Justice delivery system must offer unwavering assurance to women: CJI-designate Surya KantJustice Surya Kant stated every woman needs confidence in the justice system. He launched the 'Nyay Marg' AI chatbot for digital legal aid ...
02 Nov, 2025, 10.40 PM IST
Cash-strapped UNHCR says shed 5,000 jobs this yearThe UN's refugee agency has cut nearly 5,000 jobs this year due to significant reductions in international aid, particularly from the Unite...
06 Oct, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
Acid attacks increase by 69% in England and Wales with more women than men victimsAccording to Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI), 710 acid attacks were recorded in England and Wales last year, compared to 421 in 2...
19 Oct, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
Pandemic fatigue is taking a toll on mental health of prosDr Pratima Murthy, director at Bengaluru-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) says that the prolonged unc...
17 Jul, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
A framework for psychosocial risks that India Inc needsThe continued COVID crisis continues to put mental health and wellbeing on the CXO’s agenda. A framework to design, implement, audit and mo...
16 Feb, 2022, 02.28 PM IST
NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation jointly launches program for home-care support to Covid patientsThe campaign is expected to play a key role in district preparedness for managing nearly 70% of Covid cases at home, reducing pressure on t...
08 Jun, 2021, 06.42 PM IST
UNDP, TISS to launch tech-assisted counselling for those battling mental distress during pandemicThe service is launched as part of the UNDP's Covid-19 socio economic response to provide "accessible, affordable and quality counselling" ...
14 Dec, 2020, 10.57 PM IST
COVID anxiety waning, people okay with new norms: NIMHANS expertsMental health experts at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) have observed a 'positive sign of adaptation'...
24 Sep, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
MPs working on plan to make online space safer for womenGovernment officials, particularly of the IT and women and child development (WCD) ministries, informed the members through presentations a...
22 Nov, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
20 out of 183 One Stop Centres set up under Nirbhaya Fund: GovtA statement placed before the Parliament during the Monsoon session in July had claimed that a total of 689 women had approached such centr...
25 Nov, 2016, 08.23 PM IST
- Teenage girls from breast cancer families not depressed
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) Adolescent girls in families with a history of breast cancer or a high-risk BRCA1/2 mutation are less likely to exp...
28 Sep, 2016, 04.32 PM IST
Government to set up 660 One Stop Centres to help women affected by violenceWomen and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said the scheme was first implemented on April 1 last year when 17 such OSCs were set up...
29 Jul, 2016, 04.23 PM IST
Nepalese, Indian doctors to work jointly to help quake victimsNepalese and Indian doctors will field a joint mobile medical team in Nepal to tackle any possible spread of epidemic in the wake of the co...
27 May, 2015, 07.21 PM IST
Assault on women by juveniles has risen by 132 per cent: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi to Rajya SabhaAssault on women by juveniles with the intent to outrage their modesty rose by 132 per cent in 2013 as against the previous year.
27 Nov, 2014, 05.27 PM IST
660 Nirbhaya Centres for women violence victimsThe centres will be set up in all the 640 districts and 20 additional locations in the country and the project will cost 477 crores approxi...
03 Jul, 2014, 07.01 PM IST
No outbreak of any disease in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand: GovernmentThe government today said there has been no outbreak of any disease in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.
30 Jun, 2013, 11.07 PM IST
No outbreak of any disease in Uttarakhand: GovernmentThe government today said no outbreak of any water, food or air-borne disease has been reported from the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhan...
27 Jun, 2013, 05.44 PM IST