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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

Women and Forests: Gender Concerns and the Forest Rights Act

Today, the rights of vulnerable groups in the country...

How Muslim women clerics are increasingly challenging traditional narratives

Indonesia recently hosted an unusual conference of Muslim women...

Muslim ‘instant divorce’ law divides India

In India, if you are a Muslim man, you...

Indonesia: When Women have been Ulema since Early Islam, Were Have their Names Gone?

In another first, coming from Indonesia, Women “ulema” –...

Is the Latest Affidavit by the AIMPLB a Pathetic Attempt to Cover Up Its Defeat in the SC?

The recently filed final affidavit in the Supreme Court...

Maternal Education Programmes Could Improve Mothers’ Test Scores, Child Learning: Study

Literacy programmes for mothers can not only improve their...

Hand Over Mining Wealth to Locals with Right to Inheritance Demands MM&P Rights Group

Float policy, hand over India's mining wealth to locals...

“The ‘no triple talaq’ clause in nikahnama is no use. SC must declare it unconstitutional”

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