Unconscious bias, ineffective implementation of policies, less number of women in leadership roles and lack of awareness about the benefits of gender diversity are some of the major challenges to the progress of diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, a report said on Wednesday.


Unconscious bias, fewer women leaders hinder diversity: Report


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Two friends from India, Pinto Paul Thommana and Francis Sebastian, staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have won $1 million in Dubai's Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw.


Indian duo win $1mn in Dubai


Married off at the tender age of 10 months, Urma Bishnoi had to tolerate the tortures of being in a child marriage for 18 years, facing threats when she resisted. On Tuesday, she eventually mustered her courage and moved court to annul the marriage.


Married off at 10 months, 19-year-old Jodhpur girl moves court


Budget carrier IndiGo deplaned a passenger from a flight in Lucknow after he complained about mosquitoes in the aircraft. Reacting with alacrity to the incident, the government on Tuesday ordered a probe into the matter.


IndiGo deplanes passenger for complaining of mosquitoes, minister orders probe


Masazo Nonaka, a 112-year-old Japanese man residing in the country's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, was recognised as the world's oldest living male, Guinness World Records said on Tuesday.


112-year-old Japanese certified as world's oldest man


As a fire broke out in a four-storeyed building here in the early hours of Monday -- trapping over 20 people inside, 55-year-old Jyoti Verma, who was among the dozens of onlookers, suggested using an old ladder as a bridge between two buildings. And, it worked!


A woman's idea helps save 15 lives in Delhi fire


The Kensington Palace on Monday revealed new details of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's third child who will be born later this month.


Kensington Palace reveals new royal baby details


The AAP government's promise to put an end to manual scavenging by mechanising the process, after 10 people were killed cleaning sewers and tanks last year in the capital, remains unfulfilled.


7 months after 10 deaths in Delhi's sewers, AAP govt's promises remain hollow


A Japanese man has been arrested after he was suspected of keeping his son in a wooden cage for over 20 years, the media reported on Sunday.


Japanese man arrested for caging son


Facing salinity ingress for years and disappointed with official apathy, hundreds of farmers and their kin from across 30 villages in Gujarat's Saurashtra region have taken matters into their own hands to build a small dam.


Gujarat villagers tackle salinity ingress


Goa Police on Saturday arrested four persons, including the mother of an 11-month-old baby boy, who was allegedly sold to a 34-year-old man for Rs. 2 lakh last month.


Mother among four arrested for selling infant in Goa


Kerala startup Genrobotics will unveil five more 'Bandicoot' robots for cleaning sewer holes, including for pilot projects in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.


Kerala startup to unveil more manhole cleaning robots


A Dubai-based Indian driver has hit a jackpot by winning 12 million dirhams in a raffle in Abu Dhabi.


Indian driver wins 12 mn dirham lottery in UAE


The two-day Assam Spring Festival began at the Manas National Park on Saturday where visitors will get to experience the state's local food, music, handloom and handicrafts.


Assam's Spring Festival begins in Manas National Park


Residents of a town in the US state of Ohio have reported "zombie-like" raccoons which have left police puzzled, media reports said.


'Zombie-like' raccoons terrorise US town


Three in every five Indians admitted using mobile phones while driving. North India with 62 per cent leads as compared to South with 52 per cent, a survey said here on Friday.


3 in every 5 Indians use mobile phones while driving: Survey


In a bid to promote country's railway heritage and tourism, the National Rail Museum (NRM) will remain open till 9 p.m from May 1, officials said on Thursday.


National Rail Museum to open till 9 p.m from May 1


Saudi Arabia will open its first cinema in over 35 years on April 18 as part of a deal with the world's biggest cinema chain AMC to open up to 40 theatres in some 15 Saudi cities over the next five years.


Cinema screens in Saudi Arabi to reopen mid-April after 35 years


China has donated $1 million in aid to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Syria to purchase food for the war-stricken Syrians, the Chinese Embassy in Syria has said.


China donates $1 mn for war-stricken Syrians


Filmmaker Kiran Rao says she is extremely interested in womens issues, particularly the lack of control over their own lives and choices.


I'm very interested in women's issues: Kiran Rao


Spying on one's spouse's phone is now a crime in Saudi Arabia that could land the offender in jail or with a fine of up to $133,000, according to a government release.

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