No gender bias in science: Missile scientist Tessy Thomas (Interview, With Images)
April 23rd, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) She sees no paradox in a woman working to develop Agni-V, the indigenously developed, 5,000-km range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile that some would call a weapon of ... Read more...
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‘This World Health Day, focus on ageing and health’
April 2nd, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) With nearly eight percent of southeast Asia's population above the age of 60 years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Monday said it will draw global ... Read more...
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Abolish pelvic exams, China group says
March 20th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) A public welfare body has urged the government to remove gynaecological examinations from the physical exams for civil service recruitment.The Beijing Yirenping Centre(BYC) made the request ... Read more...
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Sundance film connects to India with message to adopt girl child
March 19th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Hollywood producer and documentary filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton is reaching out to the Indian youth and parents with her documentary, "Somewhere Between" with the message ... Read more...
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Northeast women’s panels want 33 percent reservation
February 9th, 2012 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 9 (IANS) Saying there is gender discrimination in the northeast when it comes to politics, women's commissions in the states of the region have pressed for 33 percent ... Read more...
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Need to correct gender discrimination: Patil
January 25th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Holding that the status of women is an important indicator of progress in a society, President Pratibha Patil Wednesday called for removing social prejudices ... Read more...
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Baby girls more malnourished than boys, says survey
January 17th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 17 (IANS) About 48 percent of pediatricians across Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, areas with most skewed sex ratio in India, have observed baby girls are more malnourished ... Read more...
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Seven billionth baby’s dad wants her to be a doctor
October 31st, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mal (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 31 (IANS) Ajai Kumar, the proud father of Nargis - the girl child who was Monday announced as the world's seven billionth baby - wants his ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants a stronger navy
October 18th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government would continue to extend full support to strengthening defence capabilities of the Pakistan Navy.Gilani made ... Read more...
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What women want - from Mamata
May 14th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Many women in Bengal see themselves in her, clad in a simple cotton sari and chappals and hair tied in a loose knot. And now ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to decide on Wal-Mart discrimination case soon
March 28th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Mar 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US Supreme Court on Tuesday is expected to give a ruling on a gender discrimination case that experts believe would serve as a landmark.Wal-Mart is ... Read more...
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China’s Muslims stress on girls’ education
March 7th, 2011 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) China's Muslim Hui community is working against acute poverty and gender discrimination to focus on keeping all girls of school-going age in the classroom.The Hui ethnic ... Read more...
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Many strides but still trapped: Shifting realities of Indian women (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 5th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Another International Women's Day, another occasion for a national assessment of the status of women in a country where the glass ceiling is within reach ... Read more...
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India, a country of contradictions: European MP
February 25th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India can launch nuclear weapons and develop space programmes but its high maternal mortality and illiteracy is unacceptable, a delegation of MPs from Europe said Friday.A six-member ... Read more...
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India must change, give up lazy attitude: Dalai Lama
February 18th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) India needs to buck up, the "lazy attitude is holding it back", Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Friday addressing students of Mumbai University here. "Dowry, gender ... Read more...
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No gender discrimination at workplace? Not true!
January 8th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): Researchers have said that even in today's times, gender discrimination at workplace is still very much alive and kicking.Men and women in jobs that are generally associated with ... Read more...
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SNDT University honours Meira Kumar with doctorate
January 4th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar was Tuesday honoured with a doctorate by the SNDT Women's University on its 60th convocation day.Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayan conferred the honorary ... Read more...
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US women sues former employers for ordering her ‘to hide too big boobs’
November 12th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): A US woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employers for gender discrimination claiming she was ordered to hide her breasts because they were too large. ... Read more...
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Transgender Teen Challenges School Invalidating Vote for Homecoming King
September 29th, 2010 - 3:48 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 28 (THANDIAN NEWS) A teenager from Mona Shores plans to fight back after the administrators at their high school refuses to accept the votes of the peers who voted the teen ... Read more...
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Rahul Bose loves working in Bengali films
September 22nd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire) : Rahul Bose is a very busy man and when he is not acting he is involved in NGO activities, sports and so many other things ... Read more...
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Women get equal rights to become guardians, adopt children
September 2nd, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil has signed into law a bill giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their ... Read more...
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Permanent commissions for women: Notice issued to Indian Army chief
July 5th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh for not complying with its March 12 order to grant permanent commissions to ... Read more...
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IAF grants permanent commissions to 22 women officers (Lead)
June 16th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to grant permanent commissions to 22 women officers in line with a court directive to ensure gender equality but this ... Read more...
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Novartis ordered to pay 250 m dollars to sexually harassed female sales reps
May 20th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 20 (ANI): A Manhattan jury has asked drugs giant Novartis to cough up 250 million dollars in punitive damages to thousands of female sales reps who were victims of ... Read more...
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Google in sexism row after ‘censoring cougar dating site ads’
May 20th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): Google has landed itself in trouble by censoring advertisements for a so-called 'cougar' dating websites for women despite taking no action against ads of similar sites for men. ... Read more...
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Ukrainian feminist groups enraged over PM’s sexist remarks
March 25th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kiev (Ukraine), Mar 25(ANI): Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's suggestions that women are unsuitable for high political office and incapable of carrying out reforms has left feminist groups in the country fuming.Women's ... Read more...
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‘Gender discrimination leads to malnutrition in women’
February 14th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has deplored gender discrimination in healthcare programmes pursued by South Asian nations, saying it leads to malnutrition and chronic diseases among women ... Read more...
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Are women programmed for failure?
February 10th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Leadership positions in business have proven to be precarious for women. Female business leaders are more likely to be appointed to powerful leadership positions when an organisation is ... Read more...
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56 mn children will drop out of schools by 2015
January 20th, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Lack of funds due to global economic crises would force 56 million children across the world to drop out of schools by 2015, a UN report said.
In ... Read more...
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Aussie-themed US restaurant fined $19m for discriminating against women employees
December 30th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 30 (ANI): An Australia-themed US restaurant has been fined 19 million dollars over sex discrimination charges against thousands of its women employees at hundreds of branches across the country.A ... Read more...
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‘India can become a developed country in near future’
November 7th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 7 (IANS) India is in a period of rapid economic growth and there is no doubt that in near future, if everyone puts their act together, India will become ... Read more...
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A round table for women with disabilities in South Asia
November 3rd, 2009 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) Participants from South Asian countries will deliberate on how to secure the rights of physically challenged women in mainstream society at a round table in Kolkata Tuesday.
"Representatives from ... Read more...
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First woman IFS officer Muthamma dies
October 14th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 14 (IANS) C.B. Muthamma, the first woman Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, died here Wednesday, her family members said. She was 85.
She passed away in a private hospital where she ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand girls represent India at UN child rights meet
October 13th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Basking in glory after representing India at the United Nations Child Rights Convention meet in Geneva last week, two teenage girls from Uttarakhand want the government to ... Read more...
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Women rights panel framing guidelines for Air India
October 13th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday said that it would issue guidelines within a month to the national carrier Air India (AI) to address the frequent ... Read more...
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