Category Women Rights
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Vandana Katariya is the first women’s hockey player from India to score a hat-trick at the Games Two men hurled abuses at Katariya’s family after India’s semi-final loss against Argentina The two men also burst crackers outside Katariya’s… Continue Reading →
26Jul 2021 Women athletes from across the South Asian region came together for an online discussion focusing on their challenges and wins, sharing moving stories and inspiring solidarity. The over-two hour long session, “Women in Sports: Challenges and Wins” on… Continue Reading →
MUMBAI: In a Historic move , The Bombay high court on Tuesday allowed medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) of a 23-week foetus by a 22-year-old married woman, who said she faced domestic violence and continuing to full term may cause… Continue Reading →
Azim Premji University report finds 47 percent of women who lost jobs last year have been made permanently redundant. 3 Aug 2021 Savitri Devi has been searching for work since she lost her job at a garment factory in India’s… Continue Reading →
The police have arrested four men, including a priest at the Delhi Cantt crematorium. ByNidhi Suresh03 Aug, 2021 “Your daughter will be cremated. What had to happen has happened. No need to scream now. We’ll settle this here,” Tara’s mother… Continue Reading →
SANSKRITI TALWAR Jul 2021 In a state with the largest proportion of Dalits, many Dalit farm workers took loans to survive a farm crisis in India’s granary. More than 7,000 took their lives over eight years, leaving behind women in thrall… Continue Reading →
A platform or support network to champion women with entrepreneurial ambitions and facilitate the exchange of ideas, information, and capital needs to be set up. Credit: Unsplash Jul 30 2021 (IPS) – Muslims are the largest minority community in India, and yet,… Continue Reading →
Female journalists and activists say they had their private photos shared on social media by governments seeking to intimidate and silence them. Aug. 1, 2021, 3:30 PM ISTBy Olivia Solon Ghada Oueiss, a Lebanese broadcast journalist at Al-Jazeera, was eating dinner… Continue Reading →
The COVID-19 lockdown had affected her mental health to such an extent that discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur had started trying her hand in cricket to handle the psychological toll Kamalpreet Kaur is in with a chance to become India’s first… Continue Reading →
AUGUST 1, 2021 WE REJECT THE GOVERNMENT’S CYNICAL OPTICS WE REJECT THE GOVERNMENT’S DECLARATION OF ‘MUSLIM WOMEN’S RIGHTS DAY’ There has been a nationwide outpouring of condemnation, following the announcement yesterday by Mr. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of Minority Affairs,… Continue Reading →