American singer, actress and fashion designer, Jessica Simpson signed a recording contract with Columbia Records when she was just sixteen years old. She never looked back since then. Her debut album released in 1999 selling four million copies worldwide. A successful artist and a mother of two, Simpson never fails to inspire the people around […]
American actress and producer Viola Davis turns 53 today. Davis is the first Black actress to be nominated for three Academy Awards, and for achieving the Triple Crown of Acting which includes an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony. The Suicide Squad actress never shies away from speaking her mind. Here are some of the most empowering quotes by her. On […]
American singer Whitney Houston is regarded as one the best-selling music artistes of all time, with 200 million records sold worldwide. Born on August 9, 1963, she would have turned 55 today. The late singer made her acting debut with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard in 1992. Here are some of the most empowering quotes by the Grammy-winning artiste. […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday lashed out at the Bihar government for the alleged rape of minor girls in a Muzzafarpur shelter home run by an NGO. The SC said, “It seems that these activities are state financed” and added that women are being raped “left, right and centre” in the country, reported TOI. Court questions […]
Indira Lakshmanan has been appointed as the Executive Editor of the Pulitzer Center. We are very excited to announce that veteran journalist Indira Lakshmanan has joined our team as executive editor. @Indira_L https://t.co/t5nBZQpgfl — Pulitzer Center (@pulitzercenter) August 6, 2018 Who is she? Lakshmanan, a Harvard graduate, kick-started her career on the foreign desk at the National […]
According to a new report by World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF, initiating breastfeeding within first hour of birth is important to prevent neonatal deaths. It also ensures proper growth and development of a child, reported TOI. What does the report say? The WHO report states that those who started breastfeeding between two and 23 hours after birth […]
Sonali Bendre is celebrating Friendship Day with her best friends Sussanne Khan and Gayatri Joshi in New York, where she is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. Sonali takes to Instagram She shared a photo on Sunday with both her best friends where she was seen sporting a bald look. She wrote, “Nowadays I spend far less time […]
A 28-year-old wearing a niqab recently became the first woman to be fined in Denmark for violating a new law which bans full-face Islamic veils in public places. What happened? The woman had got involved in a fight with another woman at a shopping centre in Horsholm, in the north-eastern region of Nordsjaelland, reported The Guardian. While fighting, […]
Sindhu Sharma became the first woman to be appointed as the judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court after the announcement was made by the Centre on Friday. Who is she? Sharma did her LL.B from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She enrolled with the Bar in 1996, and has since then practiced in the district courts and […]
India’s top badminton player PV Sindhu bagged the silver medal in the Badminton World Championship after losing to two Champion Carolina Marin. The final match The final between India’s PV Sindhu and Spain’s Carolina Marin started off impressively in favour of Sindhu. She was leading by 14-11 in the first game at one stage. Short on the heels […]
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