Gender and Sexuality

Health: Why do women in India still carry the burden of sterilisation?

Exploring the inherent patriarchal attitudes that govern Indian government policies on family planning, the author, a renowned specialist argues how the focus, timing and methods must be on encouraging men to perform vasectomies rather than the more commonly performed intrusive tubectomy on women and specifically advocates more robust all-round efforts than the token November 21-December 4, government observed Vasectomy Fortnight

Feminist group demands RSS condemn Mohandas’s ‘rape’ slander

The All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA), a national platform bringing...

Brij Bhushan Acquittal: The system vs the wrestlers

Three years after their protest shook Indian sport, Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers prepare for another legal battle over a verdict they reject

Women Wrestlers & Lawyers’ battle for justice: Feminists, women leaders in support

Recognising the tenacious battle of women wrestlers and their lawyers in the long and tedious battle for justice against serious allegations of sexual harassment at the workplace by Brij Bhushan Singh, former MP (BJP) and then president of the Wrestlers Federation, the statement in support lauds the courage of the women wrestlers against the highly politicised power structures of sports associations in India, where money and muscle power rule the arena.

Women: Nation builders, missing from the nation’s books

An exploration of the path-breaking verdict delivered by the SC declaring “housewives as nation-builders”[1]. The author, an academic explores, academically and historically, how societies and nations have only imagined economies and valued production through narrow prisms while feminist scholars have spent decades challenging this hierarchy; the real challenge that the June 11 judgement throws is whether we are prepared for a substantive re-set and re-construct

Just 11, Her Last Birthday Gift: Inside Surjyapur’s Fight for Justice

Two days after the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, Surjyapur remains gripped by grief, fear and unanswered questions. Residents accuse police of acting late, even as four arrests have been made and an SIT begins its investigation. An eNewsroom Ground Report from a village still waiting for justice

A regressive 2026 amendment to rights of Trans persons is under legal challenge even as pride month is celebrated

Unable to stay the statute, High Courts have charted a middle path—protecting petitioners already undergoing hormone therapy while the broader constitutional challenge awaits adjudication by the Supreme Court

Varanasi: Transgender Community demands action against communal social media posts, CP denies them entry into premises

The Transgender Community in Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s constituency has demanded penal action against those social media posts that fan intra-community tensions; they submitted a memorandum to the Commissioner of Police today

Karachi, Pakistan: Women march for autonomy, gendered equality, resistance

Karachi, Pakistan’s port city marched and marched with slogans like #MeraJismMeriMarzi #Azaadi #AuratMarchKarachi #AuratMarch for women’s dignity, autonomy and voice

Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists

Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices

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Health: Why do women in India still carry the burden of sterilisation?

Exploring the inherent patriarchal attitudes that govern Indian government policies on family planning, the author, a renowned specialist argues how the focus, timing and methods must be on encouraging men to perform vasectomies rather than the more commonly performed intrusive tubectomy on women and specifically advocates more robust all-round efforts than the token November 21-December 4, government observed Vasectomy Fortnight

God Beyond Patriarchy: Recovering the Feminine in the Islamic Imagination

To affirm that God transcends gender is not merely a doctrinal statement. It is a spiritual and ethical commitment.

Vote Chori: Fake Applications to Delete 28 Voters; Uttarakhand court directs police to register FIR

A concrete case of allegations of criminality and violation of election law and rules, especially related to the Form 7 method of ‘mass deletions’ has come to light from Uttarakhand, with a BLA-2 (Ikram Ali himself petitioning the court for registration of an FIR after his identity and email were misused for 28 deletions: Ali had also approached the Haldwani judicial magistrate for directions to register an FIR which the court has directed on October 6.

Diwali 2026: Smoke, noise, fires and the failure of restraint

Across cities, Diwali celebrations brought severe pollution, excessive noise, fires, deaths and violence, the events raise questions about civic responsibility and enforcement: when existing rules repeatedly fail, what measures can ensure celebrations do not endanger others?

Maharashtra Gokul Controversy: Mahayuti’s bid to seize control of the state’s largest milk cooperative?

Faced with a narrow defeat last week --a Congress-led panel had won 13 seats to Mahayuti’s 12 seats last week, the Fadnavis government in a widely criticised move, altered rules to nominate members and give them voting rights; this tilted the balance in Mahayuti’s favour after a courtroom drama that first directed elections and thereafter refused to stay or scrutinise the hastily changed rules; Fadnavis Govt alters rules & Voila(!), Mahayuti Candidate is Chairman of Gokul Dairy after a courtroom drama also unfolds last week