BJP promises compulsory self-defence course for school girls

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 22:58

BJP on Thursday attacked Congress government over the issue of women`s security and said if voted to power, it will introduce compulsory self-defense course for girls in schools and set up a special force to protect women.

30,000 tribal girls in MP have gone missing in 4 months: Congress

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 15:16

Opposition Congress on Thursday alleged that around 30,000 girls have gone missing in Madhya Pradesh in last four months alone and expressed apprehension they might have become victims of human trafficking.

Spice Girls plan reunion for 20th anniversary

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:11

Members of former girl band Spice Girls are planning a reunion for 20th anniversary of the band next year.

More missing boys than girls remain untraced in 2013

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 22:39

Contrary to popular perception, there is a greater chance that boys who are missing remain untraced.

South players ahead in Under-9 chess championship

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 21:54

Players from the Southern India grabbed the leadership spots in the 27th National Under-9 Boys and Girls Chess Championship being sponsored by the Tamil Nadu government here on Monday.

Nigeria frees six pregnant girls in baby factory raid

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 19:47

Nigerian police have raided a baby factory in the oil city of Port Harcourt and arrested a woman accused of harbouring six pregnant girls, a spokeswoman said today.

Ellen DeGeneres developing new lesbian comedy

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 16:41

Chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is set to develop a new lesbian comedy with NBC.

Spice Girls stay connected: Mel B

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 09:34

Singer Melanie Brown says that even though her band Spice Girls has disbanded, all the members are very well connected with each other.

Practice of forcefully marrying of girls surfaces in Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 16:08

Of late, a number of such incidents have come to light in the picturesque Swat valley, a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.

Curvy Lena Dunham may feature on Vogue cover

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 16:07

Usually plus-size celebrities are not in vogue on Vogue cover page, but it seems the magazine`s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is looking for a cultural shift and trying to get actress-filmmaker Lena Dunham to feature on the glossy cover.

Oslo hunts for two teen girls bound for Syria to `help` rebels

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 19:23

Oslo has launched a global hunt for two Norwegian teenage girls of Somali origin who have allegedly travelled to Syria to support the rebels in the war-torn country, police said on Monday.

Campaign against early girl marriage targets fathers, men

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 18:25

Fathers and men are the target of a new campaign, which seeks to raise awareness in the country about marrying off girls before they turn 18 years old.