Gender

Nari Shakti: Centre Begins Survey to End Gender Disparity In Salaries

New Delhi: The Union government has prepared a checklist of companies to find out whether women employees are paid at…

January 31, 2024

Divorced Daughter Not Entitled To Deceased Father’s Estate: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ruled while an unmarried or widowed daughter has a claim in the estate…

September 17, 2023

Lesbian Couple Free To Live As Per Wish, Says Delhi High Court

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the family members and relatives of a 22-year-old lesbian not to threaten…

September 2, 2023

Insulting Woman Or Being Rude To Her Is Not Outraging Modesty: Delhi High Court

New Delhi:  Insulting a woman or being rude to her and not behaving in a chivalrous manner will not amount…

August 29, 2023

Supreme Court Combats Gender Stereotypes In Handbook: Banishes Words Like ‘Eve-Teasing’, ‘Housewife’

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday launched a handbook to go after gender stereotypes prejudicial to women. Words like eve-teasing,…

August 17, 2023

Child Born Out Of Wedlock ‘Can’t Be Called Illegitimate’: NCW Chairperson

New Delhi: "Children born out of non-marital relationships cannot be called illegitimate," said Rekha Sharma, a Chairperson of the National…

July 14, 2023

Chennai India’s First Gender-Inclusive City; Check Details

Chennai: In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, the efforts of an urban local body to promote gender mainstreaming and make…

February 9, 2023

Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Pleas Seeking Criminalisation Of Marital Rape

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought the Centre’s response on a batch of petitions related to the criminalisation of…

January 16, 2023

Taliban Bars Women From Universities In Afghanistan

Girls in their hijabs turned up to their university campuses on Wednesday only to be blocked and turned away by…

December 21, 2022

Hostel Curfew Timings: Lockup The Men, Let Ladies Walk Out, Says Kerala HC

New Delhi: Coming down heavily on the state administration over a curfew for girls studying at a government-run medical college…

December 10, 2022