Govt slashes minimum annual deposit requirement under SSY
AMN / NEW DELHI Government has reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana to Rs. 250 from Rs. 1,000 earlier. The move will enable more…
Minister launches India’s first oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin
AMN / Bangalore Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar today launched India’s first oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin in Bengaluru on World Environment Day. Priced at just rupees 10 for…
Denmark bans Islamic full-face veil in public spaces
Denmark has banned Islamic full-face veil in public spaces. The Danish parliament today passed a law in this regard, becoming the latest European country to do so. As per the…
Hindu Widow can remarry in Pakistan
Photo- Virndavan Today AMN Pakistan’s Sindh province assembly has passed a landmark bill allowing Hindu widows to remarry. The bill was initially moved by Nand Kumar Goklani of the functional…
Ireland votes to end ban on abortion
AMN / DUBLIN A constitutional ban on terminating pregnancies was overturned with the support of two-thirds of voters in a referendum on Friday. Under a constitutional amendment adopted in 1983,…
Women are doing well in key areas: Defence Minister Sitharaman
Our Correspondent / New Delhi Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that women were performing extremely good in several key areas and it was matter of satisfaction that their job…
Marital rape not an offence: Gujarat HC
By A Correspondent /Gandhinagar The Gujarat High Court today observed that non-consensual intercourse by a husband cannot be dubbed as rape. However, it also stated that subjecting his married partner…
Saudi women should have choice to wear abaya robe: Saudi Prince
WEB DESK Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has announced that women need not dress in the black abaya often seen as their expected attire throughout the kingdom. Stating this…
Women in India are now more empowered: I&B Minister Smriti Irani
AMN Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani today said women in India are now more empowered. Speaking at the inauguration of Stree Swabhiman-a CSC initiative propelled by women entrepreneurs for…
Deccan Queen Train run by all-female staff on Women’s Day
AMN On the occasion of the International Women’s Day in Mumbai, Central Railway today deployed an all-women staff on the popular Deccan Queen Express that runs between Mumbai and Pune.…