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  BJP's Surama Padhy elected unopposed as second woman Speaker of Odisha Assembly

  India | June 20, 2024 16:10 IST

  63-year-old Padhy this time won the election from Ranpur Assembly segment. She defeated Satyanarayan Pradhan of Biju Janata Dal by a margin of around 15,544 votes. In 2004, Padhy was elected from Ranpur and served as the Cooperation Minister in the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD-BJP alliance govt.

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  Indian woman charged with stabbing six-year-old boy in Singapore, faces 8 years in prison

  World | May 25, 2024 12:02 IST

  On November 16, 2022, the boy was in the care of the woman when she repeatedly stabbed him in the head with a pen. The chargesheet against the accused showed that she was an Indian national and a permanent resident of Singapore.

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  Iron to Calcium: 5 essential nutrients every woman needs for optimal health

  Health | February 22, 2024 10:25 IST

  Discover the five crucial nutrients that women need for optimal health and vitality. Learn how to incorporate these essential elements into your diet for a balanced and nourished lifestyle.

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  Seat struggle saga: Woman's train seat occupied, Railways come to the rescue | WATCH

  Trending | February 20, 2024 9:04 IST

  A Twitter outcry prompted railway intervention as a confirmed seat on the YNRK-HWH Express train is occupied, leading to swift resolution by RPF officials and sparking public outrage over overcrowding on Indian trains.

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  Watch: Army, police evacuate pregnant woman suffering from emergency medical situation in J-K

  Jammu and Kashmir | February 02, 2024 12:29 IST

  Several places in Jammu and Kashmir have been witnessing extreme weather conditions due to heavy snowfall. Due to the snowfall, Jammu-Srinagar national highway has also been closed after it caused landslip.

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  US: California woman who stabbed boyfriend to death over 100 times avoids jail for THIS reason

  World | January 25, 2024 11:04 IST

  Spejcher was convicted by a jury of involuntary manslaughter last month for stabbing Chad O'Melia, whom she had been dating for a few weeks, over 100 times in 2018. Law enforcement officials found her screaming hysterically next to O'Melia's body after which she plunged the knife in her neck.

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  Singapore: Chinese cab driver fined for hurling abuses at woman, daughter assuming them to be Indian

  World | December 19, 2023 19:40 IST

  Peh Boon Hua, 54, was fined on December 13 after pleading guilty to one count of using insulting words causing distress under the Protection from Harassment Act, according to media reports surfacing on Tuesday. The woman and her daughter were actually of Eurasian-origin.

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  'My lifetime achievement': Indian woman sets Guinness World Record for most teeth

  Trending | November 21, 2023 17:22 IST

  The woman, Kalpana Balan, is a 26-year-old mother from Tamil Nadu. She has 38 teeth, which is 6 more than an average adult.

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  Woman dances to Bhojpuri song in crowded train, leaves netizens in fury | WATCH

  Trending | November 08, 2023 17:23 IST

  Instagram influencer Saheli Rudra, who has 8.41 lakh followers, danced to the Bhojpuri song 'Saj Ke Sawar Ke' aboard a crowded train. Most netizens gave her video a thumbs down and called for banning such acts on public transport.

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  France: Woman threatens to blow herself up and makes death threats in Paris, police open fire

  World | November 01, 2023 18:31 IST

  According to prosecutors and police, the woman was wearing an abaya, typically worn by Muslim women, and shouted "Allahu Akbar" on a suburban train in Paris. Police fired eight rounds at the woman and she is now hospitalised for emergency treatment.

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  Singapore: Chinese cab driver hurls abuses at woman, her daughter assuming them to be Indians

  World | September 24, 2023 23:21 IST

  The local media, quoting the woman, stated that the driver hurled abuse saying you are India(n), I'm Chinese...You are the very worst kind.

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  Bangladeshi woman, arrives in Noida, claims local man married her in Dhaka, then fled; cops probe

  Uttar Pradesh | August 21, 2023 23:19 IST

  According to the woman, she got married to the Noida man three years ago when he was working in a private company between January 2017 to December 2021 in Bangladesh's Dhaka.

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  No 'prostitute, slut, housewife' terms to be used in court judgements, SC issues new handbook

  India | August 16, 2023 23:25 IST

  The handbook contains alternative language to be used by the judges against a number of stereotype promoting terms that have been marked as incorrect now.

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  Chhattisgarh: Woman tries to set herself on fire at SP office, alleges police inaction

  chhattisgarh | August 01, 2023 23:46 IST

  The woman said she was being made to run from one police station to another in connection with her complaint.

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  Noida woman jumps off 2nd floor after family refuses marriage with 'Telegram' friend, hospitalised

  Uttar Pradesh | July 12, 2023 17:34 IST

  The 24-year-old woman is an MBA student and the man she wanted to get married to is 23 years old and a resident of Badaun district in western Uttar Pradesh.

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  In viral video, US cops seen throwing black woman on ground outside store in Los Angeles, probe on

  World | July 05, 2023 14:53 IST

  When the woman said that she could not breathe and told the officer to stop 'manhandling' her, the police officer proceeded to spray her face with a substance that could be either mace or pepper spray.

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  Thailand: 57-year-old woman's leg amputated after getting trapped in moving walkway at airport

  World | June 30, 2023 14:05 IST

  Despite timely intervention by medical personnel, the woman's leg suffered severe injuries by the time she reached a hospital and it had to be amputated up to the kneecap, said Don Mueang International Airport director Karant Thanakuljeerapat.

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  Karnataka: 90-year-old woman living in shanty gets electricity bill of Rs 1.03 lakh

  Karnataka | June 22, 2023 21:18 IST

  Girijamma typically receives a monthly bill between Rs 70 and Rs 80 for her small hut, where she lives with her son in Bhagyanagar in the Koppal district.

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  Woman showers currency notes on shivling inside Kedarnath Temple | WATCH

  India | June 19, 2023 23:47 IST

  The video garnered a lot of hate and resentment after it went viral. It is also to be noted that a person was recording at the temple when photography and videography is prohibited within the premises.

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  Delhi: Woman stabs her live-in partner in Kishangarh | READ

  Delhi | June 11, 2023 19:03 IST

  Delhi crime news: The man is admitted to a local hospital and is out of danger. The accused woman has been arrested: Delhi Police