FIR Doesn’t Mention Rape, Police Reached After Two Hours

By Samudra Gupta Kashyap   Jospin’s husband and her four children at her burial site at Duragre village in Meghalaya Thursday. (Source: Express photo by Dasarath Deka) Summary State Home Minister Roshan Warjri on Thursday assured ‘justice’ to members of the bereaved family. Raja Rongat (Meghalaya), Jun 6 : ...

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister: Rape Is 'Sometimes Right, Sometimes Wrong'

By Sruthi Gottipati Demonstrators hold placards during a candlelight vigil to mark the first death anniversary of the Delhi gang rape victim in New Delhi December 29, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee/Files New Delhi, Jun 6 : Madhya Pradesh Home...

Normal Sex, No Acrobatics: The Variety Of Sexual Restrictions Placed On World Cup Players

By Travis Waldron   Brazil’s soccer stars, like Neymar, can have “normal sex” during the World Cup. Acrobatic sex, however, is banned. Jurgen Klinsmann, the manager of the United States national team that will head to Brazil facing a tough task in the 2014 World Cup, has attracted his fair share of criticism from American fans for a variety of decisions leading up to the tournament....

Evolution of the Flight Attendant Uniform

By Laura CarrollHats, gloves, an ever-changing hemline: The flight attendant getup has always been as much about fashion as it is function. With both Delta and Jet Blue debuting new duds for their cabin crews, we can't help but look through the archives of history's most fashionable staff. Behold, the evolution of the flight attendant uniform. Archive Photos / Stringer / Getty Images 1940 Most...

Man To Stand Trial For "molesting" Girl From Northeast India

New Delhi, Jun 6 : A Delhi court has ordered the trial of a man on the charge of molesting and assaulting a girl from North-East region when she was returning to home with her brother here in February this year.However, the court discharged the man of the charge of passing casteist remarks against the girl and her brother, punishable under provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes...

Nagaland 'Green Village' Turns Tables On Hunters

Conservation efforts at a remote community in Nagaland state hailed as a model for protecting the environment. By Amarjyoti Borah Conservationists say the Khonoma model can be replicated in the rest of India [Amarjyoti Borah/Al Jazeera] Khonoma, Nagaland - An idyllic "green village" in northeast India is being...

Delhi University Helpdesk in City Big Hit With Students

By Kangkan KalitaGuwahati, Jun 5 : The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) helpdesk, which started functioning this week to entertain queries of aspirants seeking admission in colleges under Delhi University (DU), is receiving an overwhelming response.Students from across the state are thronging the helpdesk at the district library here to get DU offline forms and to find out the names of colleges...

ZoRO Seeks Details Of Those Associated in MNF Movement

By S Singlianmang GuiteChurachandpur, Jun 5 : The Zo Reunification Organisation (ZoRO), Northern Zone has issued a missive seeking details of those who were involved during the MNF movement and has subsequently formed three men sub-committee to oversee the exercise.As instructed by ZoRO GHQ, three men sub-committee on victims of MNF Movement, 1966-1986 with Goulal Tungnung, Haolal Haokip, and Lienhminthang...