Women at war is part of Indian history, from Jhansi Ki Rani to Rani Durgawati to Razia Sultan. But they weren’t part of modern India's war strategy till very recently. Independent India’s Army restricted women to the medical corps, dental corps and the nursing service.

Israel believes it is constantly at war, facing an existential crisis in a sea of hatred. The national narrative is clear and society's expectations of the young are rigid.

The room is crowded, there's loud music and the liquor is flowing freely. One face catches the eye. Her hair falls onto, barely offering a glimpse of come-hither brown eyes.

There are stories. And there are remarkable stories. And then there are people who write remarkable stories. Perhaps Pulitzer-prize winning writer Geeta Anand belongs to the third category.

"Cause we are living in a material world and I am a material girl" crooned Madonna in the Eighties. Fast forward to the 21st century, and we all know there is more to a marriage than love. Today's woman has become assertive about more than her rights. She also makes known her likes and dislikes with the result that society labels her as materialistic.

Parliament recently amended the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act to give it more teeth and enable the ASI to effectively protect and develop the 4000 monuments it looks after. Conservationists have raised a cheer. But more is required to enforce the law.

The typical family drama in the TV soap or the Bollywood flick revolves around weddings and property disputes.

Oncologists say the awareness of breast cancer is limited to cities. And when women are aware, the stigma attached to it prevents them from speaking out openly.

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There is little to distinguish Kamalasagar, a sleepy hamlet in Tripura's Sipahijala district, from the hundreds of villages that line the state's border with Bangladesh. But it is no ordinary village.

In every other store on the streets leading to the beach in Mamallapuram sit a row or two of Ganeshas, tiny turtles, elephants, reclining Buddhas and scattered stone figurines, all carved by the locals.

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She is fair, light-eyed and the perfect clothes horse. But on days when regular modelling assignments dry up, she doesn't mind changing 50 outfits and being photographed in a small studio against a plain white backdrop. Front, side, and back and you are done, says Anushree, 24, a Mumbai model.

Historian Sumathi Ramaswamy’s seminal book The Goddess and the Nation, Mapping Mother India shows how Bharat Mata has been reimagined over the years, going from a benign, giving figure or a tragedienne to a martyr and often an ultra-nationalist warrior.

It is said that nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon. On the anniversary of the crisis-compelled 1991 reforms, amidst the ring of congratulatory applause and certification of successes, it is essential to assess if the political imperative for transformation has been influenced at all by the experience of 1991, if there is systemic change and, if indeed, the laurels are for real.

Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Saturday announced that the evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams will be done by teachers at their homes and 3,000 schools have been identified as exam centres to deliver the answer sheets to them.

Worldwide, the virus is confirmed to have infected nearly 4 million people and killed more than 276,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University based on data reported by governments.

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied Sunday to lift lockdown restrictions, despite concerns about the second wave of infections. Governments around the world are trying to stop the spread of the disease while scrambling for ways to relieve pressure on their economies with millions unemployed.

Her coronavirus test came back negative two days after her death, but Branngard, who claims she died of neglect, says the nursing home staff lacked protective gear and were spreading the virus around the home. Sweden, whose softer approach to the coronavirus has garnered international attention, admits it has failed to adequately protect the elderly, with around half of Covid-19 deaths occurring among nursing home residents.

While most of the government employees’ associations have opposed the state’s move to increase the retirement age from 58 to 59, government college teachers have welcomed it.

With chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami allowing private firms across the state to function from 10am to 7pm with 33% workforce, industrialists in the district are in two minds about resuming operations. Only after functioning for a week, will they come to know the practical hassles and the way forward, they said.

Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman was booked for sedition on Friday.

