Thursday, March 12th, 2009
New York, March 12 (ANI): U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dissolved the unpleasantness between them in a hearty round of hugs and air kisses at a high-profile State Department ceremony on Wednesday.
Party insiders recently revealed that Michelle and Hillary could not abide each ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
London, March 9 (ANI): The Vatican's official newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, has published a long editorial saying that the washing machine did more to liberate women than the contraceptive Pill.
The editorial marking International Women's Day said that washing machines had freed generations of women from the drudgery of housework.
"The washing ...
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will launch the 'Save Girl Child' campaign on the occasion of International Women's Day today.
The President will administer a mass oath at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
A gender development index and a report on gender empowerment measures in India will also be released to ...
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development will organise a day-long celebrations on the occasion of International Women's Day today.
The Ministry will release Gender Development Index and a report on Gender Empowerment Measures in India in a function to be organized here at ...
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Delegates at an International Women's Conference here said that women from the rural and the backward areas of the country are the worst victims of the global meltdown.
The four-week long conference was inaugurated on March 3 and will continue till March 31.
The event has also ...
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