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- Panel set up to study status of Indian women
NewDelhi, May 17: The government has set up a high-level committee to undertake comprehensive study on the status of women in India as well as to evolve appropriate policy interventions based o....
- Jamia Millia chief backs women's quota bill
New Delhi, May 2: Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung today advocated the passage of the women's reservation bill to empower the poor and ordinary Indian women.
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- Afreen, Falak and fair vaginas - when will it change for India's women
New Delhi,April 12: Another baby girl killed before she got a chance at life, another father unable to contain his disappointment at begetting a daughter, another mother mourning her child and ....
- Women gamers thrash dowry-seekers online
New Delhi, March 21: Shaadi.com's anti dowry game 'Angry Brides' has struck a chord amongst women gamers with more than 10,000 females playing it since its launch, less than two wee....
- Hello! Delhi Police women's helpline gets lewd, abusive calls
New Delhi,Feb 13: "Are you single or married?", "What's your phone number, sweetie", "Main tumse shadi karna chahta hoon"... are some of the pesky calls that female ....
- I will learn a lot from Indian women: Yoko Ono
New Delhi, Jan 12: Multi-media artist and peace activist Yoko Ono, widow of late Beatles icon John Lennon, reconnected with India nearly four decades after she visited the country with her husb....
- An Argentine who dedicated five decades to Indian dance
Buenos Aires,Dec 28:An Argentine woman who started as a ballet dancer and later learnt Bharatnatyam, Odissi and Kuchipudi from great masters has not only dedicated 50 years of her life to India....
- NCW to start 24x7 toll free helpline
New Delhi, Nov 4: The National Commission for Women will soon start a 24-hour helpline to assist women in distress, its chief Mamta Sharma said today.
"A 24-hour helpline on a tol....
- Domestic violence very high in Asia-Pacific: UN report
New Delhi, July 6: Nearly half the population of women in the Asia-Pacific region have experienced physical and sexual violence at the hands of their partners, a report by UN Women claimed.
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- Woman only nine percent of newly-elected legislators in five states
New Delhi, May 19: The recent assembly elections in five states in India did give the country two more women chief ministers but the gross representation of women in these assemblies is a disma....
- Jayanthi, Chandresh Katoch among NCW chief probables
New Delhi, April 7: Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan and Lok Sabha member Chandresh Kumari Katoch are among the candidates being considered for the post of chairperson of the National C....
- Please don't legalise prostitution, say victims
New Delhi, April 7: Twenty-year-old Noor was just 10 when she was sold off to a brothel owner and forced into sex trade in West Bengal. She was rescued by activists a decade later and went on t....
- Women behave like their mothers at 32
London, March 29: Most women across the world start behaving like their mothers when they reach the age of 32.
They start talking to their children with phrases their own mothers used....
- A salute to womanhood through art
New Delhi, March 26: It's a panoramic take on women's empowerment. With 361 creative works spread across the 11 gallery spaces of the Art Mall premises in New Delhi, "Stree 2011"....
- Folk art shows how women fought for their rights
Mau (Uttar Pradesh), March 26: A large number of rural women used folk art to show how they had fought for National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), public distribution system (PDS), reg....
- Delhi: Women MPs discuss matters relating to women
New Delhi, March 25: Around 22 women MPs on Thursday discussed various issues and laws relating to women and planned to take up the matter in parliament. The National Commission for Women organ....
- Improve sex ratio of India, says president
Chandigarh, March 17 President Pratibha Patil today strongly emphasised the need to improve India's skewed sex ratio.
"Today, there are fewer women in India than men, and if t....
- Adoptions on rise - and many want a girl!
New Delhi, March 12: Winds of change are sweeping through urban India, a country traditionally known for its male preference. Many city-dwellers who don't have children of their own are opt....
- Women cinematographers, photographers love breaking a myth
New Delhi, March 12: They are pushed, pinched and given weird glances, but that doesn't dent the confidence of women photographers and cinematographers. They have walked into the profession....
- Delhi women fight insecurity, police say crime on decline
New Delhi, March 11: Gory statistics, unbridled crime, roving eyes of molesters and shambolic defence of the police and security agencies - the national capital has seen it all. Northward trend....
- Ekta Kapoor launches 'Punch the Pervert' application
Mumbai, March 10: Trust Ekta Kapoor to come up with the most radical marketing ideas. For her forthcoming film, RAGINI MMS, she has released a path-breaking application called 'Punch the Pe....
- Merit seat reserved for women can be given to men: Gujarat HC
Gandhinagar, March 10: If requisite merit is not available for the seats reserved for women, the seat can be given to male candidates, the Gujarat High Court has ruled.
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- Happy Womens' Day to our Better Halves
Being a woman perhaps is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. On this womens' day, let me appreciate all the women who have opted for being our better halv....
- Being Woman....in India
Every year 8 March renews the zeal in the otherwise indifferent males to display their recessive love for women. It has become an annual ritual to flood mail boxes with "wishes" for the "p....
- Equal Rights are still eluding us: Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi, March 9: Delhi Chief Minister Smt Sheila Dikshit expressed her concern on discrimination against women in society and advocated for equal right for women in society.
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- Women come together and deliver: Story behind Lijjat Papad
New Delhi, March 9: Symbiotic relation goes a long way to create a difference and this is exactly what lesser gifted women belonging to a cooperative society have conveyed to us. Behind the suc....
- Give Indian Muslim women more social space: Minority bodies
New Delhi, March 8: As India talked about women's empowerment and celebrated International Women's Day today, representatives from minority bodies and national commission for women said....
- Northeastern women harassed, discriminated against in Delhi: Report
New Delhi, March 8: Even as the world celebrated International Women's Day Tuesday, a report highlighted the everyday tribulations undergone by women from northeast India in the national ca....
- People not helping make Delhi safe for women: Dikshit
New Delhi, March 8: Like other metros in the country, the national capital lacks people's participation in improvement of security for women, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said today.....
- Five Indians in list of top 100 women
London, March 8: Five Indian women, including high-profile author Arundhati Roy and rights activist Jayshree Satpute, figure in the list of 100 of the world's most inspirational women prepa....
- The forgotten heroines of India from crypts of history
New Delhi, March 8: History has been biased towards women. Some have been put on pedestals and some brushed to the margins of forgetfulness - slipping off the collective consciousness.
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- Tulsa Bai, a discovery of Ahambhumika battles poverty and pity
Bhopal, March 8: Tulsa Bai is in her late 20s and she has already suffered much penury. Carrying the baggage of humiliation ever since her husband suddenly deserted her to live an ignoble life,....
- Chandni Parekh of FundACause: Serving society single-handedly
New Delhi, Mar 8: She is the string connecting the needy to the ones willing to give back to the society. Hers is a self-chosen responsibility of ensuring that help finds the right taker. Chand....
- Female celebrities endorse International Women's Day
Mumbai, March 7: Some feel International Women's Day is about creating awareness towards certain issues, some feel it is to celebrate womanhood and celebrities like actress Raveena and auth....
- Flexible HR policies make working attractive for women
New Delhi, March 7: Flexi working hours, childcare facilities at the office, working from home and understanding husbands. Women professionals are moving up the corporate ranks and managing hom....
- Kiran Bedi: Indian woman purging society, beckoning reforms
If ever there were people who truly purged the Indian society then Kiran Bedi's name would certainly come in the top. India's first woman officer who joined the Indian Police Service in 1972, ....
- In India, women bankers have broken glass ceiling
New Delhi, March 6: As the world celebrates Women's Day Tuesday, a striking facet in the otherwise male-dominated corporate world in India has been the representation of women in the top ec....
