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Gender pay gap: How much do women executives earn compared to their male counterparts?

Not just the entertainment and sports industry, even in the corporate world are women facing the issue of gender pay gap.

Mar 8, 2018

Florida passes bill to restrict gun violence: 10 quick facts

From raising the minimum age to own a gun to allowing sheriffs to give weapons to school teachers, here's what you need to know about the bill.

Mar 8, 2018

Dalai Lama snub: How India keels over in face of bare-knuckle diplomacy

China grudgingly accommodated the fact that India hosted the Lama and occasionally used his banner to spite it, while for India, batting for him was an emphatic diplomatic statement.

Mar 8, 2018

Revenge porn lands college student behind bars, sentenced to 5 years in jail

The B.Tech student was arrested for leaking private pictures and videos of the girl after she refused to have a physical relationship with him.

Mar 8, 2018

What is orgasm gap? Sexual behavior experts reveal secrets to make a woman climax

The experts conducted a literary review about how orgasm occurs in women and how communicating about sexual preferences is the key to better orgasms.

Mar 8, 2018

Four people seriously injured in Vienna knife attacks

Four people are critically injured and fighting for their lives in hospital after two knife attacks in the Austrian capital, Vienna.A police statement said a man, 67, woman, 56, and their teenage daughter, 17, were stabbed on Praterstrasse by the Nestroyplatz metro station in the heart of Vienna at around 19:45. The attacker then fled towards Praterstern police said. In a second incident at around 20:15, a 20-year-old man was stabbed at nearby Praterstern transport hub.

Mar 8, 2018

Salvadorans celebrate the beatification of Archbishop Óscar Romero nearly three years before his Canonisation

The beatification of Óscar Romero was held in San Salvador on 23 May, 2015. Romero was assassinated during Mass in the chapel of the Hospital of Divine Providence in 1980. He will be declared a saint, Pope Francis announced on 7 March, 2018.

Mar 8, 2018

How an Ola cabbie ended up joining the Indian Army after a casual conversation with his passenger

A chance encounter between an army man and the cabbie helped him realize that his life goal was to serve the nation and not drive around the city.

Mar 8, 2018

No dancing allowed at Saudi Arabian pop concert

A no dancing or swaying rule received backlash online after being printed on tickets for Egyptian pop star Tamer Hosnys first show in Saudi Arabia.

Mar 8, 2018

Lokayukta stabbed: Security breach leads to war of words between Congress and BJP in Karnataka

Lokayukta Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty had written to senior Karnataka government authorities several times in the past to seek security.

Mar 8, 2018

International Women's Day 2018: Hundreds of women get raped even on this day, laments Taslima Nasreen

On International Women's Day, author Taslima Nasreen made a tweet highlighting the plight of women but it did not go down well with some social media users.

Mar 8, 2018

Kerala love jihad: Supreme Court restores Hadiya's marriage

The judgement was passed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkarand DY Chandrachud.

Mar 8, 2018

Mohammed Shami responds to wife Hasin Jahan's allegations, says it's a 'well thought out controversy'

India pacer Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan had accused him of having an extramarital affair and assaulting her.

Mar 8, 2018

Woman leaves banking job to become sex toy reviewer

Cara Douglas, 37, a resident of the United Kingdom, said that watching the movie Fifty Shades of Grey triggered her interest in the products.

Mar 8, 2018

Women's Day 2018: Apple shares first insight on their pro-women measures in India

Apple India has collaborated with St John's National Academy of Health Sciences to impart health education, early cancer detection for women in Bengaluru.

Mar 8, 2018