Gender decorum should be taught in schools: Writer
New Delhi -- As a 23-year-old brutalised and gangraped victim fights for her life in the capital, novelist, columnist and award-winning documentary filmmaker Madhuri Banerjee ascribes the rise in gender crime in India to the bias against the girl child and says "gender decorum" and respect for women should be inculcated in boys at the school level.
Read More12/22/12
Headlines •
India •
Daily Update •
Features •
Opinion/Commentary •
Permalink
Delhi rape: Extraordinary protests turn Delhi into battle zone as India demands justice
New Delhi, Dec 22 -- The government Saturday faced the full blast of youth power as young men and women laid siege around Raisina Hill, the seat of power, demanding justice for a 23-year-old gangrape victim, forcing police to use canes, tear gas and water cannons on the undeterred crowd of thousands.
Read More12/22/12
Headlines •
India •
Daily Update •
Living •
Lifestyle/Fashion •
Permalink
2012 in Retrospect: Wedding bells for five Bollywood beauties!
New Delhi -- Marriage is no more a roadblock for Bollywood beauties and this year five actresses, including reigning queens Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan, tied the knot with thier long-time beaus. Genelia D'Souza, Esha Deol and Lisa Ray too joined the bandwagon.
Read More12/21/12
Headlines •
India •
Daily Update •
Living •
Bollywood •
Permalink
Jamaica: the latest location for Indian weddings
Kingston --The sunny island of Jamaica in the Caribbean is among the top favourite locations for destination weddings and has in recent months captured the imagination of the Indian community in America.
Read More12/20/12
Headlines •
Indian American •
India •
US/Intl •
Daily Update •
Living •
Lifestyle/Fashion •
Permalink
Pirates seize Indian crew in raid off Nigeria
Lagos (Nigeria) -- Sea pirates attacked an oil tanker off Nigeria and took five Indian crew members as hostage, Xinhua reported Wednesday.
Read More12/20/12
Headlines •
India •
US/Intl •
Daily Update •
Permalink
‘Vienna drawing Indian tourists like magnet’
Austrian capital Vienna is drawing Indian tourists like a magnet, their numbers doubling over the past six years to touch 25,000 this year, shows a Vienna Tourist Board survey.
Read More12/20/12
Headlines •
India •
US/Intl •
Daily Update •
Living •
Lifestyle/Fashion •
Permalink
US asked to term 1984 anti-Sikh violence a genocide
Washington, Dec 20 -- A petition with more than 46,000 signatures, including 29,000 online, submitted to the Obama Administration urges it to recognise the organised violence perpetrated against Sikhs during November 1984 as "genocide".
Read More12/20/12
Headlines •
Indian American •
India •
US/Intl •
Daily Update •
Permalink
Modi wins again in Gujarat, Congress bags Himachal
Ahmedabad/Shimla -- Chief Minister Narendra Modi returned to power with a sweeping and politically significant electoral win in Gujarat but the Congress easily ousted the BJP in Himachal Pradesh.
Read More12/20/12
Headlines •
India •
Daily Update •
Permalink
Delhi gang-rape victim stable, accused show no remorse
New Delhi, Dec 20 -- The 23-year-old physiotherapist, who was tortured and raped here by a gang of men four days ago, is stable but doctors warned of infection setting in, while Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said she could be taken abroad, if required.
Read More12/20/12
Headlines •
India •
Daily Update •
Permalink
India, ASEAN upgrade ties to strategic plane, seal pact on FTA in investments
New Delhi, Dec 20 -- Unveiling the vision of a resurgent and integrated Asia, India and the 10-nation ASEAN Thursday declared the conclusion of negotiations on a FTA in services and investments and upgraded their ties to a strategic partnership that includes closer cooperation in political, economic and security areas.
Read More12/20/12
Headlines •
India •
US/Intl •
Daily Update •
Permalink
Most Recent
- AshaKiran, a Ray of Hope holds another successful Annual Fund Raising Event- ROH 2013
- Indian passport problem in Saudi Arabia resolved
- Oklahoma tornado: 65-year-old Hemant Bhonde among dead
- Unravelling the Indian curry
- Oklahoma tornado toll lowered to 24 from 91
- US lawmakers seek more internal-security cooperation with India
- Indian sand artist wins Danish ‘grand prize’
- Mediterranean diet component snatches cancer cell’s immortality: Study
- Indian student in Dubai ranked second in India’s ISC exam
- iGATE terminates employment of CEO Phaneesh Murthy on sexual misconduct charges