Gujarat Police trace 1,470 missing persons in month-long Operation Milap; women, children make up majorityGujarat Police successfully traced 1,470 missing individuals, including many women and children, during the month-long 'Operation Milap'. T...
10 Jun, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Hamas confirms that Israeli airstrikes killed its new military leader in Gaza CityIsraeli airstrikes have killed Mohammed Odeh, the new leader of Hamas's military wing, and his family. This comes as Gaza observes a subdue...
28 May, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in MexicoElderly residents like Maria Cabrera are forced to flee their homes in Tula, Mexico, due to escalating cartel violence. Drone attacks and b...
16 May, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Israeli report accuses Hamas of 'systematic, widespread' sexual violence on Oct 7A new report details systematic sexual violence by Hamas and allies during the October 7 attack and against hostages. The Israeli commissio...
12 May, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
The fall of ‘Didi’: How Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal fortress began to crumbleMamata Banerjee's political hold on West Bengal is weakening. The Bharatiya Janata Party is making significant gains across the state. Once...
04 May, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
Designate protection officers to ensure safety of women from domestic abuse: SC to states, UTsThe Supreme Court has ordered states and union territories to appoint protection officers. These officers will help victims of domestic vio...
20 May, 2025, 04.13 PM IST
SC orders inclusion of women shelter homes under Covid-19 preventive guidelinesThe top court had on April 3, taking suo motu note of conditions and preparedness of children's homes across the country in view of pandemi...
21 Apr, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
SC stays Patna HC order to set up fresh CBI probe team in Muzaffarpur shelter home case"We don't see any reason why the existing CBI team, probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, should be changed at this stage," the apex c...
18 Sep, 2018, 01.36 PM IST
Post-Muzaffarpur, NCW plans survey of 559 sheltersTISS and Jamia Milia Islamia, too, will participate in the project, National Commission of Women (NCW) officials said.
17 Sep, 2018, 07.45 AM IST
Why India is justifiably perceived as the most unsafe place for women?The Bihar shelter home horror has reminded the country how heinous its society can be with its girls.
23 Aug, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
Government moots one big shelter in each stateET has learnt that Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has mooted a model in which the Centre builds a home for 1,...
15 Aug, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
Girija’s rise: From stitching unit to shelter home empireGirija Tripathi’s fall from grace after her arrest on Sunday has shocked this UP town where she ran a chain of shelter homes — from a child...
09 Aug, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Bihar shelter home case: SC expresses concern over rape incidents in countryA bench comprising Justices pulled up the Bihar government for funding an NGO which ran the shelter home in Muzaffarpur where girls were al...
07 Aug, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
DCW to conduct social audit of all shelter homes for girls, women in DelhiIt will be mandated to inspect and assess the condition of government and private-run shelter homes for women and girls.
06 Aug, 2018, 08.25 PM IST
Flowers offered at Benares Temples to be source of income for WidowsThere are numerous big major temples in Varanasi like the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Kaal Bhairav temple, Sankatmochan Temple, Tulsi Manas Te...
27 Jul, 2018, 08.44 AM IST
Centre begins work on biggest facility for Vrindavan widowsConcerned over the plight of widows in Vrindavan, Women and Child Development ministry has initiated work for building the country's larges...
14 Feb, 2016, 03.34 PM IST