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Articles of the author Farah Hyder
Violence against women keeps tourists away from India
NEW DELHI: The decline in female tourists to India continues to manifest itself, a top government spokesperson told Bikyanews.com. The official said that the government was worried about the number of female tourists not coming to the country and (...)

23 - 08 - 2013
India's Sherlyn Chopra goes naked for 22 hours, sparks more controversy
NEW DELHI: India's first ever Playboy cover girl Sherlyn Chopra has sparked more controversy in the country, reportedly going bare for 22 hours straight recently, the Times of India reported. A source for the newspaper says that the actress stayed (...)

21 - 08 - 2013
Embracing sex, women's bodies in India
NEW DELHI: Over the past few months, I have reported on the never-ending stream of reports related to sex, sexual violence and nudity. It has become an almost daily occurrence and one that has done little to push any dialogue forward. First, last (...)

21 - 08 - 2013
Japan, India come together to defy China over "string of pearls"
NEW DELHI: Despite Beijing's fulminations, India and Japan on Wednesday lifted their strategic convergence to a new level by vowing to work together for ensuring stability in the Asia-Pacific region in the face of growing muscle-flexing by China. As (...)

30 - 05 - 2013
India girl flees home to avoid arranged marriage
NEW DELHI: Taking a courageous step towards a brighter future, a teenage tribal girl fled from home and sought the district administration's help to escape a marriage fixed against her wishes, expressing her desire instead to continue her (...)

30 - 05 - 2013
India forest officials find poached tiger skin
NEW DELHI: In a suspected case of tiger poaching, the big cat pelt has been found hidden inside forested area adjoining Nagarahole national park in Virajpet taluk in Kodagu. The forest and police are jointly conducting an investigation and suspect (...)

27 - 05 - 2013
Two rhinos killed in India's latest poaching incident
NEW DELHI: After a brief lull, poachers again struck at Kaziranga National Park, about 250km here, killing two rhinos and chopping off their horns. While a gang of poachers killed one rhino at the Dhanbari area under the Agoratoli forest range of (...)

27 - 05 - 2013
India's Chitrangada Singh cancels Dubai event
NEW DELHI: A day after Chitrangada Singh slammed reports that she and her golfer husband Jyoti Randhawa were looking to to divorce, media were ablaze with questions after she has pulled out of a local fashion show in Dubai. The Desi Boyz star was (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
Bombs rock Pakistan election
NEW DELHI: Police confirmed to Bikyanews.com via telephone on Saturday that more than 20 people have been killed in bomb attacks in Pakistan as the country heads to the polls for a national election. Gun battles have also ensued across the country (...)

11 - 05 - 2013
More rape in India as Delhi reports 4-year-old assaulted
NEW DELHI: India is once again facing shock after a four-year-old girl was reportedly raped in Malviya Nagar of Delhi on Wednesday. Police confirmed they are investigating and the little girl's neighbor has been arrested in connection with the (...)

08 - 05 - 2013
China, India armies withdraw from Ladakh
NEW DELHI: The 20-day military standoff with China at an altitude of 16,300-feet in Ladakh has ended. After furious activity over diplomatic channels, coupled with two flag meetings on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, the Chinese troops retreated from (...)

05 - 05 - 2013
Pakistan's Musharraf arrested over killing of Baloch leader
NEW DELHI: Pakistan's police on Thursday arrested and interrogated beleaguered former president Pervez Musharraf over the killing of Baloch leader Akbar Bugti in a 2006 military operation, one of three high-profile cases that have dogged him since (...)

02 - 05 - 2013
India minister says rape common across country
NEW DELHI: India's Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde sparked controversy in Parliament on Monday by saying that rapes are happening across the country and are not localized to Delhi. Her statement came after a five-year-old girl was raped in (...)

22 - 04 - 2013
Indian actress Preity Zinta says rape akin to “domestic terrorism”
NEW DELHI: Indian actress Preity Zinta has spoken out at the rising number of rapes and sexual violence toward women and girls in the country, saying it is a form of “domestic terrorism.” She said, “We have this whole thing in India about reacting (...)

22 - 04 - 2013
Yoga and sex make for a good night's sleep
NEW DELHI: New research has revealed that those who want to have the best sleep at night should perform yoga, have sex and take a hot shower. Here in Delhi, regular yoga practitioners agreed, telling Bikyanews.com at a local studio that “we always (...)

22 - 04 - 2013
Outrage onto Delhi streets after 5-year-old raped
NEW DELHI: Anger and frustration has poured on the streets of Delhi as protesters demand more action from the government to stem the rising violence toward women after a five-year-old girl was reported to have been raped in the country. Scores of (...)

21 - 04 - 2013
Tibetan admin to take over Tibet schools in India praised
NEW DELHI: Tibetans living in exile in India praised the government announcement that Tibetan schools would soon be run by Tibetan administration, a sign they say that the Indian government is allowing their culture and systems to be buttressed. “It (...)

21 - 04 - 2013
India should embrace nudity, sex
NEW DELHI: Over the past few months, I have reported on the never-ending stream of reports related to sex, sexual violence and nudity. It has become an almost daily occurrence and one that has done little to push any dialogue forward. First, last (...)

21 - 04 - 2013
India outraged after 5-year-old raped
NEW DELHI: India is once again outraged after reports surfaced that a five-year-old girl was raped in Delhi. The crime has put the spotlight back on the treatment of women and girls in the country, which in recent months has sparked an international (...)

20 - 04 - 2013
India to probe rhino killings in Assam
NEW DELHI: In a move praised by animal rights advocates, India's environmental agency said it would look into investigating the killing of rhinos in Assam. The CBI has taken up investigation into the spate of killings of rhinos in Assam, state (...)

08 - 04 - 2013
UK woman found murdered in India's Srinagar
NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old British woman was found dead with several stab wounds in a houseboat in Dal Lake on Saturday morning, allegedly killed by a Dutch tourist who was later arrested while on the run. Police told Bikyanews.com that the body of (...)

07 - 04 - 2013
Survey of India files police complaint against Google
NEW DELHI: A government agency has approached Delhi Police with a complaint against search-engine Google, raising security concerns after the Internet major conducted ‘Mapathon' – a contest that asked users to add information about their local areas (...)

07 - 04 - 2013
Women and children killed in NATO strike in Afghanistan
NEW DELHI: As many as 12 civilians were killed in a NATO air strike in the eastern part of Afghanistan on Sunday, police confirmed to Bikyanews.com. Among those dead were 10 children and two women in the latest attack that saw civilians (...)

07 - 04 - 2013
Thousands rally in Bangladesh against atheist bloggers
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of thousands of Islamic conservatives protested in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on Saturday, after staging a “long march” to the Bangladeshi capital to demand the execution of atheist bloggers for what they say is the “defaming (...)

06 - 04 - 2013
Building collapse in India kills at least 46
NEW DELHI: India police have reported that at least 46 people have been killed, including 17 children, in a building collapse in an area just north of central Mumbai. According to reports on Friday, the illegal building caved in late Thursday night, (...)

05 - 04 - 2013
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