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54 pc Indian women okay with wife-beating: Unicef

In a startling revelation, a United Nations Children's Fund study has found that over 54 per cent of women in India believe it is okay for their husbands to hit them.The Unicef report titled......

Sexual harassment charges dog UNICEF India head

The UNICEF country head in India has come under a cloud as a government enquiry has found him to be prima facie guilty of sexually harassing a female colleague.The enquiry by the Women and Child......

'India has most number of anaemic married women'

India has the largest number of anaemic married women and children, according to UNICEF."There is more than one reason for Indian women and children being anaemic. Low social status of women, poor......

India on track to meet 2015 millennium goals

India is on track to meet its 2015 Millennium Development Goal target on water says a UNICEF report, though sanitation remains a cause for concern.According to the 'Progress for Children: A Report......

Jitin Prasada and Akhilesh vow not to let infants die

A day-long conclave organised by the Hindustan Times in Lucknow drew the attention of both the Uttar Pradesh and central governments towards the ever-rising infant mortality rate. Union Human......

Unicef attacks India's record on poverty

India has failed to use a period of high economic growth to lift tens of millions of people out of poverty, falling far short of China's record in protecting its population from the ravages of......

Free medicine plan remained on paper only

Many health policy initiatives of the government could not be rolled out for various reasons in 2012 during which the country faced fresh challenges on disease prevention as dengue and Japanese......

Kurien, the doodhwalla visionary

Kurien prevailed over stiff opposition from experts and scientists from leading dairying nations like New Zealand and persuaded Unicef to gift a plant to dry buffalo milk. Jawaharlal Nehru......

Amar Bose of Bose Corp gives majority of stock to MIT

Indian-American billionaire Amar Bose, founder of the iconic Bose Corporation, has given his alma mater MIT a majority of the stock of his audio equipment maker company, a gift that fulfills his......

Rajat Gupta steps down as PHFI chairperson

Former managing director of McKinsey & Co, Rajat Gupta, has stepped down as chairperson of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Gupta's resignation comes days before the PHFI executive was......

Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning's steamy lip lock!

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! After her Twilight fame, Kristen Stewart is racing back into the limelight for her steamy kiss with Dakota Fanning in......

Vote: Ash's sexiest covers

Years after she won the Miss World title, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is still gorgeous and much sought after. Her stunning looks have made sure that they've featured on a number of magazine covers,......

Anupam Kher's new role

Anupam Kher tells us about his new role. And no, it's not a filmi one.Anupam Kher, whose career spans nearly 400 films and over 100 plays, has been appointed the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham......

After Passenger, it is Arjunan Saakshi

Get your low down on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry, right here! Ranjith Sankar, who shot to fame with his debut film Passenger, is all set to start his new one, Arjunan Saakshi.......

Priyanka Chopra's noble cause

The Bollywood beauty from Jamshedpur, Priyanka Chopra has not forgotten her roots. Her active participation in championing the cause of child and adolescent rights has made her the national......

Delhi Daredevils 'Dare to Care' in Hyderabad

Under a novel and noble initiative by the UNICEF, for the protection and empowerment of adolescent girls in India, the Delhi Daredevils team visited a government-run girls' home in Hyderabad, on......

Disappointing to miss Indo-Pak series: Irfan Pathan

A dodgy knee has kept Irfan Pathan out of action and the all-rounder is really disappointed that he won't be a part of the India-Pakistan limited overs series. "It's a big series and I am looking......

CCI-ITF: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan to meet Pavic for title

India's Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, seeded six, will meet Croatia's unseeded Mate Pavic in the final of the USD 15,000 CCI-ITF men's Futures Tennis Tournament on Saturday after the two left handers......

Cup Extras: SL players bat for HIV patients

Sri Lanka's World Cup team members took time out on Tuesday from their practice session at the Brabourne Stadium to show their support for the Think Wise campaign -- a partnership between the......

Sehwag, Sangakkara star in ICC's HIV/AIDS campaign

They may be rivals on the field of play, but India opener Virender Sehwag and Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara have joined together to star in a new 'Think Wise campaign' launched by the ICC on......

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Q. latest report released by UNICEF shows India had the highest number of deaths of children under five years of age in 2011.is it shame on upa?
Manish Vats: A. more

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Q. Why is Indian society apathetic to our children's needs?
Paleshwar Maharaj: A. It is a shame on India as a country and we all Indians more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-is-indian-society-apathetic-to-our-childrens-needs/23292238/answers/23963553

Q. According to a recent study by UNICEF, 53% young girls in India think its is acceptable for a husband to beat up his wife.How can girls themselves think physical abuse is ok?
Farhaan: A. Recent UNICEF (2005) report on the state of the worlds children under the title Childhood Under Threat , speaking about India, states that millions...... more

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Police conduct martial arts training for school girls in Siliguri

Siliguri, May 19 (ANI): Local police have conducted martial arts training for about 400 school girls in West Bengal's Siliguri district in order to... ...

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Fighting for Abhimanyu

Craig Jenkins, a professional storyteller and theatre person devised a theatre project Abhimanyu: the Child Soldier, delivered by a group of... ...

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Contract Advertising appoints Ashish Chakravarty as its National Creative Director

MUMBAI :Contract advertising today announced the appointment of Ashish Chakravarty as its National Creative Director. A highly awarded advertising... ...

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Aditi Technologies Buys Cloud Computing Firm - Get Cloud Ready

Industry : Technology Category : Mergers & Acquisitions Software products developer - Aditi Technologies has acquired Hyderabad-based cloud... ...

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The two gorgeous daughters of Benazir Bhutto

New Delhi : The beautiful and dazzling 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto’s style statement was one of its kind. She looked... ...

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