PM Modi’s Ujjwala at 10 marks shift from access to empowerment, says education minister Dharmendra PradhanTen years on, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has provided clean cooking fuel to over 10 crore women. This initiative has significantly i...
01 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
State govts taking steps towards UCC implementation based on Constitution: Union ministerUnion minister George Kurian said some states are moving towards Uniform Civil Code. Uttarakhand enforced it in January 2025. Gujarat passe...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Opposition never wanted women in Parliament, assemblies: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Women's Reservation BillRekha Gupta accused the opposition of blocking women’s entry into legislatures after the women’s reservation bill failed to pass in the Lok...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
Telangana BJP chief Ramchander Rao placed under house arrest ahead of protest over Women's Reservation BillTelangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Saturday was placed under house arrest by police in Hyderabad after the Bharatiya Janata Party...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Finland proposes civic knowledge test for citizenship as immigration rules tightenThe Finnish government on Thursday proposed that a test covering knowledge of Finnish society would be required for gaining citizenship, as...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Same-sex couples in Thailand to tie the knot starting January as marriage equality bill becomes lawThailand has officially legalised same-sex marriage, becoming the third place in Asia to do so. The law, endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongko...
24 Sep, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
Thailand's Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize marriage equalityThailand's Senate approved a marriage equality bill, making it the first in Southeast Asia. The bill awaits King Maha Vajiralongkorn's endo...
18 Jun, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
SC junks plea seeking uniform minimum age for marriage for men and womenThe petitioner said the plea was filed raising a legal question and forming a task force to look at the issue will not serve the purpose. T...
20 Feb, 2023, 03.31 PM IST
Niti unit pitches for gender Budgeting actDMEO, which is an attached office under the NITI Aayog, has called for incentivising women participation in all training and capacity build...
07 Jul, 2022, 12.18 AM IST
ET View: Passage of Triple Talaq Bill a moment of great import for India’s legislative historyWith this bill, Parliament righted a wrong it had inflicted on its people more than two decades earlier.
31 Jul, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Cabinet nod to MoU to support gender equality in panchayatsGiven the past gains, the two parties will now work together towards participatory design of governance processes and effective implementat...
06 Mar, 2017, 11.18 PM IST
Would deal with only legal aspect of triple talaq: SCCentre had earlier opposed the practice of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims and favoured a relook on grounds like ge...
14 Feb, 2017, 03.07 PM IST
Laws can't change mindsets and hearts, says Smriti Irani at World Economic ForumTalking of breaking down diversity barriers, the minister cited media and banks which have benefitted from women mentoring other women.
06 Oct, 2016, 07.03 PM IST
Pass women's reservation bill urgently: Sharmistha MukherjeeSharmistha Mukherjee urged the government to pass the woman's reservation bill on an urgent basis which in turn would help bring about gend...
15 Nov, 2015, 12.35 AM IST
India committed to gender equality: Government tells UNReiterating India's commitment to gender equality, Secretary in India's Ministry of Women and Child Development Vinay Sheel Oberoi said.
12 Mar, 2015, 12.15 PM IST
India working for 1/3rd reservation for women in Parliament: Sumitra MahajanMahajan said "women are the unwavering pillars of society and the worth of any civilisation can be judged from the position it gives to wom...
13 Oct, 2014, 10.50 PM IST
- 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...
11 Nov, 2007, 02.30 PM IST