नई द‍िल्‍ली: कोरोना संक्रमण के बढ़ते प्रभाव को देखते हुए भारत में लॉकडाउन को 17 मई तक बढ़ा दिया गया है। इसके साथ ही कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण के फैलाव को रोकने के लिए अब देशभर के विभिन्न क्षेत्रों को चार जोन

नयी दिल्ली। शेयर बाजार एक जैसी जगह है जिसे अकसर लोग, यहां तक कि दूसरी जगह पैसा लगाने वाले निवेशक भी एक तरह का जुआ समझते हैं। मगर ऐसा है नहीं। शेयर बाजार सबसे जल्दी और सबसे अधिक मुनाफा देने वाली

नई द‍िल्‍ली: अगर आप भी सैमसंग के इलेक्ट्रॉनिक प्रोडक्ट को खरीदने का विचार कर रहे हैं तो यह खबर जरूर पढ़ लें। लॉकडाउन खत्म होते ही टेलीविजन और अन्य डिजिटल अप्लायंसिस खरीदने की योजना बना रहे लोगों के लिए सैमसंग ने

नई द‍िल्‍ली: कोराना वायरस संक्रमण के चलते लॉकडाउन की स्थिति है। ऐसे में सिर्फ जरूरत के सामना की बिक्री की ही छूट थी। अब सरकार ने लॉकडाउन में कुछ राहत दी है जिसके बाद भारत मे स्मार्टफोन की बिक्री भी शुरू

नई द‍िल्‍ली: कोरोना वायरस के चलते देशभर में लॉकडाउन किया गया है। लॉकडाउन के चलते बड़ी संख्या में लोग मोबाइल बैंकिंग का इस्तेमाल कर रहे है। लेकिन इसी कारण लॉकडाउन में तेजी से ऑनलाइन बैंकिंग धोखाधड़ी बढ़ रही है।

नई दिल्ली। रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज अपने ई-कामर्स पोर्टल जियो मार्ट का बड़े पैमाने पर विस्तार करना चाहती है। इसके लिए उसने फेसबुक से भी एक बड़ी डील की है। इस डील के तहत फेसबुक रिलायंस ग्रुप में करीब 45000 करोड़ रुपये का

नई द‍िल्‍ली: कोरोना संक्रमण के बढ़ते प्रभाव को देखते हुए भारत में लॉकडाउन को 17 मई तक बढ़ा दिया गया है। भारत सरकार की नई गाइडलाइन के मुताबिक, ग्रीन और ऑरेंज जोन में 4 मई यानि कल से गैर-जरूरी सामान की बिक्री ई-कॉमर्स साइट

नई द‍िल्‍ली: रिलायंस जियो ने अपने जियो फाइबर ग्राहकों के लिए आखिरकार अमेजन प्राइम वीडियो का अपडेट जारी कर दिया है। जियो फाइबर सेटटॉप में यूजर्स को अमेजन प्राइम वीडियो एप का भी सपोर्ट मिलेगा। जानकारी दें कि रिलायंस जियो ने

नई द‍िल्‍ली: हाल ही में देश के सबसे बड़े बैंक स्टेट बैंक ऑफ इंडिया (एसबीआई) ने एमसीएलआर दर में कटौती कर अपने ग्राहकों को तोहफा दिया है। एसबीआई के बाद होम लोन मुहैया कराने वाली कंपनी पीएनबी हाउसिंग फाइनेंस ने भी

नयी दिल्ली। केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने एक वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंस के जरिए गांधीनगर में जीआईएफटी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वित्तीय सेवा केंद्र में दो अंतरराष्ट्रीय एक्सचेंजों पर INR-USD फ्यूचर्स एंड ऑप्शन (एफएंडओ) का शुभारंभ किया है। इस ट्रेड ऑप्शन को बीएसई के इंडिया

नयी दिल्ली। क्या आप जानते हैं कि आप अपने घर के राशन में बैठे-बैठे कारोबार करके पैसे कमा सकते हैं? इसके लिए आपको किसी सेल्समैन की तरह लोगों के घरों पर नहीं जाना और न ही कोई दुकान खोलनी है। बल्कि

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