Gender

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...

New Delhi: A Muslim girl over 16 years of age is competent to enter into a contract of marriage with a person of her choice. The bench of Justice Jasjit...

New Delhi: Sologamy or autogamy is marriage by a person to themselves. Supporters of the practice argue that it affirms one's own value and leads to a happier life. An...

Hyderabad: Trend-setters National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (Nalsar) is designating gender-neutral spaces as part of a first-of-its-kind trans policy. This comes almost seven years after the Hyderabad university...

New Delhi: Madhabi Puri Buch has been appointed as the new chairperson of market regulator SEBI, making her the first woman chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India....

Meramandali: Continuing its journey of inclusivity, Tata Steel Meramandali (TSM), Dhenkanal, has deployed four female operators as Stacker-cum Reclaimers (SCR) in its raw material handling system (RMHS) though its vendor...

New Delhi: Growing protests over unfair discrimination has forced State Bank of India (SBI) to temporarily withdraw a controversial circular which deemed pregnant women ‘unfit’ for recruitment. India’s largest bank,...

New Delhi: According to the State Bank of India (SBI), women who are over three-month pregnant are 'temporarily unfit. Not surprisingly,  the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, the same as men. Following the...

New Delhi: Teachers in Kerala have rejected to follow the sari dress code and the Higher Education Minister of the state, Dr R Bindu, also thinks so. One cannot mandate...