Rajasthan woman approaches court to annul child marriage
June 12th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, June 12 (IANS) A 24-year-old woman Tuesday approached the Rajasthan High Court's Jodhpur bench requesting it to annul her marriage that was solemnised when she was nine years old.After ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pakistani daily laments misogynistic attitude to women
March 7th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) The assault on 10 women in Pakistan's Punjab province, with one being stripped naked and paraded through a village, is due to "misogynistic attitudes to women, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Amateur bull fight festival opens in Colombia
December 24th, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A six-day amateur bull fight festival -- described by locals as an "explosive and sometimes lethal mixture of alcohol, drugs, music, violence and machismo" -- ... Read more...
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Village in centre of England opposes gypsy construction
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 3 (IANS) The residents of Meriden, a village said to be the centre of England, have formed a human barricade to stop gypsies from building an illegal settlement in their ... Read more...
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Old customs behind dumping of 21 dead babies in Chinese river: Expert
April 1st, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr. 1 (ANI): The reason behind the dumping of 21 foetuses and dead babies in a river in East China's Shandong province is a local custom, it has emerged.Local residents on ... Read more...
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