-The Hindu India, Islamic and Western nations came together at the U.N. on Friday to put in place a potentially far-reaching framework for combating violence against women, regardless of variations in religious, cultural or social norms across nations. Greeted by loud cheers and applause, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) announced the “historic” accord at the U.N. headquarters in New York, winning particular praise for getting the multilateral membership of...

-The Hindu There is statistical data to show that the height of Indian children is correlated to their and their neighbourhood’s access to toilets You can learn a lot from measuring children’s height. How tall a child has grown by the time she is a few years old is one of the most important indicators of her well-being. This is not because height is important in itself, but because height reflects a...

-NDTV Cobrapost, an online magazine, claims to have caught on camera what is describes as a massive expose, which allegedly proves that some of the largest private sector banks in the country help in money-laundering. The banks involved have denied the accusations.   NDTV cannot verify the authenticity of the video footage, filmed largely on hidden camera,  and shared by  Cobrapost executives at a press conference in Delhi. A press release by ...

-The Business Standard Forms high-level inquiry committee to submit report in two weeks ICICI Bank today said it has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to probe allegations that it is one of the Indian banks that run a nationwide money laundering racket. The committee will submit its report within two weeks. "We are deeply concerned with the media Reports. We want to assure our customers and all our other stakeholders that we are...

-Cobra Post A sting operation conducted by online magazine Cobrapost across various branches of private financial institutions has revealed how bank employees are accepting black money from customers to convert them into white money. Cobrapost claims that the nationwide operation shows how private banking and insurance affiliates launder money as part of standard procedures. The sting also shows that money laundering services are openly being offered even to walk in customers who...