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Andhra ranks first in PM SHRI fund utilisation, claims Education Minister LokeshAndhra Pradesh has secured the top position in India for utilizing PM SHRI scheme funds. The state plans to build 844 smart kitchens this y...
Nora Fatehi apologises before NCW over 'Sarke Chunar' row, vows support for orphan girlsNora Fatehi appeared before the National Commission for Women regarding the song 'Sarke Chunar', offering an apology and stating no intenti...
DU to reserve PG seats for single girl child from 2025 in gender equity pushDelhi University will extend its single girl child quota to postgraduate courses from the 2025-26 academic session, reserving one supernume...
16 years ago Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan's co-star actress adopted 34 orphaned girls. Can you guess who?Sixteen years ago, Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, known for starring alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in several hit films, adopte...
Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan praises decision to name new DU college after Veer SavarkarUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan praises Delhi University's Vice Chancellor for naming a college after Veer Savarkar and critici...
Sobha Group’s philanthropic trust to set up homes for orphaned young girls and elderly women in KeralaSobha Group's philanthropic arm is establishing Devi Home in Palakkad, Kerala, to provide housing and support for orphaned girls and elderl...
Making point via Private Members' Bills: Nearly 300 listed for introduction in ParliamentThe current monsoon session of the Indian Parliament sees the introduction of around 300 private members' bills, including proposals to lim...
HC irked with Maha govt's persistent stand over no quota benefits for abandoned kidsAfter being slammed by the court, the government had agreed to provide "orphan" certificates to the two girls so that they could seek reser...
Thousands of orphans will get opportunity to study at DU free of cost: VCVice Chancellor Singh said, "The initiative will help thousands of children every year. We are coming out of Covid. Many children lost thei...
30,000 children orphaned, lost a parent or abandoned in over a year: NCPCR to SCOf 30,071 such children, 26,176 children lost a parent, 3,621 were orphaned and 274 abandoned. The data is for period between April 1, 2020...
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces solatium for kids orphaned due to COVID-19"Boys and girls who have lost their mothers and fathers -- with at least one parent succumbing to corona -- will get a sum of Rs 1,500 ever...
Assam government may provide some relief in the restrictions post June 5Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that there is improvement in the COVID-19 situation and post-June 5 there might be some reli...
UP govt launches welfare scheme for children who lost parents to COVID-19The move by the UP government comes a day after the Supreme Court observed that it cannot even imagine how many children in this large coun...
Punjab govt announces Rs 1,500 per month for children orphaned in COVID pandemicCM Amarinder Singh said affected persons would also be eligible for Rs 51,000 under the Ashirwad Scheme with effect from July 1 and would b...
Obama family matriarch passes away in a Kenyan hospital at 99Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former US President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday but did n...
Solve problems of veterans in time-bound manner: Manohar ParrikarParrikar said special attention by the central and state governments and support by local administration towards welfare of the families of...
Three centres for poor kids record 100% IIT successThe high success rate of JNV girls -95% (93 out of 98) -comes at a time when the Centre has decided to institute a quota for women students...
Social worker Binny Yanga passes awaySocial worker Binny Yanga, known for her work for the welfare of weaker sections of society, died at a Guwahati hospital today after prolon...
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Social activist Kantha Singh contesting as IndependentA car mechanic for 26 years, Kantha had converted his garage at Ghatsila into an orphanage for children in 2003 after he adopted an orphan....
US First Lady dances with kids, underlines need for educationUS First Lady Michelle Obama on Saturday interacted with street children and orphans at the library of Mumbai University and danced with th...