- Irom Sharmila: A potent revolutionary fights the unacceptable
An unassuming lady in her late 20s decided 11 years ago that the time for protest has come. The Machiavellian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, which has been ruining the very fabric of North-E....
- Many strides but still trapped: Shifting realities of Indian women
New Delhi, March 5: Another International Women's Day, another occasion for a national assessment of the status of women in a country where the glass ceiling is within reach but not broken,....
- Women still missing from India's politics
New Delhi, March 5: Despite a more than decade long campaign to get more women's representation in India's legislative bodies, including parliament, women are still missing from politic....
- Gayatri Devi: A blessing in disguise of a Princess
Little did the world know that little Ayesha will grow up to be Maharani Gayatri Devi some day and let the world know of her potential. Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar was a versatile individual ....
- Norms for women employees' safety being ignored: Delhi Police
New Delhi, March 4: After repeated warnings and directions by Delhi Police to BPOs and corporates on safety of women employees who work night shifts, some companies are still flouting the norms....
- Begum Rokeya: She gave the call for emancipation of Muslim women
One of the rare rebellions of her time, Roquia Sakhawat Hussain is a name that echoes ceaseless struggle to bring women under the ambit of social respect and admiration. Born in 1880, this gritty and ....
- International Women's Day: Let's do our bit for the unsung ones
India is revered as the Motherland. Veneration towards feminine power and faith in the potential of women have been the foundation on which the edifice of strength stands. India had been the home to a....
- Women fear stereotyping by male service providers
Washington, Feb 15: Women prefer female service providers in situations where they might fall prey to stereotypes about their math and science abilities.
"One of the most widely h....
- Poverty, not pleasure, forces women into prostitution: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Feb 14: The Supreme Court today said it was because of "abject poverty" and not for "pleasure" that a woman is compelled to indulge in prostitution. It also ordered f....
- Rising crime against women in Delhi? No way, says Joint Commissioner of Police
New Delhi, Feb 11: As speakers at a consultation spoke about the spiralling number of crime cases against women in Delhi, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Goel surprised many when h....
- PM concerned over women's security
New Delhi, Feb 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed concern at violence against women in various parts of the country and asked the state governments to step up efforts to protect t....
- Widows will be protected, given justice: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Jan 17: "The widows will be protected and given justice," said the Supreme Court today while setting aside an Allahabad High Court order transferring the trial in a murder ca....
- Violence against women leads to deaths of 18 lakh girls
New Delhi, Jan 7: Domestic violence seems to have spread its fangs wide and deep in India. Survey conducted by from Harvard School of Public Health and other institutes reveals a report that is....
- Why women want to marry richer men
London, Jan 4: Decades of gender equality campaigns notwithstanding, women still want to marry men who are better educated and earn more money than them, a researcher says.
The idea t....
- Red Chilli campaign - self-defence for the capital's women
New Delhi, Dec 13: 'Stop becoming a victim, the solution is mirchi jhonk' - a short bursts of red chilli spray! This is the slogan of the Red Chilli campaign launched by a group of medi....
- Make women feel safe in Delhi: Ambika Soni
New Delhi, Dec 13: Following yet another rape in the national capital, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today said that rising crimes against women was a "serious issue"....
- Northeast delegation to demand women's safety in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 9: A delegation of northeastern NGOs would on Friday meet officials of the union home ministry to discuss the safety of women from the region in the capital following the abducti....
- March to highlight safety of women in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 9: It is to be a march in the evening, highlighting the concern for safety of women, especially at night. Titled aptly, Claim Your City By Night, the march planned Friday on the ....
- Delhi Police asked to be vigilant about women's safety: Lt. Governor Tejendra Khanna
New Delhi, Nov 30: Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna today directed Delhi Police to be more vigilant about women's safety, especially those working in BPOs, even as there has been no head....
- Indian women don't have multiple affairs, nor do they cry: Mike Pandey
Panaji, Nov 29: Indian women do not have multiple affairs, nor do they cry all the time, three-time Green Oscar winner Mike Pandey said today while making his case for creating a mandatory half....
- Government planning to raise widows' pension
New Delhi, Nov 29: The women and child development ministry today mooted various proposals to better the lives of widows in the country, including raising the pension to Rs. 1,500 a month.
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- Shabana willing to bring MPs on board for maternal mortality
New Delhi, Nov 24: Actor and social activist Shabana Azmi today said she is willing to take on the responsibility of getting concerned MPs on board to work on the issue of maternal mortality in....
- Scheme for empowering adolescent girls launched
New Delhi, Nov 19: The women and child development ministry today launched the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG-SABLA).
The scheme was unveiled by Home ....
- Women's education important for health: President
New Delhi, Nov 13: President Pratibha Patil today termed women's education as the most important determinant for good health of women and children.
"Education is a powerful dr....
- More women respected in Pakistan than India: report
New Delhi, Nov 5: Compared to India, a higher percentage of women in Pakistan feel they are treated with respect, says a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report.
According ....
- Nooyi, Shikha Sharma, Chanda Kocchar among 100 most powerful women
Washington, Oct 7: Two Indian women have made it to Forbes list of world's 100 most powerful women with US First Lady Michelle Obama at the top and India-born Pepsico chief in sixth place.
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- Rights of women in live-in relations under Supreme court lens
New Delhi, Oct 6: The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on the question whether a woman in a live-in relationship or under the mistaken belief of being the wife of an already married man....
- Slapped, kicked, abused - where's women's empowerment on TV?
New Delhi, Sep 28: Women are slapped, kicked, abused and raped in popular shows like "Naa Aana Iss Des Laado", "Balika Vadhu" and "Pratigya" that reach over 130 million ....
- Women empowerment important for a powerful nation: President
Kolkata, Sep 22: President Pratibha Patil today said women empowerment is very important for developing India into a powerful nation.
"Women empowerment is very important for the ....
- State-run firms told to ensure gender equality
New Delhi, Sep 22: An apex organisation of state-run enterprises today asked these firms to enhance women's representation on their boards to promote gender equality.
Addressing a....
- Cities unsafe for girls but provide more scope: Survey
New Delhi, Sep 22: Seventy-seven percent of girls feel that eve-teasing is the biggest challenge they face in cities, while 69 percent feel cities offer an unsafe and insecure living environmen....
- Women will have to wait 57 years for equal pay
London, Aug 19: Working women will have to wait 57 more years before they start earning pay equal to men, a survey in Britain has shown.
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) obser....
- Violence against women going down?
New Delhi, Aug 13: Complaints of attacks on women in the country have gone down sharply if official figures are any indication - from 4,505 recorded attacks in 2007 to 1,000 in 2010, parliament....
- Dikshit releases film on violence against women
New Delhi, Aug 12: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today released a film made by an NGO on violence against women.
"Seema aur Salim ki Diary" has been prepared by the Cent....
- NCW conducting study on honour killings
New Delhi, Aug 6: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has commissioned a research study on honour killings in Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna....
- Beant Singh's widow cremated with state honours
Chandigarh, Aug 3: Jaswant Kaur, the widow of slain Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, was cremated with full state honours at the Beant Singh Memorial in Sector 42 here today.
Kaur d....
- Woman rescued from prostitution, two held
New Delhi, August 1: Two people accused of trafficking women have been arrested and a 20-year-old victim rescued, police on Saturday said.
Naushad, 26 and Gopal, 26, used to lure inno....
- British NGO to help reduce India's maternal mortality
New Delhi, July 22: A British NGO said today it would help India achieve the United Nations Millennium Goal of decreasing the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by 2015.
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- Burqa empowers women, says British minister
London, July 19: As debate intensifies across Europe on banning the Islamic full-body veil at public places, a British minister has defended a Muslim woman's right to wear the burqa and say....
