Women

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

Afghan crisis: Women, activists demand immediate ceasefire, protection for civilians

1,200 activists and women from Afghanistan and Iran pen an open letter asking the international community to intervene as the future of women in Afghanistan is threatened once again

Nearly 3,700 inmates lodged across 31 women prisons in 2019

The central government informed the Rajya Sabha that in all, Indian jails have 13,550 female undertrials

Being a Muslim woman in India

First person account of a young woman harassed online as part of the “Sulli Deals” auction scandal

Nangal village gang-rape, both gendered and caste-based violence: Civil Society Organisations

The SFI, DSMM and AIDWA protest the rape, murder and forcible cremation of the 9-year-old Dalit girl in Delhi

Pass a law against obtaining consent for sex on false promise of marriage: Allahabad HC

Pointing to increasing number of such cases and lacuna in law for this offence, the court said that for women in our society promise of marriage is a great allurement, and they are trapped in a situation which results in their sexual abuse and exploitation

MP: Century Mill workers condemn police brutality on VRS protesters

For the last two days, Century Mill workers have been demanding re-employment; four women workers were injured allegedly due to police action, and one is still in the ICU

Till death do us part?

Interfaith and intercaste marriages remain some of the most high-risk moves that any couple can take in modern India

UP: Mahila Shikshak Sangh demands monthly 3-day period leave

Members of the women’s organisation said the demand was ignored by men despite much touted initiatives like Mission Shakti.

391 complaints of sexual harassment at workplace received from Central Ministries: Government

The Women and Child Development Minister stated that out of these, 150 complaints have been received since January 1, 2020

Only one woman judge in Supreme Court, 77 across all High Courts!

Law and Justice Minister, Kiren Rijiju, unable to provide information about female judges at the district level

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt

In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate

Urdu is not the monopoly of mullahs, nor even the Muslim community 

Our self-styled “left liberal” intelligentsia, otherwise loud in denouncing Hindu majoritarianism, suddenly turned mute when confronted with Muslim right-wing pressure

Election Commission seriously risks losing all credibility: senior advocate Sanjay Hegde

Senior advocate, Supreme Court Sanjay Hegde on Saturday, September 6, raised concerns over the credibility of the Election Commission of India, cautioning that the institution is increasingly being viewed as partisan, speaking at the annual public lecture on the occasion of Gauri Lankesh’s brutal assassination

India’s Silent Push-Out: Courts, states, and the deportation of Bengali-Speaking Muslims

From migrant workers vanishing in midnight raids to a Kolkata man driven to suicide by fear, reports across states reveal a disturbing pattern of expulsions without due process — now under scrutiny in India’s courts

Safe harbour or shadow censorship? The battle over India’s digital speech

The Karnataka High Court’s ruling on X Corp’s challenge could either restore the centrality Section 69A as the sole content blocking mechanism, or re-ignite the issues that were closed in Shreya Singhal

The Mubarakpur Saree in the Digital Age: Can e-commerce bypass traditional barriers?

An age-old saree weaving tradition is also one area brutally affected by the US-driven tariff war with India