Media awards on gender sensitivity
May 21st, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Population First, a Mumbai-based NGO working on women's rights, health and population issues, has invited media houses to send entries for the fourth "Laadli" media ... Read more...
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Zohra Sehgal: Indian entertainment’s ‘laadli’ turns 100 (With Image)
April 26th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) She was born a year before Indian cinema. Film, theatre and TV personality Zohra Sehgal, who turns 100 Friday, has grown to be as ... Read more...
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South Africa gifts one ton oranges to ’seven-billionth’ baby
November 4th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kaliningrad (Russia), Nov 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Africa's Citrus Growers' Association has granted a gift certificate of a ton oranges to the mother of newborn Pyotr Nikolayev from Kaliningrad, who ... Read more...
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India should focus on its young, say experts
October 31st, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) As the world welcomed the "symbolic" seven billionth babies Monday, social experts said that India should stop worrying about capping the population and focus instead ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh ready for world’s seven billionth baby
October 29th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) With a UN report saying that the world's seven billionth baby is expected to be born in the country's most populous state Uttar Pradesh Oct 31, ... Read more...
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IIJW’s opening show blends glamour with cause
July 31st, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Jewellery show for a cause. Actresses Bipasha Basu, Soha Ali Khan, Riya Sen and others walked the ramp on the opening day of the second ... Read more...
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Bipasha to walk the ramp with mother
July 31st, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Model turned Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu will walk the ramp with her mother at the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) that started here Sunday."Walking the ... Read more...
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‘1.72 million children die before age one in India’
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) A "savage preference for males" leads to the killing of 7 lakh girls by their parents in the mother's womb each year in India, according to a National ... Read more...
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Indian team to join Bangkok talks on family planning
December 5th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Indian delegates will join consultations on governments' investment in family planning in Asia and the Pacific region at a meeting in Bangkok Dec 8-10, a statement said ... Read more...
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Work on inequalities to get rid of AIDS: UN
December 1st, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Removing deep rooted inequities in gender, economic status and education - from which millions of AIDS and HIV positive women and children suffer - is crucial ... Read more...
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Malaysia to expand ’sex education’ in schools nationwide to battle plague of abortions
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 2 (ANI): Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, has said that the government would extend 'sex education' classes in schools nationwide to deal with the rising rate of abortion ... Read more...
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400,000 pregnant women among flood affectees in Pakistan
September 26th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 26(ANI): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has estimated that some 400,000 pregnant women are among the 20 million food-affected people in Pakistan.According to official figures, nearly 50,000 of ... Read more...
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Asia’s maternal mortality rate declines 52 percent: Report
September 15th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Asia's maternal mortality rate declined by 52 percent in the last two decades against a 34 percent decline globally, a report released Wednesday said.
In Asia, the number ... Read more...
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US pledges $60 mn more as aid to Pakistan
August 20th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) The US has pledged an additional $60 million to emergency relief efforts in flood-stricken Pakistan.
The announcement Thursday came as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was taking ... Read more...
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“Honor Killings” On Rise In Canada, Says Memorial University Psychiatrist
June 18th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
St. Johns, June 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The killing of one's own daughter to save one's family from shame is a brutal thing witnessed in Muslim community.Reportedly, the Muslims in Canada ... Read more...
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UNFPA-Laadli awards 14 gender crusaders
May 12th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Fourteen people have been awarded the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-Laadli Media Awards 2009-2010 in the capital for their contribution to gender sensitivity in the media.
The ... Read more...
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Trafficking in women getting worse: Filmmaker
May 5th, 2010 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Every month at least 500 girls each are trafficked from Nepal and Bangladesh to India through the eastern corridor, and the figures are rising, ... Read more...
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1,000 of 5,000 honour killing victims from Pakistan: UN report
December 18th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 18 (ANI): The United Nations Population Fund has estimated that 1,000 out of 5,000 victims of honour killings in the world are from Pakistan.The Times quoted a United Nations Development ... Read more...
