Gender

Women who have been pregnant show more signs of biological ageing compared to those who have never had a baby, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National...

New Delhi: Punjab University (PU), Chandigarh has become the first university in the region to offer menstrual leave to female students. The vice chancellor, Renu Vig, has granted the proposal,...

New Delhi: The Union government has prepared a checklist of companies to find out whether women employees are paid at par with men for the same job being done. According...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ruled while an unmarried or widowed daughter has a claim in the estate of her deceased father, the same does not apply to...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the family members and relatives of a 22-year-old lesbian not to threaten or put pressure on her or her partner, saying they...

New Delhi:  Insulting a woman or being rude to her and not behaving in a chivalrous manner will not amount to outraging the modesty of a woman, the Delhi High...

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday launched a handbook to go after gender stereotypes prejudicial to women. Words like eve-teasing, housewife, and affair may soon be out of the legal...

New Delhi: "Children born out of non-marital relationships cannot be called illegitimate," said Rekha Sharma, a Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW). Endowing dignity and equality to the...

Chennai: In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, the efforts of an urban local body to promote gender mainstreaming and make the city a safer place for women has borne fruit....

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought the Centre’s response on a batch of petitions related to the criminalisation of marital rape. A bench led by Chief Justice of India...