Union Minister Smriti Irani said experience sharing by the beneficiaries has shown that policies when implemented in collaboration by the Centre and state can bring about positive change in lives of women.
These are the stories of Manjus and Kuntis. In stark images that speak a thousand words.
When the public space is hostile, women have no choice but to accept the misogynistic definition of a woman’s rightful place in society.
Shonali Bose, Sona Mohapatra, Taapsee Pannu, Guneet Monga and Shefali Shah chose unconventional routes to make it big and have never regretted their choices.
Until recently, Nari Adalats across rural belts in Uttar Pradesh offered women suffering from domestic abuse a support system. Then the government folded up...
The recent split verdict from a division bench of the Delhi high court has once again brought to light an age-old debate in India with regard to the role of...
China: Footage taken from outside the restaurant also showed the attackers dragging the woman who had initially rebuffed the man's advances out of the...
And that most niggling question of all, from young women: has the status of women in the workplace really improved, or will we still face gender barriers and...
The stunning Sambalpuri saree is woven on a hand-linger and is well-known throughout India. It also mirrors a unique style of art known as baandha. Baandha...
Geetanjali Shree's 'Ret Samadhi', translated into English by Daisy Rockwell as 'Tomb of Sand', becomes the first Indian novel to win the International Booker...
The world of Turning Red is unabashedly women’s. Its central characters — all women and girls — overthrow the prescribed script of norms that robs women...
Indian culture in general isn’t too encouraging towards women when it comes to speaking up or sharing their opinion. This is one of the prime reasons why Dr....
Dabung Girl's comic books address difficult themes such as child protection as well as essential topics of encouraging girls to participate in sports and...
Afghanistan: Dozens of women who arrived at Kabul's international airport Friday to board domestic and international flights were told by Taliban they couldn't...
A sexual assault, visceral and violent, makes the victim determined to suffer it silently, in a society that prides itself on being ‘civilised’.
A press release issued by the Crime Branch said two of the rescued women, including the TV actress, are from Virar near Mumbai, while the third one hails from...
Cervical cancer involves the abnormal growth of cervical cells. The cervix is the lower end of the uterus at the top of the vagina.
To bring parity between girls and boys, the government is thinking of raising the age for women to marry to 21 years from 18 now, says PM Modi.
Education is a foundation stone for the empowerment of women and is the dominant tool to change women’s position in the world. Women education in India has...
A tribute to all the trailblazers spearheading various domains of the professional world on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Here are 8 women entrepreneurs from different walks of life who believed in themselves and took the plunge even when everyone around them thought they could...
Go on a tea tour in this little known tea estate located in the Himalayan foothills of West Bengal
Are you a solo female traveller? Do you enjoy women-only group tours? Here is a list of women-run travel agencies who are ready to curate your trip and take...
A ScripBox study on investing trends among women finds that one in five women started investing during the pandemic, and planning for retirement and emergency...
A Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) complaint had been filed against filmmaker and actor Mahesh Manjrekar for portraying children in an...
