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Written by Vidyut Dear Meritorious Chief Minister, Congratulations on the sweeping win of Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly elections. As someone cheering the rise of the promise of more inclusive democracy in India, I have been following the story of Aam… Continue Reading →
Youth Ki Awaaz People change, their careers, views, political positions, religious affiliations might change. Kiran Bedi can also change. Her entry into the ambit of Bharatiya Janata Party has created an uproar on social media with all her old tweets… Continue Reading →
By Juhie Bhatia and Hajer Naili Monday, December 15, 2014 Last month, a French delegation went to Geneva with the European Women’s Lobby to push an abortion-related resolution at the upcoming Beijing+20 Summit. With this and other efforts France is… Continue Reading →
The elections in Delhi are approaching. Violence, as well as discrimination against women, and sheer denial of women’s dignity and rights, has been a huge concern for Delhi’s citizens. This is the time when women are looking towards the… Continue Reading →
Rosy Sequeira,TNN | Nov 16, 2014, 03.27 AM IST Currently, women are allowed only to point from where they can see the tomb and offer prayers. MUMBAI: The Muslim community will become all the more regressive, says a public interest litigation filed… Continue Reading →
DC | J. Stalin | November 07, 2014, Holding that the married daughter of a deceased government employee was also eligible for appointment under compassionate grounds, the Madras High Court on Thursday directed authorities to provide compassionate appointment to a man’s… Continue Reading →
The court said there was no reason a qualified female make-up artists should be banned from film sets India’s Supreme Court has said that a 59-year-old union ban on female make-up artists in the country’s film industry is illegal and… Continue Reading →
Kamayani Bali Mahabal They started off as a secret sports club. What brought them together was their shared love for football, a game they couldn’t dream of playing owing to their conservative family backgrounds. After all, how could young… Continue Reading →
By Miriam Zoll Apple and Facebook are covering the cost for female employees to freeze their eggs, in an effort to help balance challenges of childbirth and career-building. But should egg freezing really be deemed the ‘new women’s movement’? Author… Continue Reading →
Subhashini Ali (Subhashini Ali is former MP, former Member of the National Commission for Women and Vice President of the All India Democratic Women’s Association.) Two recent incidents on the Delhi Metro and at a Delhi Metro station offer… Continue Reading →