Srinagar: Admitting that disproportionate force was used in Kashmir against women during the 2016 uprising, chairperson of the Jammu Kashmir State Commission for Women, Nayeema Mehjoor, told Kashmir Reader that she felt investigations should be conducted into how women became victims of the force...
Juries try less than 1 percent of civil cases in the federal court system, and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has a plan to do something about it. Gorsuch has joined with Circuit Judge Susan Graber to propose changing federal procedural rules to...
The outlook for global container carriers remains rocky at the outset of 2017, according to a new study by AlixPartners. The report touched on Hanjin’s bankruptcy, Brexit and the new US president and questioned whether a growing protectionist mood around much of the world...
The amount of solar power added worldwide soared by some 50% last year because of a sun rush in the US and China, new figures show. New solar photovoltaic capacity installed in 2016 reached more than 76 gigawatts, a dramatic increase on the 50GW...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan’s capital on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens more in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The attack on the 400-bed military hospital, which is...
Europe stocks edge up; Asia flat after China trade data Dollar rises, private-sector jobs data due later Sterling dips before UK budget Oil down before U.S. stockpiles numbers LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – European shares edged up on Wednesday after minor gains in Asia...
India’s Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry is likely to grow at 14.2 per cent to more than Rs 1.78 lakh crore in the next four years. “The media and entertainment industry is expected to register a CAGR of 14.2 per cent to touch Rs...
When Melbourne pedestrians next bother looking up from their phones to cross the street, they may be stopped not by a little red man but by a little red woman in a dress. A VicRoads-approved trial of 10 female silhouettes in the city is...
These data are the first to emerge from the Population HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Project, a unique, multi-country initiative funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The Project deploys household surveys, which measure the reach and impact of HIV prevention,...
As yoga increases in popularity, more and more hotels and resorts are offering yoga classes as part of their leisure offering, alongside more traditional facilities such as swimming pools and gyms. There are many benefits of enjoying yoga within your hotel as part of...