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Amarnath Yatra: Mahant announces Chhari-Mubarak pooja schedule, says pilgr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of the holy mace of Lord Shiva, has announced the schedule for the Chhari-Mubarak rituals for this year's Amarnath Yatra and said the pilgrimage will be "a low-key affair" in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Neck restraint by Hong Kong police chokes school girl, claim action within
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, June 15 (ANI): The Hong Kong Police has claimed that the neck restraint used on a school girl on June 12 during a pro-democracy protest was within protocol.
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UN Foundation initiative Girl Up joins call for active measures to combat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Taking note of the expected surge in rape and sexual offences as the COVID-19 restrictions are gradually lifted, subject matter experts from fields of criminal law, forensics, and policy, came together with luminaries from the civil soc
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Woman Empowerment is crucial for building 'New India': LS Speaker
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Women's empowerment and the safety and education of girls are among the fundamental requirements of building 'New India', said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday.
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Kerala: 17-yr-old tribal girl found dead near her house, another attempts
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], June 14 (AN): A 17-year-old girl of Kulamankuzhi tribal settlement at Valara in Idukki district was found hanging from a tree near her house, while her relative, a 21-year-old girl in the same settlement, was hospitalised after consuming poison on Saturday, police sa
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Pakistan continues to violate Universal Declaration of Human Rights' right
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Every year a large number of Christian and Hindu girls, mostly minors, across Pakistan are abducted and forcibly converted to Islam to get married to Muslims.
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'Say NO to child labour': Madhuri Dixit on World Day Against Child Labour
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Dhak Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit Nene on Friday urged people to say no to child labour and help underprivileged children.
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West Bengal suspends two at Bardhaman school after book terms dark-skinned
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bardhaman (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has taken cognizance of an issue related to racial stereotyping in Bardhaman Municipal Girls High School and suspended two school officials in the case.
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Real 'Gunjan Saxena' gives beautiful response to teaser of her biopic star
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): India's first woman air force officer to enter a war zone - Gunjan Saxena - on Wednesday penned down a long note after watching the teaser of the film 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' which is a biopic based on her life.
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Christian girl abducted at gunpoint in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan] (ANI) June 10 (ANI): A Christian girl was kidnapped at gunpoint by local Muslim men in Youhanabad area of Lahore city in Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday.
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Success has not managed to change me, says Bhumi Pednekar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): From her debut in the movie 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha,' actor Bhumi Pednekar has become a promising face in the Bollywood industry giving hit movies back to back. However, the actor feels that she is still the same, vulnerable, ambitious girl and success has not c
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J-K LG expresses grief over death of Congress sarpanch
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 9 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Girish Chandra Murmu has expressed grief over the death of Congress sarpanch Ajay Pandita, who was killed by unidentified terrorists in Anantnag district.
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