-PTI Delhi's sex ratio has increased from 821 in 2001 census to 866 in 2011 but it is still below the national ratio, according to data released by Delhi Government which puts the city's population at 1.67 crore. Delhi Statistical Hand Book released by the city government states that the sex ratio was 866 females per 1,000 males in the capital in 2011, as compared to 821 females per 1,000 males in...
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'Mumbai shuts down due to fear, not respect'
-The Hindu Mumbai: Two young women were arrested here on Monday on charges of “promoting enmity between classes” and “sending offensive messages through [a] communication service,” after one posted, and the other ‘liked,’ a message on FaceBook on Sunday, questioning the Mumbai bandh that followed Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray’s death. Both of them were released on bail by a local court on Monday afternoon. “With all respect, every day, thousands of...
More »21-year-old girl arrested for FaceBook post slamming Bal Thackeray
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Police on Sunday arrested a 21-year-old girl for questioning the total shutdown in the city for Bal Thackeray's funeral on her FaceBook account. Another girl who 'liked' the comment was also arrested. The duo were Booked under Section 295 (a) of the IPC (for hurting religious sentiments) and Section 64 (a) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Though the girl withdrew her comment and apologized, a mob of...
More »TextBook: non-vegetarians lie, commit sex crimes
-PTI Yet another textBook in a CBSE school has sparked a controversy by allegedly insinuating that non-vegetarians lie, cheat and commit crimes, with the government terming it as "unfortunate" and asking state bodies to remain alert about such content and monitor them. "Sensitivities of communities have to be kept in mind. I think its unfortunate, an occasional aberration happens. But what I would request is that the state body should always be...
More »Non-vegetarians lie, cheat, commit sex crimes: school textBook-Sunetra Choudhury and Abhinav Bhatt
-NDTV After an NDTV story which showed a Class 6 textBook that says meat-eaters cheat, lie and commit sex crimes, the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) has said that school Books used across the country are not monitored for content. "We only recommend Books for Class IX onwards. Books are chosen by individual schools. There is no monitoring of content of school Books," CBSE chief Vineet Joshi told NDTV today. He was...
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