‘Make Domestic Violence Act gender neutral’

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell is joyous after Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal promised to focus on women's rights following her recent visit to the South Asian country. The singer had met female citizens in south-west Nepal to raise awareness of gender-based violence in the region as United Nations goodwill ambassador.

September 19th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Rihanna did a poppet on a string while sporting a see-through black net dress. The R-B lady was seen maintaining her balance on a trapeze with ease as she hung in mid-air.

September 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sir Mick Jagger, who was famous for his hellraiser behavior in his youth, has admitted that just partying doesn't make one successful in life. "You can't give into temptation all your life, otherwise you'd have no through line; you'd never get anything finished," Contactmusic quoted him as telling Britain's Vogue magazine.

September 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell showed her humanistic side by launching a campaign to help women suffering from gender based violence in Nepal. As goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund, the singer is currently on a visit to the country to promote maternal health care and women's rights.

September 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Chris Brown's mother Joyce Hawkins misses his ex-girlfriend Rihanna and wishes to see her. Hawkins hasn't seen Rihanna after her son assaulted the Umbrella singer in February this year.

August 31st, 2009 Chris Brown says he still loves RihannaLOS ANGELES — Chris Brown says he remembers beating Rihanna and that a brief interview clip making the rounds online Monday in which he said he didn't recall the incident "is not representative of what I said." The R&B singer tells People magazine in a lengthy statement that he "misspoke" during the 30-second clip and that he was asked "something like 4 or 5 times" about the altercation with Rihanna during an hourlong interview. "Of course I remember what happened," Brown said in a statement late Monday.

August 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Chris Brown and Rihanna were involved in two different incidents of domestic violence apart from the one major Grammy night instance when the R andB singer assaulted her. The court documents filed by a probation officer on the case against the 'Kiss Kiss' hitmaker mentions that the couple was involved in a furious argument just three weeks before the February incident.

August 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A survey has revealed that 71 per cent of Americans think that it is better for women to change their surname upon marriage, while only 29 percent disagree. Researchers from Indiana University and University of Utah say that those questioned during the survey even split fairly evenly in their support of government regulation requiring name change.

August 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Women have a thing for men who are prepared to 'chip in' around the house, according to a new study. The Oxford University study looked at relationships in 13 countries to reach the conclusion.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - British men's apparent commitment to housework makes them a more attractive option for women as marriage material, new research suggests. According to experts, women have a thing for men who are prepared to 'chip in' around the house.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - After singer Chris Brown has made a plea deal, and has been let off without a jail term for assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna, justice campaigners have come forward and condemned the action as a "joke". Brown, 20, has admitted to having assaulted Rihanna just hours before they were due to perform at the Grammy Awards in February.

June 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Legendary singer Cher has vowed to support daughter Chastity in her decision to become a man. Chastity, Cher's daughter with late husband Sonny Bono, came out in the open about being a lesbian in 1995.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - Motown legend Stevie Wonder's son was arrested on Monday morning in connection with a domestic violence case. Cops nabbed Keita Morris in Los Angeles, after he allegedly had an argument with an unidentified woman.

June 1st, 2009 Geena Davis speaks at Maine college's graduationLEWISTON, Maine — Actress Geena Davis says it's critical that young people see more women in movies and TV. Addressing Bates College graduates in Lewiston, Maine, Davis says that "society can only benefit if women are at the table." The founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media told the graduates on Sunday that studies show kids are seeing "a very unbalanced world," with three male characters for every one female.

May 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ben Affleck has revealed that he fights with wife actress Jennifer Garner over the importance of domestic chores. The actor insists that doesn't understand the necessity of some domestic tasks, but risks his wife's wrath by ignoring them, reports the China Daily.