- Women play key role in Indian policy making: Meira Kumar
Bern, July 17: India has been at the vanguard of women's participation in both the legislature and the executive, said Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar here today.
India is among the....
- Meira Kumar to address women speakers' annual meet
New Delhi, July 14: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar leaves for Switzerland's capital Bern today to attend the two-day sixth annual meeting of women speakers of parliament that begins on July ....
- Rights activists call for strict law on honour killings
New Delhi, July 13: Women's rights activists today demanded that a stringent law be enacted to check the sudden spurt in cases of honour killings in the country.
"It is a cons....
- Woman can get divorce even if her husband is abroad
Chennai, July 13: The long pending divorce cases is now a thing of past as the recent ruling of Madras Court clearly stated that a family court in India had jurisdiction to carry on with the ma....
- Women empowerment mission to begin work soon
New Delhi, July 6: The central directorate of the National Mission for Empowerment of Women will soon be operational, officials on Monday said.
"The directorate will have four pos....
- Implement our suggestions: Women's panel
New Delhi, July 5: Expressing its unhappiness over most of the recommendations made by women's commissions remaining unimplemented, the National Commission for Women (NCW) today said it wil....
- UN approves new body to promote women's equality globally
United Nations, July 3: With an Indian woman minister presiding, the UN General Assembly has unanimously approved the establishment of a single UN entity to promote equality for women.
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- Lower marriageable age for girls to 15: Khap Panchayat
Bhiwani (Haryana), July 3: Caste Council or Khap Panchayat have received much brickbats for their strict adherence to conservatism and inhuman ideologies pertaining to same-gotra (same caste) m....
- Women over 50 not shying from marriage
New Delhi, June 30: A study by a matrimonial site shows that a considerable number of single, divorced and widowed women above the age of 50 are not shying away from marriage.
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- INLD condemns honour killings, demands action
Chandigarh, June 28: The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the main opposition party in Haryana, today condemned the rampant incidents of honour killings and demanded strict action against the cu....
- Couple seeks protection of Delhi women's rights panel
New Delhi, June 26: A couple who got married against the wishes of their parents has approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) seeking protection after receiving threat calls from the gir....
- South Asia's girl child still faces bias even before birth
Kathmandu, June 23: Despite governments' efforts to prevent female infanticide, the girl child in South Asia still faces bias, even before birth.
This was admitted by Nepal's ....
- Women's rights panel seeks report on Delhi honour killings
New Delhi, June 17: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today sought a report from the Delhi Police into the gruesome murders of a 19-year-old girl and her boyfriend by her father and uncle....
- Centre to write to states to check honour killings: Tirath
New Delhi, June 16: Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath today said that the central government will ask the states to check the increasing cases of honour killing.
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- Sanitary napkins for rural girls at Re.1 per pack now
New Delhi, June 16: Sanitary napkins will now be provided to young girls in rural areas at Re.1 per pack to promote menstrual hygiene in the country, the union health ministry said today.
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- Badal wants women officers in paramilitary forces
Chandigarh, June 2: Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to withdraw an official notification barring the recruitment of women officers in paramilitary fo....
- Young Indian women falling victim to tobacco?
New Delhi, May 31: Did you know that 8.3 percent of Indian girls between 13-15 years of age consume some form of tobacco? The statistic acquires significance as World No Tobacco Day is observed....
- Tobacco use higher among rural women in India
New Delhi, May 30: As marketing of tobacco to women is the focus for the 'World No Tobacco Day', being observed on Monday, official figures reveal more Indian women in rural areas use t....
- Women empowerment top priority for Himachal government
Shimla, May 28: Women empowerment has been on priority agenda of the State Government. A number of incentives being given to them through Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the State have gone a long w....
- Allowing women to be guardians: Panel examines bill
New Delhi, May 23: A parliamentary panel is scrutinizing a bill aimed at giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own kids ....
- 'Women in politics will have negative impact on society'
Panaji, May 22: If women start pursuing politics, it will have a negative impact on society, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said today.
He also made snide remarks on the United Pro....
- Aadhiabadi - first Hindi website focused on women's issues
New Delhi: Aadhiabadi.com is a unique and first Hindi web portal focused and based on several women's issues such as Women's rights, Health, Development, Management, Career, Profession,....
- US-based Veena Rao enters Limca Book of Records
Washington, May 18: US-based Veena Rao, the editor and publisher of NRI Pulse, has been recognised by the Limca Book of Records as the first non-resident Indian woman to edit and publish a news....
- Kajol urges women to take thyroid test
New Delhi, May 18: Bollywood actor Kajol now has a new mission in hand - to spread awareness on thyroid disorders.
As brand ambassador for the Abbott India Ltd healthcare company, she....
- Beware of your boyfriend: Women commission to girls
Bhubaneswar, May 12: Stay cautious with your boyfriends! That's what the State Commission for Women (SCW) declared to all teenagers and college girls. The recent increase in cases of blackm....
- Balancing career and home, how women do it all
New Delhi, May 8: Kathak maestro Shovana Narayan, jewellery designer Alpana Gujral and corporate leader Shalini Nayar may be from diverse fields, but there is a common thread running through th....
- Save mothers, invest more in their health care: Shabana
New Delhi May 7: Thousands of mothers die during child birth so we need to invest more to save them, says actress and activist Shabana Azmi.
"This Mother's Day is a grim remin....
- Table quota bill in monsoon session, demand women's groups
New Delhi, May 4: With the government failing to introduce the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha this session, women's organisations today demanded that the proposed legislation....
- 35 NGOs come together to push for women's bill
New Delhi, May 1: Thirty-five civil society organisations will get together next week to formulate an action plan to push for the women's reservation bill that was passed by the Rajya Sabha....
- Relief scheme for rape victims awaiting government nod
New Delhi, April 30: The National Commission for Women (NCW) is awaiting the government's approval to initiate a Rs.40 crore scheme for relief and rehabilitation of rape victims as directed....
- Court opens new route for 'second wife' to claim alimony
Nagpur, April 28: In a ruling with far-reaching ramifications, the Bombay High Court has ruled that a man's "second wife" can seek maintenance from her husband under the Protection ....
- I believe in what I said: Khushboo
New Delhi, April 28: With the apex court giving her a clean chit today, southern actress Khushboo said she stood by her comments on pre-marital sex and live-in relationships and that celebritie....
- Asian women show they're on top
Kathmandu, April 27: Nearly 24 years after mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner became the first man to conquer the 14 highest peaks in the world, South Korean Oh Eun-sun followed in his foot....
- Cases of violence against women need speedy trial: Vyas
Ahmedabad, April 24: Cases of trafficking and violence against women should be fast tracked, National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Girija Vyas said today.
"It takes a ve....
- Women's commission faces heavy backlog of complaints
New Delhi, April 23: The National Commission for Women (NCW) is facing a heavy backlog of complaints that were either not taken up or not disposed of, Women and Child Development Minister Krish....
- Ministerial panel to consider scheme for adolescent girls
New Delhi, April 21: The government today announced the setting up of a Group of Ministers (GoM) to consider an ambitious scheme for the improvement of nutritional status and vocational skills ....
- Over half of abused women see male partners as dependable
Toronto, April 13: Why do many women still remain in abusive relationships with their male partners? A new study says they see their partners as dependable and affectionate.
The study....
- 'Honest differences with Sharad on women's bill'
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar today admitted that there was "an honest difference of opinion" between him and party president Sharad ....
- Women's commission approached in Ayesha-Shoaib case
New Delhi: An online complaint has been registered with the National Commission of Women (NCW) urging the women's rights panel to take action in the controversy surrounding Pakistani cricke....
