How an Islamist party is gaining ground in Bangladesh, worrying moderatesBangladesh elections: A December opinion poll by the U.S.-based International Republican Institute ranked Jamaat as the most "liked" party ...
21 Jan, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
Bangladesh minority leader wants India to look beyond Sheikh Hasina's Awami League PartyUnder the previous Awami League regime, Hindus in Bangladesh experienced relentless discrimination. The president of the Bangladesh Minorit...
02 Jan, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globallyWomen's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively.soc...
07 Jul, 2024, 06.40 AM IST
Women only 1.9% of Indian Armed Forces deployed in United Nations Peacekeeping missionsIndia has the lowest proportion of women representatives among major contributors to UN Peacekeeping missions, with only 1.9% of Indian mil...
25 Oct, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Only 3.69% women as central armed police forces struggle to meet quota targetIn 2016, the Union government had issued directions to reserve 33% posts at constable level for women personnel in the CRPF and CISF and 14...
09 Nov, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
Ideas for a better Budget: Women’s health, maternal leave and safety for economic growthFinance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman, due to announce the Union Budget for 2021-22 on February 1, must surely be searching for high growth id...
11 Jan, 2021, 12.55 PM IST
Bangladesh to go to polls on December 23; to use EVMs for the first time"The polling date is December 23," Chief Election Commissioner Nurul Huda said in a televised address.
08 Nov, 2018, 08.31 PM 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 to hire over 11,000 women in central police forcesHome Ministry has made its policy clear that women personnel should be at least 5% of the total strength of these forces.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
Women should play greater role in UN peacekeeping: Army vice chiefUNSC resolution 1820 (of 2008) says that "rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity or a c...
05 Feb, 2018, 05.26 PM IST
Here's an easy way to boost India's GDP: Have more women in workforceThe World Economic Forum's Gender Gap report has ranked India at 108 out of 144 countries surveyed, showing a fall of 21 places from the la...
05 Nov, 2017, 02.22 PM IST
Unfortunate that Delhi cabinet has no woman: Shiela DikshitTerming it unfortunate that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal does not have a single woman cabinet member, his predecessor Shiela Dikshi...
08 Mar, 2016, 09.23 PM IST
Women’s progress in employment and leadership stalls in Asia PacificIn 12 out of 18 Asia Pacific markets, women outnumber men in university education gross enrollment rate, however, educational attainment is...
07 Mar, 2016, 03.53 PM IST
How can there be empowerment of women without representation, says Pranab MukherjeePresident Pranab Mukherjee said as he made a strong pitch for reviving the Constitution amendment Bill to give 33% reservation to women in ...
05 Mar, 2016, 06.13 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee concerned over poor representation of womenHe also said the real challenge lies in identifying and taking measures to address the bias in our laws, employment conditions and personal...
12 Nov, 2014, 10.22 PM IST
- Women's day: India ranks 105th in world in terms of women participation in politics
With only 11 per cent of representation of women in Lok Sabha and 10.7 per cent in Rajya Sabha, India ranks 105th in the world, according t...
08 Mar, 2012, 03.33 PM IST
- Pakistan has twice as many women MPs in India
Almost 100 countries have some kind of quota system or the other in place.
08 Mar, 2010, 10.57 AM IST