India beat Thailand by nine wickets in women’s World Cup qualifier

Paoli Dam set for Tamil film debut

<p>Popular Bengali actress Paoli Dam, best known for her performance in Vivek Agnihotri’s “Hate Story”, has been signed on as one of the leading ladies in an upcoming yet-untitled Tamil project. The film is to be directed by Hashim Marikar. In a statement, the makers officially announced that Paoli, Sakshi Dwivedi and Harshika Poonacha have […]</p>

‘Rangoon’ about a strong woman, says Kangana Ranaut

<p>Actress Kangana Ranaut, who will be seen as ‘fearless Julia’, a leading actress who travels, performs and entertains soldiers of the British Indian Army in Vishal Bhardwaj’s period drama “Rangoon”, says the film is a perfect Women’s Day watch as it’s about a strong woman. “In ‘Rangoon’, Julia is a strong female character and the […]</p>

‘Pink’ actress joins campaign for women empowerment

<p>Actress Andrea Tariang, who featured in a key role in “Pink” — a movie about women’s rights — has continued her crusade for women empowerment off-screen by joining a campaign ‘Ab Samjhauta Nahin’. The campaign, by ITC’s brand for personal care Vivel, is aimed at inspiring women to break free from the shackles of age-old […]</p>

Meeting of AIADMK lawmakers to start

Air pollution may up dementia risk in elderly women

<p>Elderly women exposed to tiny air pollution particles may face an increased risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found. The findings showed the fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) — coming from power and automobile plants — could invade the brain and wreak havoc in older women who live in these places. The […]</p>

Sania beaten in Australian Open mixed doubles final

Shooting of ‘Padmavati’ hit

<p>Activists of a Rajput organisation,Shree Rajput Karni Sena, protested and misbehaved with the crew of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film “Padmavati” here on Friday, police and eyewitnesses said. They also damaged some cameras and other equipment, forcing Bhansali to stop shooting. “We had earlier requested him (Bhansali) to show us the script which he did not […]</p>

Sania-Dodig in Australian Open final

<p>Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig defeated local favourites Samantha Stosur and Sam Groth to enter the Australian Open mixed doubles final here on Friday. The second seeded Indo-Croatian pair outplayed the Australian duo 6-4, 2-6, 10-5. They will now take on the winner of the second semi-final featuring […]</p>

'Jan Gan Man' sung by famous female personalities of Baroda