Quote of the day by Virginia Woolf: 'No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself' ; life lessons from British literary iconEmbrace your true nature without pressure or comparison, as fulfillment comes from accepting yourself, not performing for others. Virginia ...
02 May, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Margaret Atwood: ‘If I waited for perfection, I would never…’Margaret Atwood, a celebrated Canadian author, is renowned for her dystopian fiction and feminist perspective, with "The Handmaid's Tale" b...
02 May, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
Newlywed bride asked to say ‘beta’ for a future child; her one-word reply is now going viral. WatchA bride's simple word choice at her Indian wedding has gone viral. During a ritual, she replaced the traditional 'beta' with 'baccha' when ...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Emma Watson: “I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation.”“I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation,” Emma Watson’s quote, reflects the modern balance be...
17 Mar, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Book of the Day: One of the Good Guys — Araminta Hall’s chilling feminist thriller about trust, truth and modern masculinityBook of the Day: For readers who enjoy twist-filled thrillers with sharp social insight, One of the Good Guys offers a compelling explorati...
06 Mar, 2026, 09.37 PM IST
Ivy League school Princeton University to offer classes on erotic dance, queer spaces, escorting, street work, prostitutionPrinceton University will offer spring courses in street work, erotic dance, and queer spaces. These classes investigate taboo topics, powe...
25 Dec, 2024, 10.19 PM IST
Understanding without biasProportionality bias is the tendency to attribute significant events to equally significant causes. This bias often fuels conspiracy theori...
30 Apr, 2024, 11.39 PM IST
Barbie 2023: A loaded icon amidst shifting gender norms and aspirationsBarbie faces criticism for perpetuating impossible body ideals and consumerism, causing some parents to reject the iconic doll. Women entre...
30 Jul, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
'Barbie' faces Elon Musk's wit: Billionaire takes a dig at Greta Gerwig directorial for its anti-patriarchy themesElon Musk has criticized the feminist themes of filmmaker Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' on Twitter. The billionaire businessman and Twitter boss ...
28 Jul, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
The Weeknd collaborates with Madonna and Playboi Carti on new track 'Popular' for 'The Idol' showThe Weeknd teams up with Madonna and Playboi Carti for a new song called "Popular" featured on the HBO show "The Idol," following the relea...
03 Jun, 2023, 01.51 AM IST
Feminist perspective needed in environmental studies to combat climate crisis, say scientists"As climate change continues to make water sources volatile and scarce, women and marginalised groups stand to lose the most due to their p...
07 Mar, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Women writers’ festival takes on the cultural fabric of Bengaluru through its female voicesThe festival has an impressive line-up of firebrand writers and performers.
29 Aug, 2019, 07.04 PM IST
Good news for bibliophiles in Bengaluru! Fourth edition of Times LitFest to take place this weekendThe theme of the two-day, open-for-all festival is ‘Aseem: Beyond Boundaries’.
01 Feb, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Twinkle Khanna apologises for ‘unwise wisecracks’ on Akshay Kumar - Mallika Dua row, says reaction was 'purely emotional'Khanna said that she got pulled into the debate not as a social commentator but as a wife.
04 Nov, 2017, 05.36 PM IST
India ranks 3rd lowest in having women in senior roles: ReportEastern Europe performed best, with 38 per cent of senior roles held by women in 2017 and just 9 per cent of businesses with no women in se...
08 Mar, 2017, 08.30 PM IST
With feminism to fuel their humour, women stand-up comedians take a dig at issues that aren't publicly airedThis demand spurt has made room for material that is a far cry from the tried and tested, loud and often sexually grotesque humour that one...
08 Nov, 2016, 12.54 AM IST
Is electoral politics future of feminism?Linda Hiltmann, from F!, who was elected to south Sweden’s Malmo City Council this year, talked to Divya Rajagopal about the party’s strate...
08 Dec, 2014, 05.42 PM IST