Kerala Education Minister doesn't want boys and girls to share seats
A controversy has been triggered with Kerala Education Minister PK Abu Rabb making a statement, that he does not approve of boys and girls sitting together in an educational institution.
Nov 18, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
Girls not safe in country: Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday said that girls were "not safe" in the country, and expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of rapes of minors in the national capital which he said stood out for the sheer "apathy".
Oct 28, 2015, 00:09 AM IST
More girls dying before age 5 than boys in India: UN report
The report said that in India, while sex-selective abortions have been technically illegal since 1996, the law has had "little effect so far on the sex ratio at birth".
Oct 21, 2015, 13:21 PM IST
Bizarre! Girls turn into boys at the age of 12 in this village
Apparently, because of a rare genetic disorder, children who live in a village in the southwestern Dominican Republic are born female and become male at puberty i.e these boys grow a penis only when they hit puberty.
Sep 21, 2015, 17:36 PM IST
Muslim village council in UP bans jeans, mobile phones for girls
A Muslim village council in Uttar Pradesh has issued a diktat that bans girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and t-shirts.
Sep 20, 2015, 18:47 PM IST
