Progressive judges, progressive judiciarySupreme Court Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma have sparked outrage by seemingly minimizing a rape case, questioning the v...
01 Jun, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
Stringent laws alone do not make for just society, need to change our mindsets: CJI ChandrachudChief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud emphasized the need for societal change alongside legal provisions to protect women's interests. Spe...
16 Sep, 2024, 09.58 PM IST
Does her hand-on-hip sassiness upset you?When Harappan artefacts were officially divided between India and Pakistan after Independence, the Dancing Girl came to India's share while...
10 Jun, 2023, 10.28 PM IST
Encouraging Participation of Women In STEM08 Mar, 2022, 06.35 PM IST
Vidya Balan-starrer 'Sherni' will get an Amazon Prime release on June 18The drama is directed by Amit Masurkar of 'Newton' fame.
02 Jun, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
United Nations Women launches India chapter of Unstereotype AllianceUnstereotype Alliance's members which have committed to challenging stereotyped gender portrayals include India’s largest advertisers Hindu...
30 Mar, 2021, 07.17 PM IST
Talk, period: How a Haryana candidate is reaching out to women votersWhile women constitute nearly 46 per cent of the voting population in Haryana, their turnout is among the lowest in the country.
13 May, 2019, 01.10 PM IST
The sister act - women in powerful positions vulnerable & need support: Kangana, Shaina NCThe actress feels that women must back up their tribe in order to get ahead.
14 Sep, 2018, 04.31 PM IST
Skills, confidence, hope: Microloans give more than just an income to rural womenEnsuring that women in rural India get affordable micro-credit not only opens up a path to income generating opportunities, but when done i...
04 Mar, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
AIIMS study hints at rampant selective foeticide in south DelhiThe doctors said they observed that females outnumbered males among fetuses that were less than or equal to 20 weeks of gestational age, cl...
02 Aug, 2016, 11.45 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi slams Congress; says it wants power to remain concentrated with one family"Congress is desperate as it wants power to remain concentrated with one family," Modi said while addressing NDA MPs.
13 Aug, 2015, 07.41 PM IST
Women activists oppose ban on December 16 gangrape film telecastAIDWA today strongly opposed the blanket ban on the documentary on December 16, 2012 gangrape incident by BBC and demanded action against t...
05 Mar, 2015, 10.48 PM IST
The missing men in violence against womenWorldwide there is a dominant model of manhood; men are taught to aspire to and judge themselves based on this ideal.
25 Nov, 2013, 02.30 PM IST
Bollywood to show more respect to women, film-makers already calling to introspectFilmmakers demanding that the commoditisation of women - through item numbers, lewd dialogues and rapes scenes be severely dealt with.
31 Dec, 2012, 07.48 AM IST
- Grisly tradition: The fight in Haryana is as much against khaps as against rape
The measures announced by Haryana CM Hooda after a spate of rapes in the state, to ensure quick trials in such cases.
13 Oct, 2012, 05.22 AM IST
- India can't be China: Media messages aren’t responsible for social chaos
The reported move by the government to prosecute some 21 social networking sites for carrying material that promotes 'enmity between classe...
02 Feb, 2012, 09.13 AM IST
- Modernity's discontents
The social problems posed by liquor are all too real.
31 Jan, 2009, 03.11 AM IST