Adarsh scam: CBI searches premises of 4 more accused

Last Updated: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 19:44

CBI filed its first FIR in the Adarsh Housing Society scam on Saturday.

UN declares June 23 as International Widows Day

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 18:47

UN General Assembly has declared June 23 as International Widows Day.

Online pension transfer for widows, aged & disabled

Last Updated: Monday, December 6, 2010, 21:24

Widows, handicapped and the elderly, who get monthly pension from Delhi Government, will no longer require to frequent various offices to get their emolument.

Army set to probe Adarsh Society scam

Last Updated: Monday, November 1, 2010, 10:20

The Army probe comes amid growing anger over the Adarsh Housing Society scam.

Online dating could benefit widows

Last Updated: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 14:27

Online dating can play an important role in the grieving process, say experts.

UN agency to extend job opportunities for 40,000 Lankan widows

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 18:34

A UN agency is assisting Sri Lanka to extend job opportunities for 40,000 widows in the north and east of the country, the region affected by the conflict between the government forces and the LTTE rebels.

Forest massacre may be linked to Moscow bombings

Last Updated: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 21:30

The two mysterious young widows who brought terror to Moscow by targeting its famed subway system might have been motivated by a forest massacre in which garlic-picking villagers were slain by government forces.

Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir

Last Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 13:06

There are over 32,000 widows and 97,000 orphaned children in violence-battered J&K, a new study has found suggesting that the unending conflict in the border state has only made things worse for the vulnerable sections of society.

Cherie Blair visits Delhi for cause of widows

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 18:38

Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, visited Delhi Wednesday to create awareness about the plight of widows and to garner support for them.

Women in Nepal protest cash incentive for men marrying widows

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2009, 23:23

Around 200 women on Monday came out against a new government-sponsored "dowry" scheme here to promote widow remarriage in Nepal saying it was an "insult" to them.