"Shakti scheme is a program for women. Women, who make up half of society, have been exploited for centuries. Minorities and women are deprived of opportunities and literacy," said Siddaramaiah.
Alick Athanaze's joint fastest half-century in a debut ODI match and Kevin Sinclair's four-wicket haul took West Indies to a 3-0 clean sweep against UAE in the third ODI match in Sharjah.
The Second Secretary of Trade and Economics, Australia, Tom Overton Clarke, named his favourite cricketer at the live screening of the World Test Championship final between Australia and India at the Australian High Commission on Friday.
A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was playing with her friends when she fell into a 300-ft-deep 'uncovered' borewell in Madhya Pradesh, one of the nearly 27 million borewells in India.
A two-and-a-half year old girl was playing with her friends while she fell into a 300-ft-deep 'uncovered' borewell in Madhya Pradesh, one of the nearly 27 million bore wells in India. Shrishti Kushwaha died and her body was pulled out in a decomposed state on Thursday from a gruelling rescue
The body of two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was taken out from a 300 ft deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district was in a decomposed state, said on Thursday.
The two-and-half-year-old girl, who had fallen into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district two days ago, has been rescued, officials said on Thursday.
On May 19, RBI decided to withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes from circulation, but said it will continue to remain as legal tender. However, RBI has advised banks to stop issuing Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes with immediate effect.