Sydney, June 19 (ANI): American tennis star Serena Williams has sparked outrage with her comments about a teenage rape victim, saying that the victim was 'drunk' and 'maybe...not a virgin'.

Washington, June 18 (ANI): Aggression in school-age children may be because they witnessed violence between their mothers and partners when they were three-year-old or younger, a new study has found.

New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the nation needs an army of smart, committed and idealistic people to give voice to the voiceless and produce tangible change in the society.

New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Afghanistan watchers fear that the current trends in the violence in that country would make 2013 as violent as 2011, which was the most violent since 2001. This has been mostly the result of the spring offensive codenamed 'Khaled bin Walid' announced by the Taliban on April 27.

Sydney, June 14 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has slammed Australian opener David Warner's punching England's Joe Root as 'despicable', saying that Warner should count himself lucky to be available for the first Ashes Test.

New York, June 12(ANI): Tiger Woods' former mistress Rachel Uchitel is reportedly frustrated with her husband Matt Hahn for portraying her as an inhumane wife, in the recently filed divorce papers, but is not speaking up.

New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): An all-party meet held at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's official 7, Race Course Road (RCR) here on Monday emphasized that there can be no compromise on dealing with the Naxal violence.

New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): Condemning the May 25 Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh that claimed the lives of 28 people, including three prominent Congress leaders, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday said any acts of terror and violence will be dealt with firmly by the government.

New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): Asserting that Maoist violence has no place in democratic India, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called upon state governments to work with the Centre in combatting this menace.

New York, June 4 (ANI): From poking holes in condoms to stealing birth control pills, some men are doing it all to get their partners pregnant.

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said social peace and security are essential for achieving the goal of inclusive growth, and added that non-violence has thus becomes a critical tool for creating a peaceful environment for development.

Washington, May 31 (ANI): Iran has been listed as the worst offender for boosting support for global terrorism to a huge extent, according to the US administration's annual report reflecting international trends in extremist violence.

Washington, May 30 (ANI): Women who suffered extreme physical or sexual abuse during childhood are much more likely to battle food addiction as adults than women who did not experience such violence, according to a new study.

London, May 29 (ANI): Online protestors demanding strict action from Facebook with regard to its content policies has gained large support and compelled the social media site to review content guidelines.

London, May 29 (ANI): Muslims and Buddhists in Burma have clashed over the burning of a mosque and some shops owned by Muslims.

New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): In wake of the brutal attack by the Maoists on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has asked all Maoists-hit states to revamp security of political workers and ensure that political activities are not affected by any violence.

Raipur, May 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in yesterday's incident of violence in Chhattisgarh.

London, May 26 (ANI): A group of jihadist internet forums has been a strong force in promoting extremism and small scale, unsophisticated attacks such as the one in Woolwich have become a global threat with increased internet use for spreading extremist violence, according to a 2012 report by the Dutch security service AIVD.

New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condemned the Maoist strike on Congress leaders and workers in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district, and said that the Government will take firm action against the perpetrators of violence of any kind.

London, May 24 (ANI): The new government of Pakistan has faced urgent calls to address the country's appalling record of violence against journalists.

Washington, May 20 (ANI): A recent study has found that teens in a relationship that involves dating violence are likely to be both a victim and perpetrator, as opposed to being just one or the other.

London, May 19 (ANI): A debate held by Afghanistan MPs to back up law to eliminate violence against women came to a standstill amid angry protests by traditionalists.

Siliguri, May 19 (ANI): Local police have conducted martial arts training for about 400 school girls in West Bengal's Siliguri district in order to combat violence against women.

Kohima, May 15 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has called upon the youth to eschew violence, saying that peace and security are essential for development.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed her concern over violence against women, and made a strong pitch for a proactive society to create a safe environment for the feminine gender.