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Three women, one track: Allegations of dowry and 'take me home' pleas that rang hollowThree young women died in their marital homes this month amid dowry demands. Twisha Sharma, Deepika Nagar, and Palak Ranjan could not retur...
‘Doing what I do best’: Namita Thapar shares new reel amid controversyEmcure Pharmaceuticals' Namita Thapar shared a health awareness video amid controversy over her namaz remarks. Meanwhile, Lenskart faced ba...
Economic Survey calls for policies to promote flexible work to increase female workforceIndia's Economic Survey 2025-26 reveals women face workplace hurdles like limited mobility and rigid schedules. It calls for flexible work,...
Safe on paper but unsafe in life: What NARI 2025 reveals about women's safety in Indian citiesThe NARI 2025 report, covering 12,770 women across 31 cities, paints a mixed picture of safety in urban India. While Mumbai, Kohima and Vis...
RTI revelation on 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme has 'exposed' lies of Modi govt: KhargeCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the Modi government's 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme, claiming Rs 455 crore have vanish...
11 per cent rise in crimes against women in Navi Mumbai in 2022In 2022, there were 39 registered cases of murder, 48 cases of attempt to murder, six culpable homicides not not amounting to murder, 133 r...
Over 60% cases at state women’s panel on social media harassmentAccording to the monthly crime statistics compiled by the Karnataka state police, in December 2018, 26 cases of cybercrimes against women w...
Eminent policymakers, economists, activists in US discuss issues being faced in IndiaFormer deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia delivered the keynote address at the event 'India Dialogues' on Sa...
Zero reporting of sexual harassment cases in internet cos a worrying sign: ExpertsUber India, Google India, Swiggy, Flipkart and Paytm reported zero cases of sexual harassment in recent financial years, as per regulatory ...
Twinkle Khanna opens up about being sexually harassed at work, slams TVF Founder’s ‘sexy' commentMrs. Funnybones isn't one to mince her words, and this time, we couldn't agree more with her.
Women safety a UP poll issue but BSP, BJP finds it hard to snap Akhilesh’s women power lineBJP highlighting the Bulandshar gang rape case and the BSP stressing on its campaign, “saare gundon ko katengi tadipaar behen tumhari, Behe...
Sexual harassment cases rise by 26% in Nifty 50 companies; Wipro, ICICI, Infosys top listThis is the second year that companies have disclosed the data in their annual reports to comply with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Wor...
Bengaluru 3rd among Indian cities in molestation casesBengaluru reported the third highest attacks -718 -against women with an intent to outrage their modesty among 53 Indian cities, according ...
Thiruvananthapuram to get special court to try POCSO casesA special court, dealing with cases related to violence and sexual harassment against children and women, will be opened here tomorrow.
61% Indian women confident of earning same salary as menMisplaced perceptions aren't the only issue. Women in India are among those facing the greatest workplace inequities but least likely to sp...
Issue of online harassment needs attention from all stakeholders: Maja Fjaestad, Strategic Development SwedenThe 39 year old cyber feminist calls for a power analysis of the actors involved on this issue and says that the structures that discrimina...
Section 498A: Has Supreme Court taken a retrograde step by diluting an anti-harassment law?By diluting an anti-harassment law the top court has undone what it had been striving for — making women feel safe.
The right lessons on gender sensitivityFirst point the gender sensitivity briefings could cover is that the objective is not to avoid getting accused of harassment, but to avoid ...
- 'Majority of working women in India feel unsafe after dark'
Majority of women surveyed by Assocham said they feel unsafe, especially during night shifts, in all major economic hubs across the country.
- Moily for tough law against sexual abuse
Ruchika case brought out inadequacy of laws on child abuse to the surface.