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One woman against a thousand superstitions, Birubala Rabha’s battle against the superstition of ‘Witch-Hunting’
Though this pioneering feminist activist breathed her last on May 13, 2024, her work with the Thakurvilla Mahila Samiti and Missiom Birubala has been recognized internationally and May 13 has been declared Anti-Superstition Day in Assam
Crime against women: Allahabad HC questions delay in registering cases
Court told the state government that sometimes it takes over six months to register a case
Unnao rape survivor moves SC seeking transfer of case to Delhi
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The woman was kidnapped and raped by former BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh in 2017 when she was a minor.
Muslim women’s auction app case: SC seeks response from states on key accused’s plea to club FIRs
Aumkareshwar Thakur faces FIRs in Delhi, UP and Maharashtra
Dalit sisters gang raped by three men in Ayodhya
The victims, one of whom is a minor, have been sent for a medical examination, the police said.
75 Years of Independence: 50% Reservation for Women in Politics Still a Far Cry
What’s stopping the Modi government, which claims to be women-friendly, from gifting Women’s Reservation Bill in the 75th year of Independence to women?
UP: Dalit woman sexually harassed in Muzaffarnagar, seven held
Representative ImageMuzaffarnagar: A 30-year-old Dalit woman was sexually harassed by...
India ranks 135 out of 146 countries in WEF Gender Gap Index
Ranks below Saudi Arabia, but ahead of Pakistan and Afghanistan that are the bottom of the pile
Female students forced to take off undergarments in Kerala?
The girls were appearing for NEET exams and one of them has now lodged a police complaint; various authorities shirk responsibility
Mumbai Court grants bail to three students in the Bulli Bai app case
A Mumbai court while granting bail to three students in the Bulli Bai app case, which targeted Muslim women by arranging for their "auction", held that their "immature age and understanding" was misused by other accused with "deeper understanding".
Unnatural in Indian culture that father-in-law would rape daughter-in-law: Allahabad HC
Court granted anticipatory bail to rape accused after making an observation based on the culture of the land, but not the allegations of the survivor
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