- 'Marriages are breaking up at an alarming rate'
New Delhi: Be they arranged marriages or those out of love, breakups are on the rise in India. Marriage counselling, therefore, is becoming a necessity before one says "I do", says coun....
- Women disadvantaged in dual-income households
Washington: Women are still disadvantaged when it comes to dual income households, says a study.
Youngjoo Cha, a Cornell University doctoral candidate in sociology, finds that having ....
- Shoaib didn't like me as I was overweight: Ayesha
New Delhi/Hyderabad: Ayesha Siddiqui, the young woman who claims to have been married to Shoaib Malik, said today that the Pakistani cricketer didn't like her because she was "overweigh....
- Women's commission condemns serial on Colors channel
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today strongly criticised the serial 'Na Aana Is Desh Lado' aired on Colors TV for the way it portrays women.
In a statement....
- Rajouri braveheart Rukhsana honoured with medal, cash
Jammu: Rukhsana Kousar, the brave heart of Rajouri who killed top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Abu Osama in her house in September last year, on Saturday received an award for her act of extr....
- India empowers rural women through pregnancy test strips
New Delhi: India distributed over 65 million pregnancy test strips to rural women in the last three years to reduce unwanted pregnancies and to improve antenatal care, the health ministry said ....
- 'False cases' blocking sexual harassment bill
New Delhi: Despite being a pressing problem, a handful of "false cases" have made the passage of the bill on sexual harassment in workplaces difficult, experts said here today.
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- Clinton lauds Indian women leaders
New Delhi: Pitching for women's empowerment, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today lauded Indian women leaders for their contribution to the cause of gender equality.
"Y....
- Self-employed women's group to go global
Ahmedabad: The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), which assists poor women in the unorganised sector to make a living, is all set to take its apparel brand Hansiba to foreign shores ....
- Theatre, women artist's problems on new Rajya Sabha MP's mind
Bangalore: Noted Kannada theatre personality B. Jayashree, the newly nominated Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, says she will raise in parliament the concerns of Indian theatre and the problems f....
- Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco
New Delhi: Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco products, a shocking figure revealed by the Indian health ministry today.
"It is shocking that over 8.5 percent....
- Better working sought for law against domestic violence
New Delhi: The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) law suffers from poor implementation even three years after coming into force, voluntary organisations and social groups said to....
- Less than 8 percent women representatives in state assemblies
New Delhi: Less than eight percent of the 4,030 lawmakers in state assemblies across India are women -- a telling commentary on the present assymetry in women's empowerment.
The 2....
- Pune's mother-daughter duo scale Australia's highest peak
Pune: Pune mountaineer Krushnaa Patil and her mother Ranjana scaled the Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia on Saturday, the family said today. Having summitted the highest mountain....
- Women's bill will be passed as it is, says Moily
New Delhi: Ruling out the demand for quota within quota in the women's reservation bill, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily today said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was total....
- For women, where there's a bill, there's a way
New Delhi: Perhaps one shouldn't expect too much too soon from the women's reservation bill - but besides changing the face of politics, it is bound to alter the gender dynamics of Indi....
- Muslim MPs say reservation alone can help community
Hyderabad: Four Muslim members of parliament have demanded 10 percent reservation for Muslims across the country as recommended by the Ranganath Mishra Commission and a sub-quota for Muslim wom....
- Congress opposes Kashmir bill curtailing women's rights
Jammu: The Congress has decided to oppose a bill moved earlier this week in the upper house of the state legislature depriving women of their citizenship rights if they marry non-permanent resi....
- More women in parliament will change face of Indian politics
New Delhi: In an inclusive democracy, political power is perhaps the strongest tool to eradicate all forms of inequality. The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha has ....
- Treat women and men officers at par, says court
New Delhi: In a landmark ruling, the Delhi High Court today asked the government to treat women and men officers in the army and air force at par while granting Permanent Commission, saying ....
- Reservation bill will be beacon for emancipation of women
New Delhi: The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha is a momentous, heartwarming step not only for India, but is likely to be an inspirational trendsetter for women....
- Women on stage still suffer bias: Amal Allana
New Delhi: The stigma surrounding stage actresses still persists in middle class Indian society, 147 years after the birth of Nati Binodini, the first woman icon of Bengali stage, says National....
- 'Rani Jhansi would be proud today of her nation'
New Delhi: As India took a decisive step towards giving its women one-third representation in legislatures, many women keenly watched history being made on their TV sets, celebrated the moment ....
- Paying a debt to our mothers, says law minister
New Delhi: Law Minister Veerappa Moily today said by passing of the historic Women's Reservation Bill providing 33 percent representation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies "....
- Who said what on women's quota
New Delhi: The women's reservation bill saw some good speeches from leading lights in the Rajya Sabha today outlining the positions and ideologies of the different parties over the long-deb....
- Women not asking for charity: former speaker
Kendrapada (Orissa): Women are not asking for charity through the women's reservation bill and the move would check the "muddy politics" brought about by men, former Lok Sabha speak....
- Haryana announces three awards on Women's Day
Chandigarh: Haryana today announced three new awards, including one in the name of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, to honour women in different fields to mark International Women's Day.
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- Sonia Gandhi, Nooyi in Asia's 8 top power women
Washington: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women.
- Training women to become future leaders
New Delhi: Even as the fate of the Women's Reservation Bill hangs in the balance, an activist group has already started training and motivating women to join mainstream politics.
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- Kiran Bedi pays rich tributes to Nepal's women
Kathmandu: As Nepal celebrated 100th International Women's Day today by declaring a public holiday, rich tributes were paid to Nepali women, who comprise over 51 percent of the population, ....
- 'Society will benefit from more women in politics'
New Delhi: When 181 women get "empowered" to enter parliament society as a whole will benefit, Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed said here today.
"All eyes are rivet....
- 261 women artists paint their thoughts
New Delhi: Spirituality, women's bonding, landscapes, coloured abstractions, shapes and figures - 261 artists from all over the world have put their thoughts on 300 canvases in one of the b....
- India's GDP will grow if more women are employed: UNDP
New Delhi: India can increase its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by as much as 4 percent if the employment rate for women is pushed up, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said today.
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- Will, grit are key to achievement, say power women
New Delhi: They balanced homes and careers, often with great success. But breaking bastions and new grounds was not easy, say a cross-section of women who look back on their lives this Internat....
- Much to cheer this women's day in Delhi
New Delhi: Women in the national capital had lots to look forward to this International Women's Day. Not only were they cheering the government's efforts to clear the Women's Reserv....
- Women will be a major determinant of progress: President
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil today said the country's women will continue to be a major determinant of its future progress and inclusive growth.
"Every year, we celebra....
- First batch of Punjab's women guards passes out
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): The International Women's Day eve was a special day for 158 women security guard recruits as they not only passed out after completing their training here but also had ....
- In Kinnaur, she fights for women's property rights
Shimla: It's uphill task for social activist Rattan Manjari. The 57-year-old is leading a movement against patriarchal laws that bar women from inheriting property in Kinnaur as well as Lah....
- JD(U) hints at softening of opposition to women's bill
New Delhi: With the numbers favouring the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a prominent party opposing it, today indicated ....
- Women more satisfied working in public sector than BPOs
New Delhi: Women working in public sector undertakings (PSUs) are more satisfied than those working in private outsourcing companies, says a study by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Indu....
- Give regard to rape victim's wish to marry rapist: CJI
New Delhi: In a radical suggestion, India's Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan today said that judges, lawyers and social activists should give "due regard" to the wishes of a rape vic....
