26 killed in dust storm, lightning strikes in Uttar PradeshAt least 11 districts in the north Indian state were affected by dust storm and lightning. Jaunpur & Sultanpur reported five deaths each.
09 Jun, 2018, 09.56 PM IST
Women's helpline number to be linked with police's 100Women's helpline number '181', whose operation was recently taken over by Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), will be linked with the police ...
18 Mar, 2016, 10.12 PM IST
Swati Maliwal laments delay in panel meet for fighting traffickingIn a letter written to Delhi Chief Secretary K K Sharma, she suggested that "a smaller task-force as part of the committee is created which...
06 Dec, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
Use Railway budget, not Nirbhaya Fund, for CCTVs on trains: DCWAccording to reports, about Rs 700 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund was used to set up CCTV cameras in train coaches for the safety and securit...
25 Sep, 2015, 02.58 AM IST
Swati Maliwal takes charge as Delhi Commisson for Women ChairpersonSwati Maliwal today took charge as the Chairperson of Delhi Commisson for Women (DCW), along with three other members.
28 Jul, 2015, 01.01 PM IST
DCW chief Swati Maliwal meets sex workers at GB Road"I also held consultation with Shakti Vahini and Delhi Aids Control Society, two organisations which are working for the rehabilitation of ...
22 Jul, 2015, 09.45 PM IST
Dalit literature goes globalThese writers are also re-scripting the conceptions of Indian society and history while challenging prevailing literary conventions.
05 Apr, 2015, 12.45 PM IST
Delhi polls 2015: In Delhi's red light zone, sex workers vote for legalisationSex workers poured out in numbers to vote and said they were voting with the hope that the new government would take up the issue of legali...
07 Feb, 2015, 10.11 PM IST
HIV on wane but millions of sex workers live on the edge. Is legalising prostitution the solution?HIV may be on the wane, but there are still millions of sex workers who have little choice but to live on the edge and the future looks pre...
07 Dec, 2014, 02.30 PM IST
Rights of sex workers: Should prostitution be legalised?Sex workers are also human beings and hence they are entitled to a life of dignity” (Buddhadeb Bhattacharya versus State of West Bengal: (2...
07 Dec, 2014, 09.55 AM IST
TOI manifesto for minority voices: The never-heard voices from the country's red-light districtsFed up over neglect, these elections, probably for the first time ever, rights groups led by sex workers are exploring the option of pressi...
04 Apr, 2014, 10.58 AM IST