Manpriya Khurana

Articles by Manpriya Khurana

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Kerala Polls: First ever woman candidate of IUML in fray after 25 years

As per a study conducted by Inter-Parliamentary Union, the average percentage of women representation in politics in India stands at abysmal 11.8 per cent. Noorbina Rasheed appointment is historic.

Mar 13, 2021

After threats of getting "cured" through psychic rituals by a "guru", lesbian woman in Uttarakhand given police protection

The woman was forcibly married even after she told her parents of her orientation and despite trying to educate them about homosexuality

Mar 12, 2021

Forced conversions of Christian, Sikh, Hindu girls continues in PAK; minority communities dwindling

As per The National Council of Churches in Pakistan (NCCP), the number of such abductions and forced conversions is increasing.

Mar 12, 2021

Hindu Forum Canada puts up billboards in Toronto thanking PM Modi for vaccines; netizens divided

Canada received the first consignment of 500,000 Made in India vaccines on March 4

Mar 11, 2021

French teacher did not show Prophet Muhammad's cartoons; schoolgirl admits lying [details]

The girl has now admitted that she was expelled from the class for two days because of her behaviour and that she never attended the class where allegedly the caricatures were shown

Mar 10, 2021

Sound of space: Scientists discover most distant radio blast that took 13 billion light years to reach

The scientists inspected the quasar from the Magellan Telescope in Chile at Las Campanas Observatory.

Mar 9, 2021

"Women belong in kitchen": Burger King's clickbait attempt to promote scholarship backfired

While some social media users chose to applaud the initiative, many criticised the company for using sexist remark as a clickbait.

Mar 9, 2021

Who was Dr Kolluri Chiranjeevi: Telangana movement activist at forefront of four-decade struggle passes away

Dr Chiranjeevi claimed that Hyderabad did not merge with India on September 17, 1948 and that the Nizam's rule continued till January 1950.

Mar 8, 2021

Child discharged without stitches post surgery as parents couldn't pay fees [UP incident]

The family hailing from Manjahanpur in Kaushambi had brought their minor child to the hospital after she complained of abdominal pain

Mar 6, 2021

An Indian protester belonging to the Bangalore Bus Passengers Forum holds a placard, against the sexual harassment of women passengers

Sexual harassment at workplace: It's more rampant than one can imagine, even women cops not spared

Several surveys, undertaken towards finding out about sexual harassment cases at workplace, point to scary statistics

Mar 5, 2021

Punjab Rafale, brainchild of Bathinda architect wins over internet; see what's so impressive

Bathinda architect's invention is inspired by Rafale fighter jets, looks like an aircraft, but cannot fly. Even so, it is grabbing everyone's attention. See why.

Mar 5, 2021

Congress MLA goes shirtless in Karnataka Assembly; gets seven-day suspension [details]

The display of inappropriate behaviour in the past has ranged from shoes to chairs being hurled and paper-weights being thrown around.

Mar 4, 2021

Viral video shows two Vancouver cops posing with dead body, clicking photos; probe ordered

The outcome of the investigation by Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner (OPCC) is still pending, but the viral video has drawn strong criticism.

Mar 3, 2021

How to book free trip to moon; Japanese billionaire to sponsor 8 seats [details]

Yusaku Maezawa said the most important selection criterion will be how the candidates use this trip to push the envelope in their respective fields

Mar 3, 2021

Cancer surgeon once hit Mumbai streets to screen breast cancer; saved thousands [details]

Being a breast surgeon, he was troubled with women consistently coming with advanced cancers, and he set out to see if he could work on picking them up at an earlier stage

Mar 1, 2021

Epitome of inspiration: Journey of Kashmiri girls who scored 90% in Class X boards

Parveena Ayoub studied all at night in a one-room tin-shed house, while Tabia was born with hearing and speech impairment and later developed rheumatoid arthritis. Scroll down to know about the inspiring journey of two Kashmiri girls.

Feb 27, 2021

At 21, she is already Arjuna awardee; now a Dy SP [Hima Das full story]

From being called the Dhing Express to DSP Ma'am, journey of the ace sprinter Hima Das who is now appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Assam Police.

Feb 27, 2021

Allegedly forced to clean manhole without gloves, a devastated pourakarmika ends life in Maddur

Narayana is survived by three children, his wife died five years ago

Feb 26, 2021

Self-driving cars, robots and AI homes coming up at Toyota's smart city near Mt Fuji, sans "human touch"

The 'smart' city seems to have its heart in the right place as it aims at being a fully sustainable city with minimised carbon footprint in several ways