BCCI announces gender equality in payment to players
In a revolutionary decision to bring about a drastic change, the BCCI on Thursday announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracted female and male players, in an attempt to bring about gender discrimination.
Husband films wife’s suicide in Kanpur
A woman hanged herself to death, while her husband filmed her suicide, in Kanpur today.
Bihar sarpanch allegedly involved in honour killing
A sarpanch from Bihar allegedly killed her daughter and their driver, with whom, the daughter was suspected to have an affair.
Debtors set a Dalit woman's house on fire
Debtors set a Dalit woman's house on fire, leading to the destruction of her cash saving of Rs 50,000, the grain stored in the house and her dreams.
BJP Minister in Karnataka denies slapping woman, confirms touching her cheek!
The opposition in Karnataka has demanded the expulsion of State Housing Minister V Somanna from the Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet led by Basavaraj Bommai, for allegedly slapping a woman at a public event recently.
Youth gets 18 months in jail for calling a girl ‘item’
A young Mumbai resident has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for repeatedly calling minor girl ‘item’.
Software engineer gangraped in Wes Singhbhum
A software engineer was gang-raped by a group of eight to ten men, in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
Vulture Culture
By Kirti Ganganaboina
The decision of the Tamil Nadu Government to protect and conserve the endangered vultures is laudable.
Woman forced to remove ‘Mangal-sutra’
A woman was forced to remove her ‘mangal-sutra’ at a private college in Adilabad on October 16, Sunday, before entering the examination hall.
A video of a woman allegedly removing her mangal sutra, who was forced by police and revenue officials posted at a centre for the Group-I recruitment exam, went viral on social media on Wednesday.
Plan to construct shelter home for destitute women in North Bengal