Femina Miss India pageant enters 50th year
September 18th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) The Femina Miss India beauty pageant Tuesday kickstarted the celebrations of its 50 years.The first Miss India Meher Castellino, was joined by other former Miss India ... Read more...
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No time for films, says Shilpa (With Images)
September 11th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Actress Shilpa Shetty, mother of three-month-old son Viaan, says she is enjoying motherhood and is not thinking about getting back to films right now."Right ... Read more...
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Our society has double standards: Tannishtha
August 8th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, who has worked in both Indian and international cinema, feels people have double standards when it comes to women."Our society and the ... Read more...
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Anushka replaces Prachi for brand endorsement (With Images)
July 23rd, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma has replaced Prachi Desai as the face of SOFY, a brand of sanitary napkins from Japan-based FMCG company Unicharm.Anushka has been ... Read more...
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BJP questions Sonia on Guwahati molestation case handling
July 17th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday demanded a "statement" from Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the way the Guwahati molestation case was handled by the ... Read more...
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Beauty queens come together to celebrate womanhood
May 7th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Vanya Mishra, Prachi Mishra and Rochelle Maria Rao, winners of Pantaloons Femina Miss India (PFMI) 2012, walked the ramp Monday to celebrate women and their ... Read more...
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Nupur Talwar’s bail plea rejected (Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 30 (IANS) A CBI court here Monday rejected the bail plea of denist Nupur Talwar, an accused in the 2008 murder of her daughter Aarushi and the family's ... Read more...
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Nupur Talwar taken into custody, CBI opposes bail (Fourth Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 30 (IANS) Dentist Nupur Talwar was Monday taken into custody shortly after surrendering before a special court hearing the May 2008 twin murder case of her teenaged daughter ... Read more...
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British grandad to undergo sex swap at 80!
April 30th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 30 (IANS) A nearly 80-year-old man in Britain is all set to undergo a sex change with a 13,500 pounds (about $21,960) National Health Service operation.Ruth Rose, a ... Read more...
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Maid torture: Doctor’s wife gets bail (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday granted bail to a woman arrested along with her doctor husband April 4 for allegedly locking up their 13-year-old maid in ... Read more...
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Angelina doesn’t pay attention to gossip
March 26th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 26 (IANS) Angelina Jolie, who flashed her right leg in a black velvet Versace gown at the Oscars' red carpet this year and set tongues wagging, ... Read more...
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What women want, actresses tell on Women’s Day
March 7th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Veteran Shabana Azmi says women must be "placed at the centre of development" while another seasoned actor Khushboo feels it's time to "change the mindset ... Read more...
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Spying case: Ex-diplomat Madhuri Gupta granted bail (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Madhuri Gupta, a former Indian diplomat and alleged agent of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), was granted bail by a Delhi court Tuesday in a ... Read more...
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Woman IAS officer gets bail in illegal mining case
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Friday granted bail to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official Y. Srilakshmi in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal ... Read more...
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Highlights of court order on bail for five in 2G case
November 28th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday granted bail to five co-accused in the 2G case. Following are the highlights of Justice V.K. Shali's order and ... Read more...
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British police: The tall and the short
November 18th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 18 (IANS) Teased as the "Big Friendly Giant" -- based on a character in a children's book -- a seven-feet-two-inches tall policeman is the tallest in Britain, while ... Read more...
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2G accused denied bail: Highlights of court order
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A CBI special court here Thursday denied bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi and seven other accused in the 2G scam case. The following ... Read more...
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‘Why was Team Anna silent on RTI activist’s murder?’
September 11th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 11 (IANS) The family of RTI activist and India Against Corruption's Madhya Pradesh chapter head Shehla Masood, who was killed here last month, feels the probe into ... Read more...
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I wasn’t uncomfortable with bold scenes: Vidya
August 30th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) She is at her boldest ever in "The Dirty Picture", but actress Vidya Balan says she never felt a sense of discomfort shooting for the ... Read more...
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Rowland’s mother shocked at video
July 6th, 2011 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Kelly Rowland's mother was shocked at her new video "Motivation" because the singer is not wearing much in it.The singer knew her mother would be a ... Read more...
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Lesbian soldier fights Nepal Army
July 1st, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 1 (IANS) After hitting the headlines worldwide last month for hosting a temple wedding for an American lesbian couple, Nepal's sexual minorities are now locked in a grim ... Read more...
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Pakistani women bust stereotypes - with business
May 5th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Silently suffering behind a burqa, reduced to an inferior gender in a conservative society and confined to an anonymous existence....women from Pakistan are breaking many such ... Read more...
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Raquel Welch reveals conservative views on sexuality, relationships
April 28th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Actress Raquel Welch, who is a former pinup girl, has revealed she has conservative views on sex, women and the current state of our culture.In her book, 'Beyond ... Read more...
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Sauber CEO becomes first woman to head Formula One team operations
April 10th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Sepang, Apr 10 (ANI): Indian-born Monisha Kaltenborn, the Chief Executive Officer of Sauber Formula One team, will be the first woman to head company's business operations.Kaltenborn has been CEO for the Sauber ... Read more...
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Brit man, who changed gender, wins modelling contract
March 15th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 15 (ANI): A man in Britain, who was a 16st bodybuilding father, transformed himself into a glamorous woman after struggling with his gender for years, and won himself a modelling ... Read more...
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Students protest Delhi girl’s killing, Dikshit meets family
March 9th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Hundreds of students from various colleges in Delhi University's South Campus Wednesday protested the killing of 20-year-old Radhika Tanwar, who was shot dead in broad ... Read more...
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Eunuch to contest upcoming Tamil Nadu polls
March 6th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar.6 (ANI): Kalki, a eunuch, on the contention of being a woman, has sought the party ticket of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to contest in the upcoming elections in ... Read more...
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Didi ignored our safety on trains, say women
February 25th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) While Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that the rail budget 2011 was for common people, women folk here expressed their dissatisfaction with it, saying she did not ... Read more...
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Gender does not increase risk of death from heart attack: Study
February 23rd, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Being a woman may not increase your risk of dying from treatment for a severe heart attack, according to a study led by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular ... Read more...
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‘No glass ceiling for women in India’
February 7th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Succesful Indian women believe there is no glass ceiling for women in India though Indian men still struggle to be supportive of their aspirations and women ... Read more...
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Singaporeans donate bras for poor, deprived women
January 6th, 2011 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Singapore, Jan 6 (IANS) A Singaporean website dealing with women's issues has collected over 10,000 bras donated by people to give to poor and underprivileged women in slums and orphanages.The website Cozycot ... Read more...
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Kerala girls to make documentary on gender issues
December 16th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (IANS) The Kerala government has joined hands with film-maker Sanjiv Sivan to bring together 25 girls who will make a documentary video "Girls Unlimited". The film will be based ... Read more...
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A woman director faces many biases: ‘Turning 30′ filmmaker
December 15th, 2010 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) Women work in almost every department of filmmaking in Bollywood these days but still have to face prejudices, says debutant director Alankrita Srivastav who is ready with "Turning ... Read more...
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Aparna Sen’s film to flag off Florence festival
December 1st, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Mehru Jaffer
Florence, Dec 1 (IANS) A red carpet reception awaits filmmaker-actress Aparna Sen in Italy where her latest venture, "Iti Mrinalini", will flag off the River to River film festival here ... Read more...
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Women power calls the shot at Mumbai film fest forum
October 24th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) When asked if Indian women filmmakers need government subsidies like in Sweden, eight emerging women directors in a unison replied "No", with an ... Read more...
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