Everything you need to know about Shekh Pur Nari: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Shekh Pur Nari: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) Their effort for the uplift of the girl child, especially in the India's rural quarters, has won the Jagatguru Kripalu Parishat Education the prestigious Nari Award instituted by a prominent media house.
Gurgaon, March 28 (IANS) Five migrant labourers from West Bengal were crushed to death after a power transmission tower fell on them in Haryana's Mewat district Thursday, police said.
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Satyajit Ray, known for having the "director's gaze", harboured a "deep respect" for women and portrayed them as having more moral strength than men in various roles other than the stereotyped idea of a "woman belonging to the kitchen", say the filmmaker's leading ladies.
Islamabad, Jan. 7 (ANI): A US drone strike killed a cousin of the Pakistani Taliban's chief Hakimullah Mehsud, along with nine other suspected militants, in the Bobar area of South Waziristan on Sunday.
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Days after he slammed Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for demanding a rank turner at the Eden Gardens for the Test against England, veteran curator Prabir Mukherjee was Wednesday basking in the adulation from both current and former cricketing greats for the wicket he has prepared for the game.
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) The current crop of Indian cricketers may be earning crores from the game, but back in the 1950s, the country's players had to slog it out in Test matches in return for only Rs.250 per game.
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) Describing limited overs cricket as mere entertainment, former India skipper Nari Contractor Tuesday said the shorter formats of the game have led to more results in Test matches.
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) English cricketing great Ted Dexter just cannot stop admiring India's new Mr Consistent Cheteshwar Pujara. He describes the 24-year-old right hander as "classical" and "one of the "most correct players" he has seen for a long time.
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Nari Contractor and Ted Dexter, the oldest surviving former skippers of Indian and English cricket teams, would be taken around the Eden Gardens in golf carts Dec 5 - the opening day of the third cricket Test between the two sides, organisers said Friday.
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Threads can talk and create stories. They can weave their way through centuries and be reborn in various avatars. Such has been the evolution of the kantha stitch - the fine art of embroidery from Bengal initially done on quilts - which has taken the contemporary fashion and furnishing sectors by storm with buyers in the US, Britain and Japan lapping it up.
Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) Four of the 11 men who molested and stripped a teenaged girl outside a pub in here four days ago have been arrested, police said Friday, even as a known activist said the police was trying to shield the real culprits.
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) Seema Saroj, a resident of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, was denied payment under the rural jobs scheme for months. She then joined Nari Sangh, a women's group working for the rights of people, and took on the authorities to get her pending dues.
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Nine people, including two women, were convicted and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a court here Monday for the rape of a mentally challenged girl in 2009.
Mangan (Sikkim), Sep 21 (ANI): Hostile weather conditions are hampering rescue and relief operations in quake-hit Sikkim.
Kabul, Dec 12 (ANI): At least 40 suspected insurgents were killed in a spate of rare wintertime clashes in Afghanistan, including an airstrike which killed 25 people, NATO officials said.
Abu Dhabi, Nov 22 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates on Monday said that it fully backed India's bid for permanent membership in the reformed United Nations Security Council.
West Medinipur (West Bengal), July 25 (ANI): Women in Birhandi village of West Bengal's West Medinipur District lodged a complaint on Saturday with the Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) at Jhargram, accusing security personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of sexually assaulting them.
Kolkata, July 22 (ANI): A woman from Birhandi village in Paschimi Medinipur District of West Bengal accuses paramilitary personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of harassing her.
Jhargram (WB), July 21 (ANI): Around 10,000 of women staged protested in Jhargram, in West Bengal's West Medinipur on Tuesday against the alleged harassment by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel under the pretext of flushing out Maoists.
Darjeeling, June 23 (ANI): Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), the group demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland in West Bengal state, called off their indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling district for 48 hours on Wednesday.
Darjeeling, June 21 (ANI): Security personnel escorted stranded tourists in Darjeeling after Gorkha group declared indefinite strike in the region.
Mumbai, Feb 23 (ANI): Pearls Wave- Ek Leher (NGO) with the slogan Nari Shakti Ko Salam recently celebrated Pearls Wave gala award night to salute and celebrate Indian women against violence.
Port-of-Spain, March 13 (IANS) No, India is not playing any cricket match in Trinidad or the West Indies anytime now. Nor did he come to see the West Indies Cricket team lift the Wisden Trophy from England.
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Decades ago media baron Nari Hira had launched Aditya Pancholi as a leading man in 'Shingora'. Now the actor is all set to pay homage to his mentor.
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has congratulated Prime Minister Shekh Hasina and warmly welcomed what he called the restoration of representative democracy in Bangladesh.
Mumbai, Oct 21 (ANI): Bollywood divas set the ramp on fire as Mumbai based designer Narendra Kumar presented his collection at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week on Monday.
Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating the fake currency racket in Uttar Pradesh's State Bank of India's Domariyaganj branch, has summoned senior branch officials, officials said Sunday.
Mumbai, Oct 03 (ANI/Business Wire India): Sunsilk, the premium hair care brand from Hindustan Unilever Limited, will launch its new styling range- 'Sunsilk style', at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) this year by Narendra Kumar.
Mumbai, Oct 03 (ANI/Business Wire India): Sunsilk, the premium hair care brand from Hindustan Unilever Limited, will launch its new styling range- 'Sunsilk style', at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) this year by Narendra Kumar.
Darjeeling, July 26 (ANI): A woman activist of the Gorkha Janmukthi Nari Morcha (Gorkha Women's Front -- GJNM) was shot dead and three women were injured when rival activists of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) allegedly opened fire on them outside GNLF leader Dipak Gurung's house.
As the year's hottest event governs the media at Cannes; various brain-hitting debates have started raising their
The three promising cricketers of Delhi have been chosen among five 'Ratnas' shortlisted after the end of the seven-day Boost Cricket
The Indian cricketing heroes of yesteryears and present were bestowed with absolute honour, celebrating the platinum jubilee year of the Indian cricket, at the glittering night of the 10th Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence in Kochi on Tuesday.
