Tag: 2017
In Patriarchal Punjab, Only 7% Of 1,145 Candidates Are Women
Only seven per cent of the 1,145 candidates in the fray in the Punjab assembly elections are females -- a figure pointing to the patriarchal predominance of all political parties -- and making a mockery of their promise of 33 per cent quota for women in legislative bodies.....
Railways Allocated Over Rs 1,000 Crore For Bio-toilets: Minister
Indian railways has been allocated Rs 1,155 crore in 2016-17 for fitment of bio-toilets in passenger trains.....
Actress Bipasha Basu, who was last seen on screen in the 2015 horror film "Alone", says she is open to a stint in television, but mostly for reality shows.....
Romanian TV presenter Iulia Vantur, rumoured to be dating Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, isn't keen on pursuing a career as an actress in Hindi films.....
Constituency Which Shows Who Will Rule UP Keeps Cards Close To Chest
Located to the west of the Ganga, this legendary capital of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata may have lost much of its glory, but it has earned a reputation as a bellwether constituency indicating who will rule Uttar Pradesh.....
First-time Women Voters In Goa Get Teddy Bears
Pink teddy bears, may well have a justified a slot on the altar of participatory democracy.....
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who was the showstopper for Anita Dongre, looked stunning in a beautiful gold and white ensemble created by the ace designer as she provided a memorable grand finale of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW).....
4 Killed In Punjab Road Accident
Four persons, including a woman and child, were killed on Monday morning when a car collided with a bus due to thick fog in Punjab's Tarn Taran district, police said.....
Punjab Poll: More Women Vote Than Men
Punjab may have been unfair to women in terms of its sex ratio, but the percentage of female voters was clearly higher than male voters in the just-concluded assembly elections in the state.....
Third Of UP Voters Cite Power Cuts As Top Election Issue
Almost a third of voters polled said power cuts were the biggest problem in Uttar Pradesh, according to a new survey conducted by by FourthLion Technologies, a data analytics and public opinion polling firm, for IndiaSpend.....
