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'I condemn it in very strong words': Javed Akhtar calls for unconditional apology from Nitish Kumar over hijab incidentVeteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has strongly condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A viral video shows Kumar attempting to remove a wo...
Bihar Elections 2025: At 64.66%, state records highest ever voter turnout in history, ECI saysBihar recorded a historic 64.66% voter turnout in Phase-I of its Assembly elections, the highest ever for the state. This significant incre...
Bihar polls: Amid protests, EC defends move to verify identity of burqa-clad women during votingThe Election Commission defended its directive to verify the identity of burqa-clad women at Bihar polling stations, citing a 1994 order by...
UK general election expected in 2024The last nationwide vote took place on December 12, 2019. The next election has to happen by January 28, 2025, five years since the current...
Mothers should instil values in sons for safety of women: Rashtra Sevika SamitiWomen should also make efforts to ensure that their children grow as nationalists and patriots, and follow Indian thoughts on women to real...
Wear hijab in madrassas and at home, not in schools, colleges, it won't be tolerated, says BJP's PragyaThe disciples of 'gurukul' (traditional Hindu educational institutions) wear 'bhagwa' (saffron) attire, but when such students go to other ...
Badminton: How Gopichand's entrepreneurial attitude is bringing us successAt the professional level, badminton requires intense levels of athleticism and strength.
One Nation, one code: Why Hindu and Muslim attitudes to personal law can't be comparedNo group will be allowed to approach the court to demand adjudication of family disputes on the basis of religious or customary law of any ...
Haryana government magazine praises veil, sparks rowHowever, senior Minister Anil Vij dismissed the opposition charge, saying that BJP government had taken a number of steps for women empower...
Traditions are not bad but they need to evolve constantlyBy their very nature, traditions are supposed to evolve constantly and meet the changing requirements of time and social contexts.
Akhilesh Yadav’s career illustrates the problem with uncles in India. Read howAt a time when 65% of India is estimated to be under the age of 35, uncles can embody generational greed, holding back parents from handing...
Security agencies still refuse to let you smile for your passportEarlier, people didn’t smile and show their teeth because their teeth were in no condition to be shown. From the 17th century it was no den...
Why women in the Arab countries are striking back against male domination through filmsAlong with the social media, cinema has also become a handy vehicle among Arab women to express views that bear words like justice and equa...
Mulayam Singh Yadav: Our laptops were used to spread Modi’s messageThe SP government started the free laptop scheme for all intermediate pass students of the state and tablets for those clearing the high sc...
Veil system is an evil tradition: Mulayam Singh YadavMulayam Singh Yadav today kicked up a controversy by dubbing the practice of "purdah" (veil) as an "evil tradition", saying it should be sc...
Capitalism Vs Caste: How market economy can sweep away centuries of caste discriminationIn district Sangli of Maharashtra , a new kind of social narrative is at work. It is this village where dalit industrialist Ashok Khade was...
In CPM bastion Kannur, political violence takes a turn for the worseA fight is on between CPM and the Indian Union Muslim League, and the Left party is battling the latter for supremacy.
- BPOs empower women in rural areas
In rural conservative parts of Haryana and Rajasthan, women are increasingly being empowered by seeking and finding employment in various b...
- Govt may roll out unique ID call centre on July 12
Very soon, a voice in local language could be advising you on the benefits of how to get an Aadhar ID. The Unique ID Authority of India's c...
- Royal contribution
Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ School in Jaipur helped abolish purdah.