- Women less than 10 percent of India's higer judiciary
New Delhi: Did you know the Supreme Court doesn't have a single woman judge? The Indian judiciary continues to turn a Nelson's eye to gender parity despite the government making a conce....
- Right's panel upbeat about women's reservation bill
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today expressed optimism over the passage of the women's reservation bill that will be tabled in parliament on Monday and said it is a tri....
- Women need 50 percent share in real power: Farooq Abdullah
Jammu: In the backdrop of Women's Reservation Bill being presented in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah today said that women in India n....
- 4 Indian women among Forbes Asian 'Heroes Of Philanthropy'
Washington: Four Indian women corporate leaders have made it to the Forbes' list of Asia Pacific's 48 "Heroes Of Philanthropy".
The Indians featured on the list of the....
- BJP issues whip to support Women's Reservation Bill
New Delhi: Supporting "fully" the Women's Reservation Bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today issued a whip to party members to be present in the Rajya Sabha on Monday when the....
- Women's Bill to be approved on 8th March
New Delhi: The International Women's Day 2010 in India could be a big occasion as far as women's empowerment is concerned. The Indian government is ready to implement the bill that woul....
- Women more susceptible to disability: ILO
Kolkata: Women are found to be more susceptible to disability because of lack of healthcare, improper job environments and gender-based discrimination, as per a report submitted by ILO (Interna....
- Union Budget 2010: Opposition divided over Women's Bill
New Delhi: The opposition parties are seemingly united against the UPA when it comes to the issue of price rise. However, their unity may be tested when it comes to the Women's Reservation ....
- Big Cinemas offers free movies on Women's Day
New Delhi: Big Cinemas, a subsidiary of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), is offering free movies to all women on International Women's Day on Monday.
The multipl....
- Highest priority to women's quota bill: Sonia
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi told party MPs today that she would accord the "highest priority" to the women's reservation bill that would be introduced in the Lok Sabh....
- 13 years on, no political consensus on women's quota bill
New Delhi: Opposition from three political parties may still derail the bill seeking to reserve 33 percent seats in parliament and state legislatures for women.
Though the union cabin....
- Cabinet clears Women's Reservation Bill
New Delhi: The cabinet today cleared the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill that provides for setting aside 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women and it ....
- Bill for women's reservation to be tabled at Cabinet today
New Delhi: It is expected that the women's reservation bill would be tabled at the Cabinet today. The bill has already been delayed a lot. It looks to reserve 33 percent seats for women at ....
- Women cops on trains for security of female passengers
New Delhi: In a bid to improve security of women passengers travelling by train, twelve companies of women security personnel called Mahila Vahini will be raised for the purpose, Railway Minist....
- Husbands' hostility worsens depression among women
Washington: Husbands' hostile and anti-social behaviour exacerbates symptoms of depression among their wives, says new research.
Nearly 10 percent of the US population suffers fro....
- 2-year child-care leave for women in Haryana government
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has announced that its women employees can take leave for two years for child care.
The special leave to women employees can be availed by them anyt....
- Jammu and Kashmir to have law on violence against women
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government will introduce a bill in the budget session of the state legislature for the protection of women against domestic violence.
The decision was ta....
- Exhibition to promote women weavers, heritage textiles
New Delhi: In an effort to promote women weavers and entrepreneurs and revival of Indian heritage textiles and embroidery, a two-day exhibition will be held in the capital.
Associated....
- Young Delhi women donating their eggs for quick bucks
New Delhi: In a trend that seems to be catching on, many Delhi college girls and single-working women are coming forward to donate their eggs at fertility clinics in order to make a quick buck ....
- Are women programmed for failure?
London: Leadership positions in business have proven to be precarious for women. Female business leaders are more likely to be appointed to powerful leadership positions when an organisation is....
- First Indian woman skier to South Pole gets award
New Delhi: Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, who became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole last year, will be given a Rs.5-lakh award by the Delhi government, an official statement said t....
- It's an all women affair in Kochi
Kochi: With B. Sandhya taking over as the new Inspector General of Police, central range, today, women hold all the key posts in this commercial capital of Kerala.
The other key posts....
- Microfinance scheme for transgenders, marginalised women
Chennai: In a bid to empower transgenders and marginalised women, a microfinance programme was launched by Tamil Nadu TAI Vizhudugal Federation (TAIVF) here on Friday under which 16 groups were....
- ITBP's first women raring to guard borders, fight insurgents
Panchkula (Haryana): They are strong, courageous and determined to prove that men aren't the only ones who can guard the border, fight insurgents in jungles, or take up duties at high altit....
- Indra Nooyi seeks women's quota at Davos
Davos: Indra Nooyi, the first Indian-born CEO at PepsiCo, wants a quota system to get more women at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Nooyi ranked No. 3 on Forbes....
- Scheme for empowering women from minority communities
New Delhi: In an effort to help women from minority communities make better use of government programmes, the Leadership Development of Minority Women scheme was launched in the capital today.
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- Kerala different from rest of India in women's health: study
Kochi: Women in Kerala have higher life expectancy, they have an upper edge in the state's sex ratio, are more prone to obesity and experience higher stress levels than men. A new study, th....
- Message is more important than image: Krishna Tirath
New Delhi: Under fire for a controversial advertisement featuring a former Pakistani air chief issued by her ministry, a defensive Minister of State for Women and Child Development Krishna Tira....
- Focus on girl child lost with ad faux pas: Women activists
New Delhi: It's the national girl child day, but thanks to the women and child development ministry's faux pas issuing an advertisement in newspapers that features a former Pakistani ai....
- Haryana extends incentive for girl child by five years
Chandigarh: In a bid to spread awareness about girl child, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced extension of the 'Ladli' incentive scheme by another five years i....
- Bihar to provide land ownership rights to women
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced land ownership rights for women in families that do not own any, saying that the move aims to empower the weaker sex.
"The....
- State-endorsed wine festival gives Goa a bad name: Women's group
Panaji: A wine festival promoted by the state government is now under attack by a leading women's rights group, which alleges that by aggressively promoting the sale of alcohol at its offic....
- Mauritius Leader of Opposition for woman speaker in assembly
New Delhi: Expressing happiness that the current speakers of the lower houses in both India and Pakistan are women, Mauritius opposition leader Paul Raymond Berenger told visiting Indian leader....
- Jammu and Kashmir's women's commission gets new chairperson
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has nominated National Conference (NC) legislator Shamima Firdous as chairperson of the state women's commission, a post that was lying vacant for ov....
- Government expands scheme to benefit adolescent girls
New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath today said that the government's Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) would be expanded to benefit adolescent girls an....
- Tirath proposes two passports for NRI brides
New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath today said she will request the Ministry of External Affairs to issue dual passport to NRI brides to secure their safe passage bac....
- Help widows, Cherie Blair tells Delhi school students
New Delhi: Cherie Blair, wife of former British premier Tony Blair, today visited Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, interacted with the students and spoke about the plight of underprivileged peo....
- Why do women prefer crime stories?
Washington: Women prefer real crime stories based on rape and murder -- more so than men -- as they fear becoming victims, says a new study.
Many people might assume that men, being t....
- Haryana community groups to fight female foeticide
New Delhi: To improve the low sex ratios in Haryana's Kurukshetra and Ambala districts, two Delhi-based non-government organisations have roped in community groups to become watchdogs again....
- 59-year-old woman passes higher secondary exam
Kolkata: She is 59 but her enthusiasm towards studying is as fresh as any teenage student. Nurjahan Begum from Cooch Behar passed her higher secondary examination this year from Rabindra Open S....
