Girl Up Campaign

Priyanka Maurya, a face of the 'Ladki Hun, Lad Sakti Hun' campaign of Congress in Uttar Pradesh, is mulling over joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after she was denied a ticket to contest in the UP assembly elections.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's women-centred "Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon (I'm a girl and can fight)" campaign in Uttar Pradesh saw a major boost as thousands of women defied district administration to participate in a marathon organised by t

International Day of the Girl Child, observed on October 11, is an effort to raise awareness about the issues faced by girls. From seminars to the launch of a campaign to stop child marriage, a number of events are lined up this year.

Five girl students were put "in charge" of police stations in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich for a day under the ''Mission Shakti'' campaign, police official Vipin Mishra said on Monday.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress' new general secretary, made a roaring political debut in Uttar Pradesh, the most important state politically. As she launched her campaign for the upcoming national election with a roadshow, among those who had come to catch a glimpse were young fans, not yet voters, but definitely her followers.

The NRIs who are working with us include young girls and boys as well as middle-aged Indians who are fed up with the state of affairs in India and want the system to change.

United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign, supporting the empowerment of girls everywhere in the world, is expanding its fundraising efforts to help protect the rights of adolescent girls in India.

The government is expected take up with social networking giant Facebook social sector issues like education and empowerment of the girl child, female foeticide and 'Clean Ganga' campaign and seek its help in promoting them.

Actress Priyanka Chopra has expressed happiness and gratitude for representing "Girl Up", a campaign by the United Nations Foundation, at the annual Global Leadership Dinner.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' schooling, added another award to a growing list on Friday.

Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head last year by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, vowed to intensify her struggle for "a world where everyone can go to school."

A fund set up by Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, is to send 40 girls to school in her home region with the support of US actress Angelina Jolie.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday announced a 10-million-dollar donation for a global war chest to educate all girls by 2015 set up in the name of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.

Demi Lovato, who was bullied when she was at school - is the new ambassador for Secret's Mean Stinks campaign, which encourages girls to "gang up for good" to end bullying in schools.

Akshay Kumar was left jostling for space recently by a bunch of girls at a night club, where the actor showed up as a DJ.

Priyanka Maurya, a face of the 'Ladki Hun, Lad Sakti Hun' campaign of Congress in Uttar Pradesh, is mulling over joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after she was denied a ticket to contest in the UP assembly elections.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's women-centred "Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon (I'm a girl and can fight)" campaign in Uttar Pradesh saw a major boost as thousands of women defied district administration to participate in a marathon organised by t

International Day of the Girl Child, observed on October 11, is an effort to raise awareness about the issues faced by girls. From seminars to the launch of a campaign to stop child marriage, a number of events are lined up this year.

Five girl students were put "in charge" of police stations in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich for a day under the ''Mission Shakti'' campaign, police official Vipin Mishra said on Monday.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress' new general secretary, made a roaring political debut in Uttar Pradesh, the most important state politically. As she launched her campaign for the upcoming national election with a roadshow, among those who had come to catch a glimpse were young fans, not yet voters, but definitely her followers.

The NRIs who are working with us include young girls and boys as well as middle-aged Indians who are fed up with the state of affairs in India and want the system to change.

United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign, supporting the empowerment of girls everywhere in the world, is expanding its fundraising efforts to help protect the rights of adolescent girls in India.

The government is expected take up with social networking giant Facebook social sector issues like education and empowerment of the girl child, female foeticide and 'Clean Ganga' campaign and seek its help in promoting them.

Actress Priyanka Chopra has expressed happiness and gratitude for representing "Girl Up", a campaign by the United Nations Foundation, at the annual Global Leadership Dinner.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' schooling, added another award to a growing list on Friday.

Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head last year by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, vowed to intensify her struggle for "a world where everyone can go to school."

A fund set up by Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, is to send 40 girls to school in her home region with the support of US actress Angelina Jolie.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday announced a 10-million-dollar donation for a global war chest to educate all girls by 2015 set up in the name of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.

Demi Lovato, who was bullied when she was at school - is the new ambassador for Secret's Mean Stinks campaign, which encourages girls to "gang up for good" to end bullying in schools.

Akshay Kumar was left jostling for space recently by a bunch of girls at a night club, where the actor showed up as a DJ.