National carrier Air India on Sunday operated a flight on the Kolkata-Dimapur-Kolkata route with an all-women cockpit and cabin crew in view of the International Women's Day, a statement said.


Air India runs all-women crew flight from Kolkata


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The #RapeRoko campaign, started by the Delhi Women Commission (DCW) after the rape of an eight-month-old baby, has received support from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Bar Associations of Delhi, the Commission said on Sunday.


Medical, bar associations extend support to 'RapeRoko' campaign


Caste discrimination continues to leave a bad taste among students savouring their midday meals in almost every rural government school of Himachal Pradesh, a state where the literacy rate is at a high of 82.8 per cent.


Caste discrimination a reality in Himachal schools


In the wake of protest by SSC aspirants here, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Metro Station was closed down on Saturday for an indefinite period as a precautionary measure, officials said.


JN Metro station closed to quell SSC aspirants protest


The bitter cold gripping Europe has frozen over parts of Amsterdams canals, allowing the locals to ice skate on the waterways, the media reported on Saturday.


Ice skaters take to Amsterdam canals


Eleven states, 3,600 kms and 260 days. One woman is on a mission to cover the entire stretch from Kanyakumari to Kashmir -- on foot, and all alone. Meet Srishti Bakshi who has taken up this mission to create awareness about the security and social status of women in India.


Walking for a cause: Srishti Bakshi's 3,600-km journey aims at empowering women (Societal Feature)


South Korea on Thursday passed a bill to cut the maximum weekly work hours to 52 down from 68, in an effort to improve quality of life and boost employment.


S.Korea cuts 68-hour working week to 52


"Because I love you," was the sublime response of Booker-winning writer Arundhati Roy to her readers when asked why she pens the kind of novels  she does.


Arundhati Roy wows Delhi readers; announces Hindi, Urdu translations of 2nd novel


US retail giant Walmart has raised the age restriction for purchases of firearms and ammunition in its stores to 21.


Walmart raises age limit on gun sales to 21


Prem Sharma sells gutka and cigarettes near the Vijay Nagar square, but the most visible part of his tiny business is the dustbin that he dare not lose. Similar is the case with all small and big businesses across the city.


How a woman mayor made Indore a clean and litter-free city


The traffic diversions put in place on the Gurugram-Delhi expressway at the erstwhile Sirhol toll by traffic police on Sunday will continue for a few more days, an official said on Tuesday.


Diversion trials on Gurugram-Delhi expressway to continue


Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Monday called upon the corporate honchos to inculcate the spirit of service as the happiness they get from giving back to society will be unmatched.


Happiness of giving to society unmatched: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar


Former US First Lady Michelle Obama is set to release her highly anticipated memoir, "Becoming" on November 13, the book's publisher has announced.


Michelle Obama to release memoir in November


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country was moving from women development to women-led development and emphasised that the dream of New India was where women were empowered, strong and an equal partner in the nation's overall development.


Moving from women development to women-led development: Modi


Divyanshu Ganatra was just 19 when glaucoma claimed his eyesight. Being a nature's boy who revelled in cycling, climbing mountains and trekking, confining himself to the four walls of a room was a situation he was not ready to accept. So he fought against all odds and, today, he is India's first blind solo paraglider.


Flying high: Changing the narrative on disability (IANS Special Series)


It was a much-awaited trip to the Gir National Park, abode of the majestic Asiatic Lions. At the end of the two-day visit, not only did I come back enthralled at having spotted a pride of lions feasting on their kill in the wild but also fascinated at learning more about India's little known African-origin tribe, the Siddis, living right outside its periphery.


Discovering India's little known African tribe


Singer Angarag Mahanta, also known as Papon, has been barred from Essel Group after the singer "inappropriately kissed" a minor contestant of one of the group's shows.


Papon 'barred forever' from Essel Group after kiss row


President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Odisha to dedicate Anand Bhawan Museum and Learning Centre to the people of the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Saturday.


President to dedicate Biju museum in Odisha


Tolerance is just not enough in a pluralistic society like India where love for each other is needed more, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday - the last day of a controversy-mired week-long state visit to the country.


Tolerance not enough, need love to live in pluralistic world: Trudeau


With a growing number of gangsters virtually having a free run of the state in the past decade or so, the Punjab Police have adopted a multi-front carrot-and-stick strategy to deal with them.


Families, songs, social media and action: Punjab Police deals with gangsters on multiple fronts


Digitisation of land records can help in reclaiming illegally encroached footpaths in Delhi, but eminent citizens also need to speak up and cooperate with the government in awakening civic consciousness of citizens, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has said.

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