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Women voters now India’s most decisive political force, reservation only a matter of timeWomen are increasingly influencing Indian elections. Their voter turnout has surged, surpassing men in recent polls. This electoral power i...
First batch of women being recruited as jawans in Territorial Army, their turnout impressive: Deputy Army ChiefIndian Army has been encouraging women to join the force by adopting policies that support their inclusion. Permanent Commission is now gra...
India slips to 131st position in Global Gender Gap Index 2025India's gender parity ranking slipped to 131 out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2025 report, despite improvements in econom...
Who was Sana Yousaf? Teen TikTok influencer shot dead on her birthday in PakistanSana Yousaf, a 17-year-old TikTok influencer from Pakistan’s Chitral region, was shot dead in her Islamabad home on her birthday, 1 June 20...
Who is Kashish Chaudhary, the first Hindu woman to rise to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in Balochistan?Kashish Chaudhary, a 25-year-old woman from Noshki, Balochistan, has become the first Hindu woman in the province to be appointed Assistant...
India ranks 129th on Global Gender Gap index, Iceland on top: WEFIndia dropped to 129th place in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2024, while Iceland retained the top spot. India ranks f...
Pakistan college implements restrictions on girl students' political participationProf Riaz Mohammad, the college's chief proctor, formally circulated these instructions, emphasizing the importance of adhering to local cu...
"Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas War, learning experience for India": Lt Gen Manjinder SinghLt Gen Manjinder Singh of the Indian Army Training Command highlighted the importance of learning from the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas ...
Turtuk residents demand seat for Baltis in Hill Council of LadakhResidents of the border area of Turtuk in Ladakh are demanding an additional seat in the Ladakh Hill Development Council and a degree colle...
India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF reportIndia has moved up eight positions to rank 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity in the World Economic Forum's annual Gender G...
India ranks low at 135th for gender parity; worst for health and survival, says WEFOn the health and survival subindex, India ranked the lowest at 146th place and figured among the five countries with gender gaps larger th...
India commands the top score on the Women, Business and Law Index 2020 in South AsiaIndia overtook Maldives to command the highest WBL score in the South Asian region in 2020. The World Bank study mentions the measure taken...
India slips to 112th place on gender gap; in bottom-5 on health, economic frontsIndia ranked a lowly 112, which is a four-places slip compared to last year's ranking. The ranking is majorly based on gender gap and gende...
India, the third-largest Asian economy, ranked 131 on Human Development Index: UNA UN report has ranked India at 131 out of total 188 countries alongside nations like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Kenya, Myanmar and Nepa...
India up five slots but still 130th on HDIIndia ranked a lowly 130 in the HDI even if up from last year's 135 in the list of 188 nations, thanks to higher life expectancy and gross ...
In India, 80% of women don’t have bank accounts: UNDP reportAs per the report released by the UNDP on Monday, the Human Development Index (HDI) rank of Bangladesh and Pakistan was 142 and 147, respec...
Jammu and Kashmir polls: PDP promises 'Self Rule' in its election manifestoPDP's manifesto asserted Article 370 effects everything from political discourse to personal responses, economy to emotions, society to sen...
India gets poor 101st rank on global gender gap indexThe index has ranked 136 countries on how well resources and opportunities are divided between men and women in four broad areas of economy.
- India ranked at 115 on women empowerment scale: Survey
India has been ranked at a poor 115 by a global survey which looked into the level of economical empowerment of women in 128 countries.
- India named among world's 10 most gender-biased economies
In the overall ranking, the country has slipped from 98th rank in 2006 when the index included a total of 115 countries. No longer a gender...