Despite advancements, gender discrimination is still a serious problem in India. Women are still being tortured for a lot of things- one being bearing a girl child. In one such recent incident, a woman was mercilessly thrashed by her husband and in-laws in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur. This happened as she could not …
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A woman isn’t an object and certainly not her husband’s possession, if she doesn’t want live with her husband, she can’t be forced, the apex court said. The hearing was regarding a case where a woman accused her husband of cruelty and wanted to stay separately, but her husband didn’t agree. “She is not a chattel. She does not want …
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A police van patrolling at night became blessing a homeless woman who went into labour pain in wee hours in Ghatkopar. The police van rushed the woman to hospital where she delivered the baby safely. The mother-son duo is doing good now. According to reports, the police control room received a call regarding a pregnant homeless woman in pain. The nearby …
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bccl Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu secured gold and silver respectively in the 10m air pistol event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) SC Says Woman Isn’t An Object, Therefore Husband Can’t Force Her To Stay With Him A woman isn’t an object and certainly not her husband’s possession, if she …
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A Japanese man has been arrested for allegedly keeping his mentally ill son confined in a small cage for 20 years. The police arrested 73-year-old Yoshitane Yamasaki was arrested on suspicion of caging his son who is 42 at his house in city of Sanda in Hyogo prefecture, police told AFP. More details are still awaited an investigation is underway. …
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The controversy surrounding a 29-year-old police constable’s request to the Maharashtra government to undergo a sex reassignment surgery, has prompted the state police to include gender determination test in their recruitment process. Lalita Salve, who now prefers to be called Lalit, met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last month seeking his permission to undergo the surgery and be retained in the …
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The new Income Tax Return (ITR) forms for the assessment year 2018-19 were notified on Thursday by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) that mandated salaried class assessees to provide their salary breakup and businessmen their GST number and turnover. The policy-making body of the tax department said some fields have been “rationalised” in the latest forms and that …
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Bishnoi community is a Hindu religious sect, known for its love for nature and animals. They belong to western Rajasthan and are also found in many parts of Haryana. Reports show that in 2016, over 1,700 people who were involved in wildlife crimes in Rajasthan were arrested due to the efforts of this community. Isn’t it amazing? bccl The community …
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In a tragic incident, a 68-year-old man who was being taken to a hospital lost his life midway after the ambulance carrying him was stuck in the Bharat Bandh protest by various SC/ ST outfits. The incident was reported from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. According to ANI the ambulance carrying him could not make it to the hospital …
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The controversy around H-1B visas and Donald Trump have no end. The Indian IT companies who usually prefer to apply for the H-1B have dramatically reduced their visa filings. Foreign nationals are exhibiting reluctance to make the jump to a US company due to the Trump administration’s hard-line anti-immigration stance, a top Silicon Valley newspaper has said. representational / reuters …
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