Woman can't be treated as 'untouchable' for 3 days: Justice Nagarathna in Sabarimala caseSupreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna stated women cannot be considered untouchable for three days monthly. This remark came during hearings ...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
CPI(M), Govt may differ on Sabarimala women entry case: MV GovindanKerala's CPI(M) leader M V Govindan clarified that the party's stance and the government's position on women's entry into Sabarimala temple...
16 Feb, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
No new affidavit submitted in SC, says TDB president on Sabarimala women's entry caseTravancore Devaswom Board President P S Prasanth stated that the 2016 affidavit aimed to protect Sabarimala's rituals regarding women's ent...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
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...
07 Dec, 2023, 05.06 PM IST
Health ministry working on national menstrual policy to ensure access to safe, hygienic productsThe Union Health Ministry is working on formulating a national menstrual hygiene policy that seeks to ensure access to safe and hygienic me...
06 Aug, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
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.
03 Jan, 2019, 06.06 PM IST
Sabarimala temple opens for Makkaravilakku festivalThe temple, which had witnessed frenzied protests from devotees over the entry of women of menstruating age, had closed on Dec 27, marking ...
30 Dec, 2018, 07.05 PM IST
Women again fail to enter SabarimalaAccompanied by police personnel, the members of Chennai-based women empowerment outfit 'Manithi' could barely move 100 metres through the t...
24 Dec, 2018, 07.47 AM IST
Sabarimala: Travancore Devaswom Board moves SC seeking more time to implement verdictThe Board, which manages the hill shrine, has cited lack of basic amenities among other things as the reason for seeking more time from the...
19 Nov, 2018, 03.44 PM IST
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...
17 Oct, 2018, 12.58 PM IST
Sabarimala issue: Tribals allege government trying to demolish centuries-old customsTribals claimed that restrictions imposed on women in the menstruating age group were part of a custom prevailing in tribal societies livin...
17 Oct, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
Supreme Court terms as impossible condition of observing abstinence before visiting Sabrimala templeA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which is hearing petitions challenging the ban, said that it is the de...
19 Jul, 2018, 05.22 PM IST
This teen raised funds to provide sanitary napkins for poorA regular volunteer at a children's home ThayiMane, it was when Dixit went to the girls' toilet that she realised the lack of hygiene.
27 Feb, 2018, 11.26 AM IST
Age proof now a must for women to offer worship in SabarimalaTDB has decided to make the age proof mandatory during the ongoing pilgrim season in view of the increasing instances of women devotees try...
04 Jan, 2018, 02.18 PM IST
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.
08 Feb, 2017, 05.38 PM IST
Kerala BJP leader favours women's entry in Sabarimala Ayyapppa shrineBJP state general secretary endorsed the suggestion of keeping the shrine open throughout the year to reduce heavy rush during annual pilgr...
03 Sep, 2016, 01.47 PM IST
Girls college installs Uttar Pradesh's first sanitary pad vending machineNishi Pandey said the AGDC authorities had installed the machine around a week back and response from the students was good.
13 Aug, 2015, 11.10 AM IST