- PM wants more 'meaningful voice' for women in politics
New Delhi: Mobilising the "vast latent capabilities of our women" was imperative to democracy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today while advocating a a more meaningful voice for wo....
- Low-income women more likely to suffer ill health
Washington: Low-income women are four times more likely to suffer from ill health than their higher-income counterparts.
They are also nearly twice as likely to admit a condition that....
- Women under-represented in India's scientific development
Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today stressed that Indian origin researchers should be encouraged to work in the country, to convert the brain drain of the past into "bra....
- Family awaits return of first Indian woman who skied to South Pole
New Delhi: For Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu's family the year 2009 ended on a high note as she became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole. However, as the family earnestly awaits h....
- Sex workers major gainers this festive season
Kolkata: The euphoric mood in the city over Christmas and the New Year has rubbed off on the world's oldest profession. Sex workers from different states and West Bengal's small towns a....
- Over 50 percent of Delhi women feel they are obese
New Delhi: A whopping 51 percent of women in Delhi, the highest in the country, feel that they are obese. The majority of them blame it on their irregular eating habits and lack of workouts, sa....
- Many educated women unaware of law against domestic violence
New Delhi: Nearly three years after it came into force, awareness about an act against domestic violence is very low amongst women and is restricted mostly to legal experts and activists, an NG....
- Divorced, destitute women will now get pension in Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi government today announced that monthly pension of Rs.1,000 would be given to divorced, separated, abandoned, deserted and destitute women in the capital.
Announc....
- Bangalore police want ban on women bartenders
Bangalore: In the wake of abduction of 12 bar girls by armed thugs for ransom in Bangalore last weekend, the city police are seeking a ban on employing women in such jobs.
While polic....
- Our women members being targeted: Sanatan Sanstha
Panaji: Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu rightwing group whose members have been linked to the Diwali eve blast in Goa, today alleged harassment of its women members by people residing near its premise....
- Give big boost to women empowerment: Ambika Soni
Chandigarh: Emphasising the need for women's empowerment, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has said women can play a vital role and bring a positive change in society.
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- Report on women's reservation bill tabled in parliament
New Delhi: Amid protests by the Samajwadi Party (SP), Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the standing committee report on the long pending women's reservation bill....
- State-sponsored jobs for women fell during 2008-09
New Delhi: State-sponsored jobs for women under various schemes fell sharply by nearly 80 percent to 72,701 in 2008-09, the government informed the Lok Sabha today.
Replying to a quer....
- Special cell to fight injustice to Dalit women
New Delhi: A special cell to address the issues faced by Dalit women is being set up by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in an effort to fight injustice against this section of society, ....
- Should prostitution be legalised or decriminalised?
Thiruvananthapuram: Will legalising prostitution, an issue raised by the Supreme Court, end the exploitation of thousands of women pushed into the flesh trade and help curb the spread of HIV or....
- NCW receives 200 complain per day
Puducherry: The National Commission for Women has said that it gets almost 200 complaints on a daily basis. It revealed that it receives these complaints regarding atrocities and offences being....
- Kartika Reddy Hyderabad's first woman mayor
Hyderabad: Banda Kartika Reddy of the Congress party was today elected unopposed as Hyderabad's first woman mayor after the ruling party agreed to sharing of power with the Majlis-e-Ittehad....
- National mission for women's empowerment to be launched
New Delhi: A national mission for empowerment of women will be launched to achieve convergence among women-centric programmes run at various levels, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna....
- South Asian Women's Day observed in Delhi
New Delhi: Students from a number of South Asian countries living in Delhi came together at the Delhi University today to celebrate the South Asian Women's Day.
The celebrations s....
- President calls for monitoring of domestic violence act
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Friday called for monitoring of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, for its effective implementation. "The enactment of the Protecti....
- 96 percent women feel unsafe in Delhi, says survey
New Delhi: Nearly 96 percent women do not feel safe in the national capital, especially so in the popular markets of Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place and Karol Bagh and in the buses, according to....
- Norway to fund UN project for women's role in panchayats
New Delhi: The Norwegian government today signed an agreement to grant the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) $9 million for strengthening participation of women in local govern....
- Domestic violence a blot on Bangalore
Bangalore: She's been married for nearly three decades and has two grown-up children, but her marriage is not as rosy as it seems on the outside. Bangalore resident Vidya Desai's husban....
- Cherie Blair foundation to help widows in India
New Delhi: Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, today said her foundation which works for women entrepreneurs will coordinate with a global charity to help poor widow....
- No place for crimes against women in civilised society: Delhi CM
New Delhi: There is no place for crimes against women in civilized society, said Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today while advocating strict punishment for those involved in heinous crime....
- Stress management can help women cope with premenstrual symptoms
Sydney: Understanding premenstrual symptoms (PMS) can help women cope better with the condition, mitigating bad moods and stress, according to researchers.
Jane Ussher, professor of p....
- First woman IFS officer Muthamma dies
Bangalore: C.B. Muthamma, the first woman Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, died here today, her family members said. She was 85.
She passed away in a private hospital where she w....
- Women rights panel framing guidelines for Air India
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today said that it would issue guidelines within a month to the national carrier Air India (AI) to address the frequent complaints by their wo....
- No postal order for minority, women candidates in railway exams
Kolkata: Women, as well as minority and economically backward candidates appearing for railway recruitment exams will soon be ex empted from postal order charges, Railway Minister Mamata Banerj....
- Campaign against violence on women launched in Delhi
New Delhi: Scores of people, who included home makers and anganwadi workers as well as well known personalities, formed a human chain at the India Gate lawns today to send out the message that ....
- Women panchayat members take oath as Ahimsa messengers
New Delhi: When Radha Devi first decided to fight panchayat elections four years ago, she was threatened by the elected representative in her area, a man. But undeterred, Radha fought the polls....
- Women who feel good about sexual organs more likely to orgasm
Washington: Women who feel "positive" about their genitals feel more relaxed in their own skin and find it easier to orgasm. They are also more likely to engage in sexual health promoti....
- India targets village women as HIV infections increase
New Delhi: As HIV infections among India's rural women show an increasing trend, the government is reaching out to them to reduce their vulnerability to AIDS, targeting 40 districts identif....
- NRI cell unveiled by National Commission for Women
New Delhi: To deal with the increasing number of cases of divorce and desertion of women married to NRI, the National Commission for Women (NCW) announced its NRI cell. On the very first day it....
- Make insurance for daughters than pay dowry: Krishna Tirath
New Delhi: Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Krishna Tirath today urged people to take insurance policies for their daughters rather than pay dowry for their marriage, and announced th....
- Women's panel to probe case of indebted farmers selling women
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today said it was sending a team to probe the "awful and unbelievable" reports that debt-ridden farmers in Uttar Pradesh's drought....
- For a woman, being mentally alert is greatest weapon
Delhi: What should a woman do if a knife wielding man demands her mobile phone when she is alone? Surprise him by offering it to him. Or fling it as far as away. As he runs for the phone, you r....
- Bedlam in Tripura assembly over rising crimes against women
Agartala: The Tripura assembly witnessed pandemonium today as opposition members attacked the government over the rise in crimes against women even as Chief Minister Manik Sarkar gave details o....
- Need for skill development among women: Dikshit
New Delhi: Skill development among women is essential and will boost their confidence, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said today after launching a masters course in gender and developmenta....
- US professor to help women in Kerala 'Find Their Voices'
Washington: An American professor has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship for a project in Kerala focussing on helping women discover the power of their voices in all aspects of th....
- Sikhs on motorway inferno subjected to racist abuse
London: A group of Sikh women and children who escaped a burning bus on a British highway last week were subjected to racist abuse by passing motorists, media reported.
Sixty-six wome....
