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India vs Indonesia: Widows, sex workers life style 14 September 2015
Saskia Wieringa, a Dutch activist known for her work on women's same-sex relations and women's empowerment, came out with a few of the facts about the state of widows and sex workers in India, after working for more than 30...
Keywords: Indonesia India sex workers difference, Indonesia India sex workers difference, Indian sex workers widows, Indonesia India sex workers difference
Read MoreUS to get access to Osama widows 10 May 2011
The New York Times said today that Pakistan has agreed to provide the US access to the three widows of slain terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden. The three wives of Osama are now in the custody of Pakistani Army and the...
Keywords: Barack Obama, terrorism in Pak, Pak terrorism in India, terrorism in Pak
Read More1,000 rakhis to Modi 04 August 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hands are going to be full for this Rakshabandhan festival as widows of Varanasi will send around 1,000 rakhis to their “new brother.” According to an NGO Sulabh International, hundreds of old widows are making rakhis...
Keywords: Narendra Modi Varanasi, NGO Sulabh International, Rakshabandhan, Varanasi widows
Read MoreAir India offers discount tickets for senior citizens 03 May 2012
Air India offers 50% discount on basic fare component of full normal economy class fare to Senior Citizens who have attained the age of 63 years and above on the date of commencement of travel and 50% discount on basic...
Keywords: Cancer patient, Bharat Ratna Awardees, Cancer patient, War Widows
Read MoreTTD extends Ayushmanbhava to all Vedic scholars 10 March 2011
The TTD administration today announced that the health insurance scheme of Ayushmanbhava would be extended to all Veda Parayanadars (those who recite Vedas) across the country. Speaking as the chief guest at the Akhanda Bharat Veda Parayanadars’ summit at the Asthanana...
Keywords: pension benefits to widows of Veda Parayanadars, TTD Executive officer IYR Krishna Rao, Vedic scholars, Veda Parayanadars
Read MoreOsama sons lambast Obama for breaking law 12 May 2011
In their first public reaction to their father’s death, the sons of the slain Al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden lambasted the US president Barack Obama for violating all principles of natural justice and international law by killing an unarmed...
Keywords: India- Pak relations, India- Pak relations, Osama shot dead, Taliban threat
Read MoreWidows are less stressed- Study 25 April 2016
Widows would have little stress compared to those woman, whose husbands are alive, study says.In one of the previous studies, it was found out that, marriage lowers the risks of heart attack, depression and the chances of cancer. The latest...
Keywords: personality development, Widow stress husband, stress marriage women, Widow stress husband
Read MoreOver 15000 Widows Participated At State Level Widows Convention By Bala Vikasa 23 June 2017
Over 15000 Widows Participated At State Level Widows Convention By Bala Vikasa:- Biggest widows empowerment meeting in the history of India organized at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad by Bala Vikasa on 23rd June. On the occasion of International Widows...
Keywords: helping communities help themselves, helping communities help themselves, convention in hyderabad, widows empowerment
Read MoreAP government to restore pensions for widows and single women 10 September 2020
The AP high court observed that stopping pensions for widows and single women is unreasonable. The AP high court lashed out at the state government for stopping pensions for women without any prior procedure. The top court observed that stopping...
Keywords: pensions, government, high court, government
Read MoreVrindavan widows to play Holi! 25 March 2013
"More than 800 widows will be part of the new initiative which is amazing" On Sunday, Centuries-old social barriers came crashing down here when scores of Vrindavan widows took part in Holi celebrations with social activists. According to the social...
Keywords: Sulabh International, Holi celebrations, women rights, Holi celebrations
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