uterus cancer and could never bear a child. That was 20 years ag....
- 16-year-old forced to drink acid for refusing marriage proposal
Bhopal: Five people, including two women, were booked here for allegedly forcing a 16-year-old girl to drink acid after she refused to marry a boy of their choice, police said today.
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- Shortage of contraceptives worries Dhaka
Dhaka: The shortage of contraceptives is worrying health planners and international agencies engaged in curbing population in Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated nations.
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- PETA wants zoos closed as deaths of captive animals rise
New Delhi: Citing deaths of animals in captivity, activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India today staged a demonstration in front of the Central Zoo Authority (C....
- Indian-origin man dies after 'race attack' in London
London: An elderly Kolkata-born man died in a London hospital on Monday after a gang of teenage schoolboys beat him viciously in a suspected race attack.
Retired care worker Ekram ul ....
- Two Indian students held for sexual assault in Australia
Melbourne: Two Indian students have been arrested for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl on a train here.
"The 17-year-old girl (from Gosford) boarded the train in Melbourne o....
- We need a new mission: Clean India
New Delhi: "Will you return to work in India?" I asked Aresh. Here was a teenager studying at one of the best schools in the world, at Winchester in Britain. With sports, extra-curricul....
- To sir with love, from an entire city
Agra: Long before tuition shops sprung up in every bylane of this city of the Taj Mahal, there were legendary teachers who are still remembered with love and respect this Teachers Day.
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- Miss India Transgender to be held in Chennai
Chennai: In an attempt to change the majority view towards transgenders and also integrate the latter into the mainstream, a city-based non governmental agency will be holding a beauty pageant ....
- Indian Army flouting guidelines on sexual harassment?
New Delhi: The Indian Army goes by the Army Act while probing allegations of sexual abuse. But in the process it may be blatantly overlooking guidelines issued by the Supreme Court on sexual ha....
- Gurgaon ropes in NGOs to sterilise stray dogs
Chandigarh: Civic authorities in Gurgaon, adjacent to the national capital, have roped in two NGOs to check the population of stray dogs by sterilising the animals, an official said today.
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- Madhya Pradesh stone pelting ritual continues, 48 hurt
Bhopal: At least 48 people, including two policemen, were injured today in the annual daylong Gotmaar Mela which the authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district were unable to stop ....
- President calls for urgent steps to remove Mumbai slums
Mumbai: Expressing distress at the sprawling slums of Mumbai that house more than half the city's 13 million population, President Pratibha Patil today called for urgent solutions and said ....
- Shekhar Kapur slams Ambika Soni for comments on SRK episode
New Delhi: Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has criticised Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni's remarks to give a 'tit-for-tat' treatment to the Amer....
- SRK may have been victim of random selection parameter
Chicago: Actor Shah Rukh Khan's two-hour detention and questioning at the Newark International Airport could well be a result of the random selection parameter built into the US immigration....
- Dera Sacha Sauda plants 68 lakh trees on I-Day
Chandigarh: Followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect today marked the Independence Day by planting a staggering 68 lakh trees in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and the union ter....
- PM gives a new slogan: 'Pani Bachao'
New Delhi: Faced with increasing water shortages that is affecting millions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today coined a new slogan for the nation: "Pani Bachao" (Save Water).
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- 'Let's tailor I-Day to celebrate women's freedom'
New Delhi: Women are no longer the weaker sex and this Independence Day is one more occasion to celebrate the fact that they have come a long way from being just traditional homemakers, women d....
- Saakshi Tanwar spreads anti-malaria awareness in Delhi
New Delhi: At a time when the country is trying to prevent the spread of of the H1N1 virus, television actress Saakshi Tanwar visited the capital to spread awareness regarding another deadly di....
- PM hopes Deep Joshi's work will inspire others
New Delhi: Congratulating Indian social activist Deep Joshi on winning the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his work should inspire others to dedicate....
- MPs get help to understand social issues
New Delhi: Young MPs eager to raise social issues but struggling to grasp voluminous reports and jargon can expect help from a parliamentary forum eager to raise their awareness.
The ....
- Carbon offset prog launched for air travellers
New Delhi: Travel management company Uniglobe Travel on Wednesday launched a carbon offset programme in India that will allow air travellers to purchase carbon credits to reduce the environment....
- Gandhi advises CAB to save power
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Saturday suggested that Eden Gardens floodlights should not be kept switched on during days when there were no matches, leaving Cricket Ass....
- Police privilege for Chandigarh senior citizens
Chandigarh: Police in this union territory are going all out to help senior citizens driving on the city roads.
Senior citizens will be given unique stickers for police to identify &#....
- Tension in Haryana village over same clan marriage
Jhajjar (Haryana): Haryana's 'khap' (caste) councils, notorious for their vicious campaign against couples getting married within the same clan, are at it again. Tension prevailed i....
- President honours woman village head for anti-alcohol drive
New Delhi/Chandigarh: A woman village head from Haryana was honoured in the capital by President Pratibha Patil on Saturday for her successful anti-alcohol campaign, an official statement said.....
- Researchers develop 'green' industrial lubricant
London: Researchers have developed an eco-friendly lubricating grease, based on ricin oil and cellulose derivatives. The new formula does not include any of the contaminating components used to....
- Ban on plastic bags no solution: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today said the government would pursue a policy of encouraging bio-degradable plastic and argued that banning polythene ba....
- Abhishek, Aishwarya urged to help lovebirds
Mumbai: Bollywood's popular couple - Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai - has been approached by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to create awareness ....
- Skill development training for Delhi domestic helps
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today launched a skill development programme to train about 100,000 domestic workers here in a variety of subjects ranging from personal hygiene t....
- India should cash in on slums, not remove them: Expert
New Delhi: Instead of clearing slums, India should use them for its poverty reduction strategy, says Jeb Brugmann, an urban planning expert from Canada, who also points out that high rises and ....
- Now special packages for funeral rites too
Lucknow: Travel operators offer them and so do shopping malls. And now, special packages tailored to suit various budgets are on offer in cremation grounds in Uttar Pradesh for those performing....
- AIDS, alcohol abuse dip in 3 Mumbai slums
Mumbai: Awareness campaigns and counselling have led to a dip in incidence of HIV-AIDS, extra-marital sex and alcohol abuse among the 700,000 residents of three Mumbai slums, according to a res....
- Maoists willing to negotiate: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Bangalore: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today said Maoists in West Bengal's Lalgarh are willing to sit at negotiating table if their basic demands for water and electricity are met....
- One hour time leap for Bangladesh
Dhaka: Bangladesh will set clocks forward by an hour today, turning 11 p.m. into midnight, to better utilise daylight and save electricity.
"This means Bangladeshis would practica....
- A little matter of language 'Me Lord'!
New Delhi: Ever wondered why judges in India still continue to be addressed as "Me Lord" instead of the more down-to-earth "Sir"? It may simply be a matter of language that is m....
- Delhi to observe Safe Pedestrians Week
New Delhi: As half of the road accident victims are pedestrians, Delhi Police will launch a Safe Pedestrians Week from June 1 to create awareness among people and motorists to be responsible ro....
- Railways worried about rising accidents at unmanned crossings
Chandigarh: Faced with a growing number of accidents at unmanned level crossings involving school buses, the railway authorities have begun sensitising the bus drivers on the need for safety,....
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