Now, women can call PCR vehicles in case of car breakdown

June 4th, 2009 Recent Census hires by stateA state-by-state breakdown of Census Bureau field employee hires between Feb. 2 and May 2.

June 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - Srinagar observed a shutdown on Monday over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women by security forces. All shops business establishments, educational institutions remained closed during the shutdown call given by the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A record 59 women were elected to the 15th Lok Sabha, with a majority - 23 - belonging to the Congress party alone, the Election Commission said Monday. In all, 556 women had contested the 2009 general elections.

May 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - Men in Puducherry at the last moment piped women in terms of percentage of votes polled for the 15th Lok Sabha elections Wednesday. Interestingly, out of the 762,028 voters in this union territory, the 395,240 women voters outnumber men voters by 28,452.

May 11th, 2009 Breakdown of areas left out of stimulusListed are a sampling of counties with some of the largest unemployment rates that are expected to receive little or no transportation stimulus money during the first phase of projects funded under President Barack Obama's $787 billion recovery plan. An Associated Press analysis of the first round of projects planned through March by states shows the transportation money that Obama billed as a way to produce jobs isn't targeting areas that need jobs the most.

March 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Tuesday said they had arrested four men who were behind the murders of two young working women whose killings - one six months ago and one over the weekend - had rocked the capital. Police said the same people were behind the killings of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and IT executive Jigisha Ghosh, who were both killed after midnight as they were returning from work.

March 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jennifer Lopez has said that she felt sorry for Britney Spears after her much-publicised breakdown, claiming that it was a 'painful' sight. The singer, who has been keeping a low profile after her marriage with Marc Anthony and subsequent birth of her twins, has said that she was shocked by Britney's erratic behaviour in 2008 - which saw her hospitalised for mental health issues "That was painful to watch," she said of the 'Toxic' star's breakdown.

March 6th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his call to bring an end to violence against women, a scourge whose impact is devastating and immeasurable, as the United Nations began a series of events to mark International Women's Day. 'It is sometimes said that women are weavers and men are too often warriors,' Ban said in an address to the commemoration of the day, observed annually March 8, in New York.

February 15th, 2009 LONDON - American actress and model Sienna Miller who faced a backlash from her female fans after she began dating married actor Balthazar Getty has hit back at her detractors and said she doesn't understand women. 'I have been at war, without a doubt.

February 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There was a complete breakdown of law and order in Karnataka and the state government was supporting fascism, central minister Renuka Chowdhury said here Saturday, a day after a Kerala legislator's daughter and her friend were harassed in Mangalore town, allegedly by Sri Rama Sene members. 'There is a complete breakdown of the law and order situation in Karnataka.

February 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after a Kerala legislator's daughter and her friend were harassed in Karnataka's Mangalore town, allegedly by members of the Sri Rama Sene, Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury said here Saturday that there was complete breakdown of law and order in that state. 'We are taking a serious note of repeated attacks against women in Karnataka.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury Tuesday said elements like those who attacked women in a Mangalore pub were 'threat to national security'. Chowdhury also lashed out at the Karnataka government over the attack by a self-styled moral brigade on some women in the pub, as a two-member team from her ministry, which conducted the probe into the incident, submitted its report Tuesday.

January 25th, 2009 RAIPUR - Maoist rebels set ablaze at least 20 commercial vehicles in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region early Monday to enforce a daylong shutdown on Republic Day, police said. About 250 armed cadres of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) stormed into the industrial town of Kirandul in Dantewada district and set fire to 20 vehicles, including several trucks, a police official said.

January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shocked over the rape of a management student in Noida, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to a launch a campaign called 'Wake Up' to sensitise people about crimes against women in the National Capital Region (NCR). The campaign will spread awareness about increasing incidents of rape, harassment and other crimes against women.

January 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Are you being harassed by lewd or objectionable phone calls, SMSes and e-mails? Don't bear this silently because help is at hand at the anti-obscene calls cell Delhi Police have just launched and which is already receiving some 50 complaints a day. However, offenders will get away with a minor rap on the knuckles: All that the police will do is to counsel them and warn them against repeating the call.