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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

Russia decriminalises domestic violence

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Full text: Meghalaya Guv is a liar and women harasser, says letter to PM from Raj Bhavan staff

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Accused of turning Raj Bhavan into ‘ladies’ club,’ Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan resigns

Facing sexual harassment charges, Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan on...

No room for Muslims or single women: Housing bias is eroding Mumbai’s multicultural nature

Informal rules and discrimination by landlords are taking their...

BJP’s Vinay Katiyar makes ‘sexist’ comments against Priyanka Gandhi

Senior BJP leader Vinay Katiyar today triggered a controversy...

Women marching worldwide revive a long-sought dream: global feminism

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Gangraped and dumped in a well: Four arrested for murder of a Dalit girl in Ariyalur

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‘We who Believe in Freedom cannot rest until it comes’

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