London: Almost two thirds of working mums think men are discriminated against with regard to flexible working, according to a Workingmums.co.uk survey.

Georgetown: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 makes it illegal for a woman to be fired just because she is pregnant.

  Iowa: An executive order increasing the minimum wage federal contractors must pay employees to $10.10 an hour will have little impact on most government contracts, said Peter Orazem, a University Professor of economics at Iowa State University.

Washington: Children may perform better in school and feel more confident about themselve if they are told that failure is a normal part of learning, rather than being pressured to succeed at all costs, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Chennai: President Pranab Mukherjee attended the 1st Convocation of Indian Maritime University at Chennai Trade Centre.

New Delhi: Government has undertaken projects for Development of Test Bed for Information Security Skill Development using Virtual Training Environment (VTE) and Development of Person Authentication System based on Speaker Verification in Uncontrolled Environment.