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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

Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Failing Women Who Need It The Most

Mumbai: A minor rape victim was forced to give...

Pranjal Patil battled great odds to become country’s first visually challenged woman IAS officer

Through persistent struggles, the differently abled have achieved access...

From Peon to becoming Auditor, Mayuri’s is an inspiring story

Mayuri's turn came when she appeared in the Maharashtra...

Misogynistic Manohar: 5 times sexist Haryana CM Khattar put his foot in his mouth

Congress leaders condemn remark, burn effigies of Khattar outside...

Sultanpur Rape Case Update – Police engages in fake disclosure to avoid public backlash?

The negligence of the police in the Nirbhaya like...

I feel humiliated, says jailed student fighting Chinmayanand

Even as India can lay claim to having more...

CJP moves NHRC in Sultanpur Rape Case

On September 10, villagers from Baijapur in Sultanpur district...

Another Tribal Woman raped: Telegana

In another shocking case of gender-driven violence, a 26-year-old...

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