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India's rank on Global Gender Gap Index unchanged at 131; Iceland retains top spotIndia remains at 131st on the Global Gender Gap Index 2026. Progress towards gender parity stands at 64.5 percent, below the global average...- Who was Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha? Meet India's first woman engineer who broke gender barriers in a male-dominated fieldIn 1943, Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha shattered societal norms by becoming India's first woman engineer. Overcoming personal loss, she delved i...
- As NDA partner, TDP bound by Amit Shah's statement on UCC: P Srinivasa RaoTDP leader P Srinivasa Rao supports the Union Home Minister's statement on UCC introduction. He believes UCC will strengthen national unity...
- J&K Bank receives ‘Best CSR Overall Practices’ Award in Bengaluru, MD & CEO reiterates commitment for inclusive and sustainable developmentJammu and Kashmir Bank received a national award for its corporate social responsibility practices. The bank's commitment to sustainable so...
- Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion access, dies aged 78Emma Bonino, a prominent Italian politician, has died at the age of seventy-eight. Her political career began with a fight for abortion rig...
- Will consider granting permanent commission to women officers: Indian Coast Guard to SCThe Indian Coast Guard is contemplating the issuance of permanent commissions to its female officers, in line with Supreme Court directives...
- Regression can't be peddled as diversityA Hindu temple organization has initiated a controversial request to impose gender-specific restrictions on female employees at the Eiffel ...
- Not just in legislature, rare to see women in corner offices of PSUs tooWomen account for less than 10% of employees in India’s central public sector enterprises, with representation particularly weak in supervi...
- Gloria Steinem’s final memoir looks back on feminism, India and a life of changeGloria Steinem's memoir "An Unexpected Life" explores her childhood and feminist activism. She shared reflections on aging with gratitude a...
- Quote of the Day by Gloria Steinem: "We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise..." Her thought-provoking message about why raising boys to embrace empathy, sensitivity and equality mattersQuote of the Day by Gloria Steinem “We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like o...
- Norway's King Harald V dies at 89, his son becomes King Haakon VIIINorway's King Harald V, Europe's oldest monarch, has died at the age of 89. He reigned for over three decades, modernizing the royal house ...
- AVPN Global Conference 2026 opens in Delhi, calls for Asia-led solutions and coordinated capitalThe AVPN Global Conference 2026 has officially kicked off in New Delhi, marking a first for the city. With participation from around two th...
- In 1953, South Korea emerged from war with 60–70% living in extreme poverty. 71 years later, life expectancy reached 83.7 years with highest education levels anywhere in the planetSouth Korea transformed from extreme poverty after the war to a highly educated nation. Life expectancy significantly increased, reaching a...
- Navya Naveli Nanda, Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter, says watching Dadi Ritu Nanda work inspired her to become an entrepreneurNavya Naveli Nanda, Amitabh Bachchan's granddaughter, has said that watching her paternal grandmother Ritu Nanda run a business while growi...
- SC slams Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for denying permanent commission to female officerThe Supreme Court criticized the Indian Coast Guard for denying a permanent commission. The court found the Coast Guard's policy vague and ...
- Nifty 50 firms get dismal score on gender pay parityMost Indian companies show a persistent gender pay gap, with women earning less than men. Only a small percentage of companies reported pro...
- Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen: UN agencyHalf of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice monthly. Taliban decrees have systematically dismantled women's rights since ...
- Women's public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, children: StudyChinese state media increasingly emphasises women's domestic roles, a shift from earlier public sphere portrayals. This change coincides wi...
- Shiromani Akali Dal supports Women's Reservation Bill, demands immediate implementation: SAD chiefShiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded the immediate implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill. He cited Sikh Gurus' t...
- A decade of inclusion: How GeM is transforming public procurement for women entrepreneurs in IndiaGeM's Womaniya initiative has empowered over 200,000 women entrepreneurs in public procurement. This program has dismantled barriers, enabl...
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