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‘India’s Sons’: False Rape Case Survivors Narrate Their Ordeal In…
New Delhi: Ever since the ‘Nirbhaya’ gang rape in Delhi, various amendments have been made to India’s rape laws, making them stricter and more severe than ever before. But such changes in…
Teacher Changes Gender To Marry Lover, A Student
Bharatpur: In an unheard-of but heartwarming incident, a schoolteacher in Rajasthan changed her gender and married one of her students on Sunday. Meera, a physical education teacher at…
Two-Finger Test To Confirm Rape Patriarchal & Sexist, Says Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the use of the "two-finger test" in cases of rape and sexual assault and asked the centre to ensure the practice is stopped. The test has no…
Women’s Body Chief Writes To Twitter, Delhi Police On Child Porn Clips ‘Sold…
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal on Tuesday sent notices to Delhi Police and Twitter over child pornography and its trade on the microblogging site. She said…
Karnataka Trans Woman Seeks Euthanasia; Why?
Bengaluru: Dejected with life Rihana Irfan, 29, a trans woman from Karnataka’s Madikeri has sought permission for “euthanasia". Her decision to seek mercy killing came after several failed…
Husbands Take Oath In Place Of Elected Wives In This Gram Panchayat
Damoh: The husband of a newly elected woman sarpanch allegedly took the oath of office instead of his wife in a gram panchayat in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, news agency ANI reported.…
Menstruating Girls Stopped From Planting Trees By Male Teacher
Nashik: A tribal girl student at a state-run boarding facility in Maharashtra's Nashik district has alleged that a male teacher stopped her and other girls having menstruation from planting…
SC To Consider Listing Woman’s Plea Seeking Termination Of 23-Week Foetus
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing the plea of an unmarried woman who was not allowed by the Delhi High Court to undergo medical termination of pregnancy at…
Odisha Woman Dies By Suicide Because In-Laws Opposed Her Posting Videos On Instagram
Bhubaneswar: Posting her videos on Instagram cost this woman her life. She was so disturbed by her in-laws' reprimanding her for posting videos on Instagram, that she allegedly died by…
Indian Bank Says Pregnant Women ‘Temporarily Unfit’; Women’s Body…
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) has issued a notice to the Indian Bank seeking withdrawal of its new recruitment guidelines which prevents a woman, who is three or more…