A dai steps toward ensuring safe motherhood in Rajasthan
She has assisted in the birth of almost the entire village population. At 65, Charki Devi, a dai or midwife in a Rajasthan village, is happy she has played a pivotal role in birthings. But her role an
The grooms were drunk, the brides said no
Left at the altar - alone and drunk. That was the fate of two grooms in normally patriarchal Bihar when their would-have-been brides and their families walked out on them because they were simply too
Women not safe under Mamata's rule - NCW study
Women in West Bengal are apparently not safe under the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamul Congress government.
The National Commission for Women (NCW), in a report released on Tuesday, stated that the sta
Panchayat: No DJ, liquor at weddings
With the intention to check alcoholism and DJs in marriages, which often leads to squabbles and fatal accidents, a village panchayat in Haryana has banned use of liquor and loud music in all marriage
US pastor burns Koran again
Controversial US pastor Terry Jones has burned more copies of the Koran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman, The Gainesville Sun report
Sight for soaring highs
A guy with a passion and a dream to fly —and yes, it’s taking him places. Bengaluru’s very own RJ Prithvi is flying high, quite literally. He is the only one in the city to own a two-seater Powered Pa
Sight for soaring highs
A guy with a passion and a dream to fly —and yes, it’s taking him places. Bengaluru’s very own RJ Prithvi is flying high, quite literally. He is the only one in the city to own a two-seater Powered Pa
Pallava, Kalinga touch to Iskcon temple off ECR
Spread over 1.5 acres at Akkarai village at Sholin-ganallur off ECR near here, the 50-foot high spectacular Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple, consecrated on Thursday morning, is a dream come true after ov
Iskcon temple opens today
The aesthetically constructed ISKCON temple on ECR is all set for inauguration on Thursday.
“The Sri Sri Radhakrishna temple is a new symbol of rich Indian culture designed with architectural excelle
Gujarat IAS officer ties knot at mass wedding ceremony
Instead of going for a pompous ceremony, an IAS officer from Gujarat today tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony organised by his tribal Dungri Garasia community in Bhiloda taluka.
Vijay Kharadi,