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Whose rituals, whose rights? Sabarimala U-turn exposes the tension between tradition, politics, and equalityKerala's ruling LDF has reversed its stance on the Sabarimala Temple issue. The party now supports religious fundamentalism and traditional...- Constitution over tradition: Why ‘essential practices’ must not override individual rightsIndia's Supreme Court is embarking on an examination of religious traditions to determine their compliance with fundamental rights. Key cas...
- Menstrual leave in Karnataka: Check policies and benefits across India’s other states as wellKarnataka has approved 12 paid menstrual leave days annually for women employees, a first for both government and private sectors in India....
- Study links high maternal stress during pregnancy to early puberty signs in first-born daughtersNew research from the University of California - Los Angeles suggests that high levels of stress experienced by mothers during pregnancy ma...
- Paid leave for menstruation? Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani says thisUnion Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, expressed her views on menstrual leave during a session in the Rajya Sabha. S...
- Study finds early menstruation linked to increased diabetes & stroke riskResearchers from Tulane University and Brigham and Women's Hospital suggest that the age of the first menstrual cycle may be an early indic...
- Hysterectomy tops Ayushman claims; red flags raisedThe NHA is the implementing body for PM-JAY and had commissioned a working paper titled ‘Patterns of utilisation for hysterectomy: An analy...
- Sabarimala violence: BJP MP's ancestral home attacked, RSS office set on fireThe incident at the ancestral house of BJP Rajya Sabha member V Muraleedharan occurred in the early hours of Saturday. No one was injured, ...
- Sabarimala: Supreme Court declines urgent hearing on contempt plea against authoritiesThe apex court had last September allowed the entry of women of all age groups into the temple.
- 11 Sabarimala-bound women chased away, SC verdict yet to be implementedThe women, members of the Chennai-based "Manithi" outfit, are now squatting on the road. Police have thrown a security ring around them.
- Tension ahead of Sabarimala Temple opening, some people taken into custodyTwo women devotees could not proceed to the shrine after protests against the decision to allow women in the menstruating age into the Ayya...
- Menstruation products: How a movement was created by women for womenSeveral firms are lining up sustainable products for menstruation. It's largely a women movement for women.
- World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Why do women really need to have the period?The normal menstruation cycle varies from 21 to 35 days and the bleeding can last from two to seven days.
- From Kotex to Pad Man: Measuring the menstrual products revolutionIt would be an interesting irony if the final result of the revolution could end with menstruation being considered as something so routine...
- Ahead of its time! This Kerala school granted menstrual leave to students way back in 1912Th students were allowed to take 'period leave' during annual examination and permitted to write it later.
- Beware! Early menstruation may put you at a higher risk of stroke later in lifeGrowing evidence suggests that the age at which women start and stop their periods, factor into many diseases.
- Gynaec guide to tackle womanly woesThere is a whole universe of health conditions that concern only half the population. Here's an expert gynaec guide to tackling womanly woe...
- Nepal's 'Living Goddess' to get stipend after retirementKumaris,or "living goddess", will receive Rs 10,000 from July under the Kathmandu Metropolitan City's fresh budgetary allocation.
- Protecting Future: Keeping girls in schoolThe world faces the tremendous challenge of providing economic opportunities and sustainable work for this gigantic cohort of young people.
- UNICEF hails start of international year spotlighting need for better sanitationThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has started the International Year of Sanitation 2008 which draws attention to the plight of ov...
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