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Mihir Bijur sur Twitter : "Such lazy journalism! They haven't even mentioned if her sandwich had cheese or extra aloo. #News... Uproar After Delhi Restaurant Denies Differently-Abled Man Entry. For most Indian women, International Women’s Day is not the glossy festival the world wants it to be. The joy and struggles, the trials and tribulations of our women are worthy of being captured and remembered lest we forget how hard it can be to be a woman in India. Here, in this handpicked selections of photographs from across India, we witness a testimony of her perseverance and poise. Just the everyday commute The crowded ladies' compartment of a train going to Delhi from Uttar Pradesh, a state known for high incidents of rape.

Reuters Am I selected? Aspiring models wait for the results of the selection process during a Fashion Week audition. A competitor at the Miss Wheelchair India beauty pageant in Mumbai 7 women from across India participated in the country's second wheelchair beauty pageant, which aims to open doors for the wheelchair-bound in modelling, film and television. After 'Nirbhaya' Chill out people, she’s just praying Not exactly the most glamorous wedding makeup experience.

Now, 7-year-old school girl raped in Bangalore, staffer's son arrested. India Media Buries Paid News Report - India Real Time. Delhi Metro closes 2 more stations fearing more anti-rape protests. Anticipating protests against the rape of a five-year-old girl, Delhi Metro today closed down one more station here on police instructions to prevent gatherings near India Gate and the Prime Minister's residence.

The station at Udyog Bhavan will be closed for public from 10.15 am onwards till further directions, a Delhi Metro official said. The Race Course Road station was closed from 6.45 pm last evening, hours after a group of Aam Aadmi Party activists tried to stage protest at 7-Race Course Road residence of Singh demanding the removal of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in connection with the incident. Udyog Bhavan station is close to India Gate while the Race Course Road station is near to the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. Gurgaon: 1st year engineering student ragged, poisoned by seniors, admitted to ICU. Tula Ram, a first year student of Gurgaon College of Engineering, has been admitted to the ICU of a local hospital on Tuesday, after his seniors poisoned him and then beat him up, when he came to give his first semester exam. The victim's family members alleged that Tula Ram went to give his Maths exam, and during break time he was found unconscious in the park outside the college campus with foam coming out of his mouth. His body contained severe injuries, the family alleged. They also added that the cops had reached the spot late. Tula Ram lives in Delhi's Vijay Enclave and studies in a College in Bilaspur, Gurgaon. The College management immediately rushed him to Sunrise Hospital, Gurgaon, where he has been kept on ventilator, and his condition is said to be critical.

"He will be on observation for 48 hours. He could have been poisoned," said an official at the hospital. The college management did not even bother to inform his parents about admitting their son in the hospital. Umar Gul bowling an over less at the death helped us: Yuvraj. Man of the match Yuvraj Singh today said that Mohammed Hafeez's strategy to give Umar Gul an extra over earlier turned out to be decisive as it helped him target Saeed Ajmal at the death.

Gul had bowled three of his four overs within the 16th over and it was Ajmal who went for 22 in the penultimate over where Yuvraj hit him for three sixes. "I think their best bowler Umar Gul finished one of his four overs early. The one that he was to bowl at the death. So Dhoni and I knew that one over would be bowled by a spinner and we would target him," Yuvraj told mediapersons at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Yuvraj's 36-ball-72 had seven huge sixes but by his own admission, he never thinks about hitting sixes. "I don't think of hitting a six. Although he agreed that T20 requires different mindset but there is no substitute to good cricketing shots. "I think T20 it is a different mindset but at the end of the day, you still have to play good cricketing shots. ... contd. Sachin Tendulkar ODI retirement: Question is about timing says The Indian Express' Shamik Chakrabarty. Sachin Tendulkar ODI retirement: Everybody saw it coming, but there is still a certain melancholy surrounding Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from the one-day internationals.

For the last 23 years he has been an integral part of our lives and there were many who never wanted him to stop. But then, in sports there's always a finishing line where the journey ends. It was true for Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar, and it was true for Tendulkar as well. Video: Sachin Tendulkar retires from ODI The question is about the timing. During the last few months he has been struggling for form as a Test average of 19.44 this year suggests. Tendulkar's decision is in sync with the present day demands of Indian cricket. ... contd.

Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. Why India’s Newspaper Industry Is Thriving. RIM to unleash redesigned BlackBerry App World 3.0 on August 22nd. Walkthrough of What's New with the Nokia N97 Mini v30.0.004 Software Firmware Update | ZOMGitsCj. Note: This is a guest post sent in by @muneeb_99. Very cool fella, make sure to stop by his Twitter and say hi! The Nokia N97 Mini’s gotten a new reign on life with the recent v30.0.004 Firmware Update, and here’s what’s new. 1. First up, the new browser version 7.3.1.27. It basically seems to be the same as the one on Symbian Anna, with the faster loading loading times, and various new features like Tabbed Browsing, copy urls directly, or directly search Google or Bing in the address bar itself. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. There’s also various performance related improvements like: 1. Again, this is all personal experience and not an official changelog.

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