- Hundreds of women march in Delhi for reservation bill
New Delhi: Hundreds of women from many parts of the country today marched in the capital demanding that parliament pass the bill to reserve 33 percent of legislature seats for women.
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- Punjab Police asked to submit report on women cells' working
Chandigarh: Acting on a complaint by a city-based NGO, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission today sought a report from the state police chief about the functioning of women cells meant to d....
- Women's panel to submit report on Amethi 'atrocities'
Lucknow: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today said it will submit within a week a report on the police attack on women in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi town.
"I visited Amet....
- Haryana village women to get exclusive meeting place
Chandigarh: Rural women in Haryana will get "women chaupals" - an exclusive common meeting place for them - in all villages across the state.
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Ho....
- New film records medical mission during 1971 war
Dhaka: A mission in which doctors, medical students and women volunteers saved the lives of many soldiers and freedom fighters during the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971 has been recorded in ....
- Women's groups urge centre to address grievances of rape victims
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) along with its Delhi wing on Saturday urged the central government to address the grievances of rape victims with sensitivity.
Sever....
- Stripping of woman in public to be probed
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered state police chief D.N. Gautam to inquire into the alleged assault and stripping of a woman by a group of men here after the opposition and ....
- Upset over 'vulgar' CBI report, Brinda Karat writes to PM
New Delhi: Expressing outrage at the "vulgar" language used by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to describe a woman accused in the murder of a Kerala nun, Communist Party of In....
- Honour killing in Punjab goes wrong, leaves woman dead
Patiala (Punjab): Even as a 21-year-old man was lynched by the girl's family in neighbouring Haryana in a case of honour killing on Wednesday, a similar incident of honour killing in Punjab....
- Walking out is emotionally taxing for abused women
Washington: Walking out, a process both confusing and complicated, is emotionally taxing for abused women, say researchers.
"When a woman is disengaging from a relationship, she ....
- Now women will guard the frontiers
Attari (Punjab): They might not be taking on combat positions straightaway but women guards of the Border Security Force (BSF) will soon be deployed in Punjab villages along the 553-km fenced b....
- An Indian's poem that resonates with Clinton, 14 years on
New Delhi: Fourteen years ago, Anasuya Sengupta, a student of Lady Shri Ram college, had recited a poem written by her before the then US first lady Hillary Clinton when she came to India on he....
- Clinton seeks more scopes for Indian women
Mumbai: "Impressed" with Indian women, US Secretary of State of Hillary Clinton today said that while "enormous progress" has been achieved in their empowerment, much more needs....
- Woman shot dead for marrying outside caste
Patna: An 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her uncle in Bihar's Kaimur district for marrying a man from a different caste, police said today.
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Nikki Kumari, 18, was shot dead on F....
- Clinton to meet SEWA volunteers in Mumbai
Mumbai: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will take time off her busy schedule to indulge in a cause dear to her heart, women's empowerment, at a centre in south Mumbai.
She h....
- Court forcing men out of homes for domestic violence
New Delhi: Gaurav Sharma has just lost his house to his estranged wife, and he is not the only man ordered by the court to surrender his home as courts seek to crack down on domestic violence.
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- Shabana addresses global summit on women's abuse in Afghanistan
Mumbai: Ignoring her family's concern for her safety, Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi visited Afghanistan this week on an invitation by the UN to be the main speaker at a global summit to ad....
- Government scheme aims to boost women self-help groups
New Delhi: Aiming to encourage self-reliance among women across the country, the government today said it would allocate Rs.20 crore for extending women self help groups (SHGs) to every block i....
- Goa BJP aims to woo minority with Hindutva
Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) latest membership drive in Goa will aim to increase the number of minorities and women in its ranks, a party spokesman said today.
Speak....
- Women commandos to be deployed on trains
New Delhi: Indian Railways will deploy women security personnel and increase their number in the proposed commando battalions, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said in the railways budget pres....
- India to improve women scientists count
New Delhi: India on Wednesday set up a standing committee to improve women representations in scientific institutions and implement several recommendations given by a task force.
Scie....
- Delhi records 3,900 cases of domestic violence
New Delhi: Three years after the pathbreaking Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was introduced, the Indian capital has recorded a whopping 3,901 cases - possibly the highest in the....
- Delhi women get trained to fight harassment
New Delhi: Savita Kumari looks frail and docile. But her looks are deceptive - a man who tried to hold her hand in a crowded bus got a knocking that taught him a good lesson.
"Ea....
- Goa mulls changes in marriage laws
Panaji: Months after Goa's marriage laws rendered film star Sanjay Dutt's marriage illegal, a legislative committee has recommended that the provision of a compulsory one month residenc....
- Women's reservation leads government's 100-day plan
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil today outlined the priorities of the new government for the next 100 days:
- Early passage of the Women's Reservation Bill providin....
- I will work to empower women: Shruti Choudhary
New Delhi: She may have come into the public eye after her win in the recent general elections, but debutante MP Shruti Choudhary is a third generation politician who is determined to make a di....
- Women and child development laws to be amended: Tirath
New Delhi: Laws and policies may be rectified and amended to speed up implementation of projects for women and child development, new minister Krishna Tirath said today.
After assumi....
- 'Indian feminists should involve younger women'
New Delhi: The feminist movement in India needs to involve younger women in metros and its scope could be expanded to address the skewed gender ratio in the north of the country, according to....
- Child marriages fuel pregnancy, fertility risks
Washington: Economic and educational reforms in India have not dented the prevalence of child marriages, fuelling risks of multiple unwanted pregnancies, their termination and sterilisations,....
- Indian, foreign women artists tread common ground
New Delhi: Malathi Selvam, a rangoli artist from Puducherry, draws patterns in coloured powder. Figures of women, mostly of goddesses and brides, make up her art as she draws at weddings.
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- Ban calls for ending violence against women
New York: On the occasion of the International Women's Day on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for ending all forms of violence against women that perpetuate poverty and inequ....
- Bangaloreans' night out for safety of women
Bangalore: Hundreds of activists marched along Bangalore roads late on Sunday to spend the night out in parks as part of a campaign to make the city streets safe for women.
The march, Take....
- Women just 7.53 pc of central govt work force: Official
New Delhi: Women constitute just 7.52 percent of the central government work force, revealed T.K.A. Nair, the principal secretary to the prime minister, on Sunday.
"The percentage of women....
- All-women housing society to come up in Haryana
Panchkula (Haryana): A Haryana-based group began construction here on Sunday of an all-women housing society which it claims is the country's first such complex, marking the celebration of Wo....
- 'Low-income states struggle with gender empowerment'
New Delhi: Gender development and empowerment indices have not improved in India particularly in low-income states, said a report by the women and child development ministry released on Sunda....
- 68 percent working women suffer from lifestyle diseases
New Delhi: More than two-third of working women in India suffer from lifestyle diseases, according to a survey conducted by an industry lobby on the eve of Women's Day on Sunday.
The study, ....
- Karnataka police assure protection to women
Bangalore: Carrying placards reading "Make Bangalore safe for women" and "End violence against women", a group of activists trooped into the office of a top Karnataka police official on Saturda....
- Women fast making inroads into male dominated professions
New Delhi: From driving taxis to tending bars, an increasing number of women in India are breaking into male bastions and asserting that they can be as good, if not better, at jobs that were ....
- B'lore women prepare to take on molesters
Bangalore: Ahead of International Woman's Day on March 8, women in India's tech capital have a lot to worry about, as young women are being abused and attacked on the grounds of wearing weste....
- More women joined politics in 2008
United Nations: The 143-member Inter-Parliamentarian Union Thursday said the number of women occupying seats in the legislative institutions worldwide reached record levels in 2008, with one ....
