Women’s issues

Typhoon Bebinca: Shanghai Ravaged By Strongest Storm In 75 Years [Watch]

New Delhi: A category 1 storm hit the Shanghai region Monday, causing significant damage. Typhoon Bebinca is the most powerful storm…

September 16, 2024

Anti-Witch Hunting Crusader, Padma Awardee Birubala Rabha, Loses Battle Against Cancer

Guwahati: Padma Shri awardee, human rights activist and anti-witch hunt crusader Birubala Rabha passed away at the State Cancer Hospital…

May 13, 2024

[Watch] Odisha Woman Wins Praises For Advocating ‘Paid Period Leave’ At UN Conference

Bhubaneswar: A young woman from Odisha, Ranjeeta Priyadarshini, recently stirred global attention by advocating paid period leave for women employees…

May 11, 2024

Badminton Star Saina Nehwal Slams Karnataka MLA’s ‘Women Should Be Restricted To Kitchen’ Remark

New Delhi: Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal on Saturday condemned Karnataka Congress MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa's remarks on BJP’s female candidate from…

March 30, 2024

Lok Sabha Passes Women’s Reservation Bill With A 454-2 Mandate

New Delhi: In a rare display of bipartisan consensus in Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha passed the Women’s Reservation Bill on…

September 20, 2023

India’s Youngest Mayor Brings 1-Month-Old Baby To Work, Sparks Debate

Thiruvananthapuram: Arya Rajendran became the youngest mayor in the country when she assumed charge at the age of 21 in December…

September 18, 2023

Doctorate And Diapers: How Women Navigate PhD & Parenthood

By Priyamvada Kowshik Gurugram: Dr Pallavee Srivastava, a post-doctoral fellow at Cardiff University, UK, plans her lab work in such…

April 6, 2023

How Adivasi Women In Rajasthan’s Zawar Mines Got Freedom From Patriarchy

By Deepanwita Gita Niyogi Udaipur: Indira Meena’s world turned upside down when her partner deserted her eight years ago. A…

March 24, 2023

Women’s Day & The Deluge Of Sexist Jokes

Every Women’s Day while the world is celebrating Strong, Ambitious, Passionate and Successful women and their unique stories, another huge…

March 15, 2023

BJD MP Sasmit Patra Reiterates Demand For Passage of Women’s Reservation Bill

Patra said that passing the Women’s Reservation Bill in parliament will be a historic step towards empowering 66 crore women…

December 16, 2022