Sex bias kills 240,000 infant girls in India yearly, study shows
PARIS: Almost a quarter-of-a-million girls younger than five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society’s preference for sons, a gender discrimination study found on Tuesday. This was over and above those aborted simply for being female, researchers wrote in The Lancet medical journal. “Gender-based discrimination towards girls doesn’t simply prevent them […]
UP govt’s ‘shagun’ to newly-weds include condoms, pregnancy test
Allahabad: In a bid to promote family planning, the Uttar Pradesh state health department has started distributing a special gift (shagun) to all newly-weds, an official said. The gift comprises marriage registration form, a pack of condoms, contraceptive pills, home pregnancy testing kit along with awareness material and other daily utility items like comb, bindi, mirror, […]
JD(S) has accepted our support, hopefully we will form govt: Cong
Bengaluru: With the BJP falling short of the majority mark of 112 in Karnataka, the Congress has reached out to the JD(S) offering to support to it from outside. The JD(S) has agreed to the offer. According to reports, the Congress has offered to support JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda’s son HD Kumarawamy as chief minister if the party […]
One in three adolescent girls in India fear harassment daily: Study
New Delhi, One out of three adolescent girls in India fear harassment in public spaces on a daily basis, according to a study released here on Tuesday. Also, one out of five feel they are at risk of physical assault, including rape, revealed the study titled “WINGS 2018: World of India’s Girls – A study […]
13-yr-old Andhra boy marries 23-yr-old woman to fulfil terminally ill mother’s wish
Kurnool: In a shocking case of child marriage, a 13-year-old boy was married to a woman ten years elder to her at Upparahal village in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in April, police said on Saturday. The ceremony was reportedly conducted as the boy’s terminally ill mother wanted the family to have an adult woman to take […]
Northern hillstations likely to face thunderstorm, squall over next 2 days
New Delhi: Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are likely to witness thunderstorm accompanied with squall, while parts of Rajasthan might see dust storm over the next two days, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Saturday. Thunderstorm over these hill-states and its subsequent effect on plains in north India is due to a new western […]
Srinagar doctor clarifies: I married Aligarh woman, but she refused to settle in Kashmir
Srinagar; A doctor from Bagh-e-Mehtab Shahnawaz Bashir area of Srinagar today clarified that he did not ditch or deceive any woman living in Aligargh who claims to have married him four years ago but was later deserted by the doctor. “Let me make it clear that I didn’t ditch anybody,” said the doctor. The woman […]
Rajasthan rape survivor, family denied doctor, haircut, grocery on panchayat order
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan): A young woman, who was allegedly raped last year, and her family in Chittorgah district of Rajasthan have not been able to buy vegetables or groceries from the ration shop in their village for a few months now. When the woman’s relative went to a doctor, he refused to treat. A family member who […]
IAF conducts first-ever online exam for selection of airmen
Kolkata: In yet another first, the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted its first online selection test for airmen from May 3 to 6. Taking forward the Digital India initiative, the first-ever Scheduled Test for Airmen Recruitment (STAR) was conducted successfully through computer-based online tests in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) Pune, […]
SC reserves verdict on validity of Aadhaar
A five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra reserved its judgement on the Aadhaar matter. Several appeals were filled challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar. Petitioners submitted to the Court that multiple data breaches from government portals have increased Aadhaar’s status as a “universal unique identifier.” […]
