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Annapurna Devi succeeds Smriti Irani as women and child development minister

Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Jharkhand Annapurna Devi has been appointed as the new women and child development minister as part of the National Democratic Alliance government's third term.......

Delhi minister loses portfolio after LG recalls files

Kailash Gahlot was divested of the Law and Justice portfolio in the Aam Aadmi Party government on Friday, a day after Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recalled files related to judicial......

Why talk only about Manipur, asks BJP; Opposition hits back

The political war of words over Manipur intensified on Saturday with the Bharatiya Janata Party raising the incidents of atrocities against women in West Bengal and Rajasthan and questioning the......

Parl panel on raising women's marriage age bill has only 1 woman member out of 31

The parliamentary panel assigned to examine the landmark bill which seeks to raise the legal age of marriage for women to 21 has only one woman MP out of 31 members. Photograph: ANI photo The......

Govt rejects global hunger ranking after India fares poorly

The Centre on Friday said it was shocking that India's rank was lowered on the Global Hunger Index and it termed the methodology used for rankings 'unscientific'.   IMAGE: An NGO worker......

Jaitley plans to cut ministries' spending

It would be difficult to stick to the Budget numbers unless the departments are reined in their expenditure plans.Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. To stick to the fiscal deficit numbers for......

Aamir to pitch in for nutrition campaign

Actor Aamir Khan, who has been earning accolades for highlighting social issues through his television programme, will soon be seen spreading awareness about the problem of malnutrition as part of......

PM urges faster labour reforms

Taking note of the inordinate delay in carrying out amendments by the labour ministry inlaws concerning women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the ministry to expedite the process. The......

Why shooter Manu Bhaker's father is upset

Manu Bhaker ignored for Rashtriya Bal Puraskar award, her father fumes. IMAGE: Manu Bhaker is one of the 15 India shooters to have secured quota places for the 2020 Olympics. Photograph: Eddie......

Sania practises prenatal yoga, gets praise from Maneka Gandhi

IMAGE: A pregnant Sania Mirza performs Yoga on International Day of Yoga. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Sania Mirza/Twitter Describing prenatal yoga as an exhilarating way to stay fit, Union minister......

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