After three of its girls went missing, a village in Bihar's Siwan district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and T-shirts, an official said on February 11. The villagers also imposed heavy fines on girls if they violated the diktat. ...
03:08 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Bijnor: Two regressive and strange diktats have ruffled feathers in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. While women students in Bijnor have been barred from wearing black clothing and jeans at a function to be presided by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, a college in Bhiwani has made it mandatory for its women students to be dressed in ethnic Indian wear such as salwar-kameez, as according to the college principle, western wear attracts...
07:56 PM, Dec 10, 2012
There has been public outrage after a women's college in the Bhiwani district in Haryana banned girls from turning out in jeans and tops. ...
12:46 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Bhiwani/Bijnor: There has been public outrage after two diktats in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. While in Haryana, a college has banned girls from wearing jeans, in Uttar Pradesh, the Bijnor District Magistrate has asked girls not to wear black clothes at a Chief Minister event. A women's college in the Bhiwani district in Haryana has banned girls from turning out in jeans and tops. At the Adarsh Women's College, where...
09:45 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Bhiwani: A women's college in the Bhiwani district in Haryana has banned girls from turning out in jeans and tops. At the Adarsh Women's College, where this diktat has been in place, the principal doesn't see anything wrong with it. Instead, she says that it's a part of respecting Indian culture as jeans and tops are all western dresses. The principal also believes that western outfits distract students from their...
09:30 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Bijnor: A regressive and strange diktat has ruffled feathers in Uttar Pradesh. Women students in Bijnor have been barred from wearing black clothing and jeans at a function to be presided by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Reports say women have also been barred from wearing jeans and using mobile phones. This order has come not from any religious body, but the district magistrate of Bijnor who is a woman herself....
08:26 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Jajpur: Investigation into the sale of a baby boy by his mother in Odisha's Jajpur district has revealed curious details " the money was used to buy a mobile phone and a pair of jeans among other things. "Rakhi Patra of Mundamala village who sold her 17-month-old son for Rs 5000 purchased a new mobile phone, a pair of jeans, few new tops (to go with the jeans) and memory...
11:50 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's pair of jeans is all set to go under the hammer to raise funds for a non-profit organization that provides under-privileged children access to world class education. The 69-year-old actor donated his autographed jeans to the children during the launch of Parikrma's 'Jeanaration' here. "...at the charity for educating under privileged children from the slums, they have a programme called Jeanaration. Celebs donate their autographed jeans...
05:07 PM, Sep 02, 2012
Ahead of the launch of the sixth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan attended a charity auction in Mumbai. ...
10:30 AM, Sep 02, 2012
Ranchi: Posters put by an outfit in the Jharkhand capital have threatened acid attacks on girls and women who wear jeans or do not wear a dupatta. The police said it could be a case of mischief. The handwritten posters, put up by Jharkhand Mukti Sangh at several points in the city, including St. Xavier's College and Albert Ekka roundabout, read: "From 20/8/2012 (Aug 20), jeans have been banned for...
02:33 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Chandigarh: The Haryana Government on Wednesday defended its dress code orders issued recently by the Women and Child Development Department that asked its employees to wear "decent" clothes at work. The order issued on April 18 by the Department's Superintendent on behalf of the then Director Renu Phulia with regard to wearing of "decent clothes in the office" said, it has been observed that some officials (both males and female)...
06:50 PM, May 09, 2012
Chandigarh: The Haryana Women and Child Department has issued a dress code for its women employees, according to which, they would not be allowed to wear jeans and t-shirts to work. According to the new dress code, the women employees can only wear salwar kameez and sarees to work. Jeans and t-shirts have been branded as 'indecent clothing' by the Haryana Women and Child Department and decent clothes include only...
09:08 AM, May 09, 2012
Catasauqua: Students in a Pennsylvania school district have gotten approval to remain fashion forward. The Morning Call of Allentown reports that Catasauqua Area School District approved a revised dress code this week. It allows students to wear so-called skinny jeans. The tight-fitting jeans had been banned under an earlier dress code. But parents complained they were having a hard time finding jeans that wouldn't be banned under the district's definition....
11:50 AM, Aug 26, 2011
New York: Men who like to sag their jeans down low but fear they could end up around their ankles may be interested in new pants that snap to special boxer shorts for support and improved mobility. Irese and Mark Davenport, two brothers from Newark, New Jersey, unveiled Sagz Jeans this week. They noticed their teenage children's movement was hampered by the look, which came to prominence in 1990s hip-hop...
12:53 PM, Aug 04, 2011
The kit comprises of copper wires, capacitors, electromagnetic switches, resistance and a 3-volt battery. ...
11:51 AM, Jul 16, 2010
At the opening of Diesel's first Indian store in Juhu, Mumbai, Renzo talks about his love for India and staying young. ...
11:54 AM, Jul 01, 2010
Krishna Menon College is denying admission to girls wearing jeans; claiming the outfit taints its reputation. ...
09:30 AM, Jun 20, 2010
The 27-year-old actress wasn't allowed to wear jeans at her Bareilly home. ...
11:41 AM, Aug 27, 2009
The Butt Cam provides the ultimate 'check point' moment in the fitting room. ...
12:47 PM, Aug 26, 2009
