Most workers were critical of BJP brass for bringing in leaders like Krishna Tirath, Vinod Binny and even Shazia Ilmi, who were earlier cri...

Former Union Minister Krishna Tirath, who joined BJP today, said she had taken the decision to switch the party as there was "no discipline...

Tirath is the third high profile woman to have joined the BJP ahead of February 7 Delhi assembly elections after Kiran Bedi and Shazia Ilmi.

Tirath is contesting for a third term against AAP's Rakhi Birla and BJP's Udit Raj. Behind her lackadaisical approach is her confidence tha...

A juvenile accused of murder, acid attack, rape and gangrape, will face trial as an adult under the IPC only if the JJB deems it fit.

Denouncing the incident, Tirath said, "Given the spiritual and traditional ethos of our country, such a person cannot be called a saint.

The Act regulates the employment of women for certain period before and after child-birth and is aimed at protection of their rights.

Minister said that she had not received the recommendations of the parliamentary committee and she was not in favour of reduction of age of...

Tirath said that she had spoken to the Home Minister on the need to focus on police response in such cases.

Women and Child Development Ministry today announced setting up of dedicated centres catering to women victims of violence across 100 distr...

The minister said chemical castration was not a practical option as it required continuous administration of medication.

Following the outrage over the gangrape of a 23 year old in the capital, WCD ministry today held consultations with legal experts, activist...

Tirath said she had written to Srikant Jena, Minister of State in MOSPI to include time use surveys in the National Statistical System.

Amid debate over the government move to consider making it mandatory for men to give a portion of incomes to their wives doing household ch...

The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal making rape a genderneutral offence, under which the word ‘rape’ would be replaced by the phrase ...

The Women and Child Development Ministry is eliciting views of other ministries before amending the anti-dowry Act, the Rajya Sabha was inf...

"We have sought about Rs 2 lakh crore in the next five- year plan for the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme, which is sev...