- Class 10 student gives birth in examination hall
Patna: An 18-year-old appearing for class 10 exams in Bihar's Madhepura district gave birth to a child in the examination hall, official sources said Friday.
Suchita Kumar gave birth to ....
- Violence against women: official stats tip of iceberg
Bangalore: When it comes to the number of women being subjected to violence on the streets of this tech hub of India, official figures conceal far more than they reveal, according to women's ....
- Nirmala Vankatesh slams Renuka for NCW sack
Bangalore: Nirmala Vankatesh on Monday claimed that she was sacked from her membership in the National Commission for Women because of a "political conspiracy".
"Three people are behind th....
- It is a 'political conspiracy', says sacked NCW member
Bangalore: Nirmala Vankatesh, the sacked member of the National Commission for Women (NCW), lashed out at the central government on Monday, terming her removal a "political conspiracy".
"I....
- Lucknow couple tie the knot in hot air balloon
Lucknow: Marriages are said to be made in heaven and it got a bit closer to that in the case of a Lucknow-based couple who exchanged their vows on Thursday evening in a hot air balloon.
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- Identical triplets born to Orissa woman
Kendrapada (Orissa): A woman in Orissa's Kendrapada town on Tuesday delivered identical triplets ? all girls ? by caesarean section, hospital officials said.
The three daughters were bor....
- Kalpana Saroj ? slumdog billionaire and more
Mumbai: You could call her India's real life slumdog billionaire. Kalpana Saroj, a Dalit woman who broke social shackles and left her ramshackle home in the poorest part of her village 26 yea....
- Girl arranges widowed mother's wedding in West Bengal
Kolkata: Overcoming family and social pressures, a teenaged daughter got her widowed mother, in her mid-30s, married to a close relative, winning accolades from social activists in West Benga....
- Seventh time unlucky for much married man
Chandigarh: A 50-year-old man who had been married six times previously landed in police custody after the seventh occasion on the complaint of his latest bride, the police said here on Frida....
- Court asks police to probe Renuka's 'Talibanisation' comment
Bangalore: A Mangalore court has directed the police to register a first information report (FIR) against Union Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Choudhury for her comment that last....
- Court notice politically motivated: Renuka Chowdhury
New Delhi/Bangalore: Union Minister Renuka Chowdhury today said the Mangalore authorities were not doing anything to tackle rising "fascism" and she has not received any court notice on her c....
- A silent revolution is taking place in rural India: Aiyar
New Delhi: A "silent revolution" is taking place in rural India where women are working side by side with men in panchayats in a way that is bringing about "great changes" at the grassroots, ....
- Apex court to examine if abortion be allowed after 20 weeks
New Delhi: Can women be allowed to undergo abortion beyond the 20th week of pregnancy, the legal limit, in case the foetus is detected with life threatening deformities? The lawsuit was put b....
- Don't criminalise our clients, say sex workers
New Delhi: A grouping of sex workers said on Thursday that proposed changes in law that will treat clients as criminals will hit hard their earnings.
A spokesperson for Ashodaya, which gro....
- President calls for 'women-inclusive' development
Mumbai: Women should be included at all levels to make the development process sustainable and help build the nation, President Pratibha Patil said here on Saturday. Patil was speaking as the c....
- Court orders medical assistance for old divorcee
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) to provide life-saving drugs to a 70-year-old breast cancer patient, who was granted divorce last mon....
- Renuka's ministry blames Mangalore pub attack on administration
New Delhi: A two-member team of the women and child development ministry probing the attack on women in a Mangalore pub has said in its report that they were "indeed molested without provocat....
- Widows, disabled brought under social security ambit
New Delhi: Widows and the disabled living below the poverty line have been brought within the ambit of a social security scheme for senior citizens over the age of 65, it was announced here o....
- What is women's commission doing, ask angry activists
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a "toothless body", say activists, students and lawyers alike as they fume over its laidback reaction after Hindu rightwing activists a....
- Mentally challenged girl pushed off wheelchair, cop suspended
Kolkata: A mentally challenged girl was injured on Thursday after she was allegedly pushed off her wheelchair by a police officer near the Raj Bhavan when her 72-year-old father insisted on....
- 14-year-old maid alleges torture for seven months
Noida: A 14-year-old girl who worked as a house maid here has alleged that she was physically tortured by her employers for the past seven months.
The girl (name withheld) was rescued Wednes....
- Indian woman gets relief in divorce case in Australia
New Delhi: An Indian woman will not have to go to Australia, where her estranged husband has filed a divorce case, as a court here on Wednesday granted relief to her.
Civil Judge Shivali S....
- Activists renew fight against declining sex ratio
New Delhi: On Girl Child Day on Saturday, women activists stood determined to do whatever they can to turn around the deplorable sex ratio, especially in some of the more prosperous state....
- January 24 will be National Girl Child Day
New Delhi: January 24, when Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman prime minister of India, will be observed as National Girl Child Day to highlight the plight of the country's girl chil....
- Man shaves wife's head for bringing inadequate dowry
Lucknow: A man shaved his wife's head and made her parade through a village in Uttar Pradesh after she failed to bring adequate dowry, a police officer said on Friday.
The incident took pl....
- 'Wake Up' call to check crime against women
New Delhi: Shocked over the rape of a management student in Noida, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to a launch a campaign called 'Wake Up' to sensitise people about crim....
- Literacy, foeticide, malnutrition - issues galore for women leaders
New Delhi: It may seem like a small change but Shakuntala Devi's fight against the change in a widow's surname - from Devi to Kunwar - in Bihar is an issue big enough to strive for. A widow h....
- Infant Dalit girl killed, family attacked over drawing water
Bhopal: A Dalit woman was refused water from a handpump, her family beaten up by upper caste people and an infant daughter killed in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police officer said on....
- Indian held for killing daughter-in-law in Toronto
Toronto: An Indian man has been arrested for killing his daughter-in-law in Mississauga near here.
The city police said 22-year-old Amandeep Kaur Dhillon was allegedly killed by Kamikar Si....
- British lady seeks truth about daughter's death
London: A British woman is running from pillar to post to find the cause of her daughter's death days after she married her Indian boyfriend in India.
Sandy Hunter, 50, has just returne....
- Man returns home after 44 years, remarries wife
Kolkata: A 92-year-old man, who was believed to be dead for the last 44 years, has now returned to his home in Kolkata and remarried his wife, the couple's son said on Monday.
Panchkar....
- Bride hands over fiance to police for drug abuse
Kolkata: A 25-year-old woman called off her marriage two hours before the ceremony after she found the groom taking heroin and handed him over to the police in a West Bengal town, officials sai....
- Rly women honoured on Women's Day
New Delhi: Thirty one outstanding women employees of Indian Railways were honoured today on the occasion of Women's Day celebrations being organised by Railway Women's Welfare Central Organizat....
- Govt okays inclusion of maternity benefit in RSBY
New Delhi: Government today approved the inclusion of maternity benefit under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana for Below the Poverty Line (BPL) families in the unorganised sector. The modific....
- Scheme to raise awareness among minority women
New Delhi: India's Planning Commission is starting a scheme to create awareness among minority women about issues and rights that can empower them socially, educationally and economically, and ....
- 'No license to rape even if she is sexually promiscuous'
New Delhi: A woman who appears to be promiscuous in her sexual behaviour cannot be forced into a sexual relationship and nobody has a 'licence' to rape her, the Supreme Court has said. "Even if....
- Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati on Forbes powerful women list
New York: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, PepsiCo chief executive Indra K Nooyi and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have been featured in the latest a....
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