Tag: Women
Home guards keep Delhi buses safe at night
They sit quietly, keeping a careful watch on passengers as the bus travels through the city in the dead of the night, ready to...
Aishwarya named UNAIDS’ goodwill ambassador
United Nations: The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as its International Goodwill Ambassador.
She will raise global...
“Demand for Indian domestic workers abroad”
New Delhi: There is demand for Indian workers of various skill sets such as housemaids and home nurses abroad, including in the Gulf countries,...
Obese women receive lower starting salaries
Sydney: Obese women are more likely to be discriminated against when applying for jobs and also receive lower starting salaries than their slim colleagues,...
World hockey looking at India as major hub for the sport
New Delhi: Indian hockey may be taking baby steps in seeking to regain its erstwhile stature, with its qualification for the London Olympics being...
Booklets provide guidance to women dumped by NRI spouses
New Delhi: As part of efforts to help women deserted by their non-resident Indian (NRI) husbands, the government has brought out booklets and pamphlets...
Women can detect your hidden ‘beauty’ online
Trying to woo a woman just by posting your best-looking snap alongside an online profile may not be the best idea after all; a...
Indra Nooyi second most powerful woman in US business
New Delhi: PepsiCo’s Indian American Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi is the second most powerful woman in US business.
Nooyi was the only woman in...
Women to join men on frontline
The Australian government has decided to allow women to fight in frontline combat. Defence Minister Stephen Smith revealed that cabinet had approved the five-year...
Women worse at parking
London: Doubting women's driving skills may no longer be a sexist stereotype, they really are worse at parking than men.
According to statistics released by...
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