'Both reflect prejudice and short-sightedness peculiar to Mr Modi's way of thinking.'
Trupti Desai's fight earned women the right to enter the inner sanctums of the Shani Shingnapur Temple, the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple and the Haji Ali Dargah. Her next target is Sabarimala in Kerala. Aditi Phadnis reports.
'There is no money with the villagers as there is little work.'
Every psychiatrist and psychologist Rediff.com spoke to said one thing: Avoid news channels and social media.
It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
He said there is a fundamental distinction between religious practices, rituals and civil rights.
'When workers in other industries enjoy protection, why should sex workers not receive similar protection?' 'Sex work should be treated as work and brought under the work schedule of the labour department.' 'We will only end up giving immunity to the pimps and brothels to buy or sell human beings. This will in turn increase trafficking of young women and children.' Rashme Sehgal reports on the debate over legalising prostitution, a bugle in whose favour has been sounded by the new chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Lalitha Kumaramangalam.
Six of the eight persons detained in connection with the vandalising of a cinema hall were sent to judicial custody till November 19.
Venu Muruvelil reports on the Outrage over thriving child marriages in Kerala as the state government looks the other way.
From the rented home where he paid Rs 500 a month in the 1990s to the flat he will buy from the one crore won on KBC, Ajeet Kumar's personal journey is a story worth cheering for.
"But we are concerned about human rights and we make sure rights of people are not violated," he said.
'Evacuation' has been key to disaster management in Odisha. The aim is to achieve zero casualty.
Shyamvar Rai had written a two-page letter to the court stating that he wants to reveal the truth and had sought pardon in the case.
'Why have we focused mainly on the question of women becoming fighter pilots? Why have women never asked for induction as Airwomen, Security Guards or Enrolled Non-Combatants? Is it that these jobs at lower levels demand far greater hardships without being glamorous?' asks Air Marshal P V Athawale (retd).
Telangana and Rajasthan are the last states to go to the polls in the current round of assembly elections, which also covered Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram.
It was in 1989, 39 years after the setting up of the Supreme Court in 1950, that Justice M Fathima Beevi was appointed. Meet the brilliant legal minds who have shattered the glass ceiling since then.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia says it's the 'biggest failure of our system'.
From triple talaq to simultaneous polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday touched upon the various issues n his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address.
The Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan sex scandal and the paternity suit a love child filed against Tiwari dogged him in his 80s.
A list of some prominent political families of the BJP.
Parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim on Tuesday welcomed the passage of the long-pending Juvenile Justice Bill saying that it will deter juveniles from committing such crime against women even though they rued that their daughter has been denied justice.
'The Opposition has no option but to make it an 'All versus One' fight to even think about winning.'
The COA said the probe committee will be free to investigate all charges against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and would be open to hearing any 'person who is desirous of placing any fact' in the matter.
BJP candidate was attacked in West Bengal, EVM glitches were reported in New Delhi.
West Bengal on Sunday recorded 79.70 per cent voting in the second phase of assembly polls in 56 constituencies.
Might discuss Ordinance route tomorrow, note circulated among ministers listing discussion topics.
On the third anniversary of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government, Modi thanked the 1.25 crore people of the country for standing by him in every decision his government took.
'A robust electoral democracy provides the institutional basis for the generation and regeneration of political hope.'
'I am more worried about the BJP as I see lot of marginalisation of top leaders in the BJP.' 'I am really worried about the terminal decline of the Congress. And the greatest tragedy is that there are so many good people in the Congress.' 'It will take a couple of years, but this is the most appropriate time for a new political party and leadership to emerge.'
'If this is the India you're talking about, where there is no space for minorities, where you have hate, where people can enter universities and beat students up, let me be anti-national.' 'I'll carry that as a badge of honour.'
Congress strategists are worried that if it focuses too much on the Tehelka issue, it could end up diluting its ongoing campaign against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the snooping allegations. Anita Katyal reports
He also lashed out at the Congress for its opposition to the GST and for dubbing it as 'Gabbar Singh Tax'.
Bulgaria's weightlifters will be absent from next year's Olympics after the sport's governing body banned the country's athletes following a high number of doping cases, it said on Friday.
There have been several instances of traders dumping fruits and vegetables outside mandis. Or of farmers dumping produce outside their villages or feeding them to their animals.
The political turmoil in Bihar has pushed the law and order to the back burner.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Around 30,000 personnel have been deputed for poll duty as the state decides its fate today.
'What authority does Vinod Rai have to take such a decision and overrule Diana Edulji?' 'The big shock was that the female employee who accused Rahul Johri was not even called to depose before the probe panel.'
The top Congress leader, in his interaction with students of the Stella Maris College in Chennai on March 13, promised 33 per cent reservation in government jobs for women and answered several of their questions.
Several states that imposed prohibition in the past lifted it once revenue loss began to pinch
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