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...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
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
Tharoor says law must respect faith in Sabarimala case, calls it lesson for LDFCongress leader Shashi Tharoor emphasized that law interpreters must respect people's faith, citing the Sabarimala women's entry issue. He ...
07 Apr, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
Supreme Court of India reopens Sabarimala Temple case ahead of Kerala pollsThe Supreme Court begins hearing the Sabarimala Temple entry case again. This crucial hearing will decide if women aged 10 to 50 can enter ...
06 Apr, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
K C Venugopal raises Sabarimala women entry issue, challenges CM to clarify standCongress leader K C Venugopal has challenged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He demands a clear stand on the Sabarimala women entry...
17 Mar, 2026, 03.06 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
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
Delhi HC dismisses plea to allow women of all ages, religions to enter all places of worshipA bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and VK Rao refused to entertain the plea saying it lacked "territorial jurisdiction".
02 Nov, 2018, 12.48 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
Indian sanitary napkin brand Niine takes on P&G and Johnson & JohnsonNiine has also pioneered a movement to bridge the gap between menstruating females using sanitary napkins with those engaging in unhygienic...
26 Sep, 2018, 07.05 PM IST
Menstruating women not allowed in any temple: Sabarimala board to Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court rejected the argument, saying the condition in effect amounted to a ban throughout a woman’s lifetime on going to the tem...
20 Jul, 2018, 08.09 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
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