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Women most vulnerable to climate change, says UN report
November 19th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Women, particularly those in poor countries, are among the most vulnerable to climate change, said a United Nations report released here Thursday.
"They (women) are among the most ... Read more...
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Doctors champion cause of the girl child
September 12th, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 12 (IANS) Championing the cause of the girl child, doctors from across the country Saturday here pledged to curb the malpractices of sex selection and female foeticide to "achieve an ... Read more...
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‘Spicy’ kiss lands Nepal PM in controversy
September 11th, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (IANS) When he became the new prime minister four months ago, Nepal's veteran communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal was criticised strongly for spurning the verdict of the people, ... Read more...
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Geri Halliwell on women-welfare mission in Nepal
September 11th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 11 (ANI): Former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell showed her humanistic side by launching a campaign to help women suffering from gender based violence in Nepal.As goodwill ambassador for ... Read more...
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Geri Halliwell launches campaign to help Nepali women
September 10th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Former Spice Girls singer Geri Halliwell has launched a campaign to help women in Nepal.
The English singer has been in the country since Sep 6 and is ... Read more...
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Learn masculinity from Mahatma Gandhi?
July 18th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan, CNSDHAKA: "Women have raised their voices against gender-based violence. They have fought for policies and laws. But now it is high time that women's movement should engage men. ... Read more...
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Land of agriculture is facing food crisis
December 19th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by admin
By Amit Dwivedi
A few years back, at an interactive session on economy in Missouri, United States President George W Bush argued that, 'prosperity in countries like India is good but it triggers ... Read more...
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More than 52,000 pregnant Nigerian women die every year
December 15th, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Dec 15 (Xinhua) The United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) has said more than 52,000 Nigerian women die every year from pregnancy-related complications, the Punch newspaper reported Monday. Unsafe sex has become ... Read more...
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Early HIV testing, treatment can save newborn lives: UN report
December 4th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 4 (ANI): Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV, according to a report released by four United Nations ... Read more...
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Now, Natalie Imbruglia jumps aboard the PETA bandwagon
November 14th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 14 (ANI): Natalie Imbruglia has followed in the footsteps of Sarah Jessica Parker and joined the PETA anti fur bandwagon.The Torn hitmaker has taken her time to wave the ... Read more...
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Lara Dutta receives the Rajiv Gandhi Award
August 19th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by admin
Lara Dutta who started her career in modeling after winning the Gladrags Super Model and subsequently winning Miss India and then Miss Universe in 2000, made a promise to do more for ... Read more...
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BBC to air documentary on India’s preference for sons
August 14th, 2008 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 14 (IANS) A new documentary, funded in part by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), airs this week on BBC, spotlighting the issue of 700,000 missing girls in India ... Read more...
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Female condoms put HIV prevention in women’s hands
August 8th, 2008 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
By Sumita Thapar
Mexico City, Aug 8 (DPA) The female condom is currently the only woman-controlled preventive method against HIV infection. Yet, it is a poorly funded invention and has been ignored by ... Read more...
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Students form human chain to make masses aware on World Population Day
July 11th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, July 11 (ANI): Students of a women''s college here formed a human chain on the occasion of World Population Day today to generate awareness about disturbing consequences of ever escalating ... Read more...
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Singer Suneeta Rao to release new album
May 17th, 2008 - 10:07 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Pop singer Suneeta Rao, known best for chartbusters like "Pari hoon main", "Kesariya" and "Ab ke baras" is all set to release her next album soon. "My ... Read more...
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Age fails to dampen actress Zohra Sehgal’s spirit
May 16th, 2008 - 4:02 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) "Arre aa rahi hoon. Itni der tak baitthaye rakha (I am coming! I've been made to sit for so long)," actress Zohra Sehgal said loudly during a ... Read more...
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Canadian lawmaker calls on Punjab to check domestic violence
January 7th, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by admin
Jalandhar (Punjab), Jan 7 (ANI): A Canadian lawmaker has asked the Punjab Government to introduce stringent laws to prevent the abuse of married women, as many cases of this nature are reported ... Read more...
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