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Karnataka man arrested for his baby's murder, cops say 'was upset over second girl'
July 25, 2026 5:47 pm
The police arrested the man, employed at Kempegowda International Airport, after the infant's body was recovered from an underground sump tank at his in-laws' house in Chikkaballapura district.
Raveena Tandon gets candid about women's rights, calls it 'the saddest truth'
May 25, 2026 11:25 am
"You realise the world is progressing, but statistically, women’s rights are worse today than they were 30 years ago. That’s the saddest truth," Tandon shared during the interview.
'I am trapped bro.' Why Twisha Sharma's anguish resonates with so many Indian women
May 25, 2026 12:19 pm
The financially independent feel cornered too by social pressure, emotional manipulation, the fear of humiliating their parents, the stigma attached to divorce and sometimes by the sheer exhaustion of starting a new life by breaking a mould. Tolerating discomfort and the status quo suddenly seems the lesser evil
Gap between education and jobs for women in Delhi
April 12, 2026 7:10 am
Nearly three-quarters of educated, non-working women surveyed had never worked at all. This is not a story of women dropping out and struggling to return. It is about figuring out why educated women are not entering the workforce in the first place.
From ‘food committee’ to ‘boys club’: 3 generations of women lawyers reveal hidden barriers in India’s judiciary (watch video)
March 08, 2026 2:43 pm
On International Women’s Day, three generations of women from the legal profession reflected on the evolving realities of gender and justice in India’s courts.
A judicial system that often re-victimises women needs the Gender Handbook
February 18, 2026 4:11 pm
Recently, a bench of Justices Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan commented in court that women ought not to enter into premarital sexual relations. Their awareness that their view was "old-fashioned" did not stop the judges (including, in a sad ironic twist, the sole woman judge) from passing moral judgments on women's character and freedom of choice rather than deciding the case at hand on actual facts, which is exactly what the Gender Handbook warns against
Custom v. Constitution: Why Punjab and Haryana High Court struck down a 40-year-old curb on a widow’s right to sell land
March 24, 2026 6:20 pm
Widow property rights: The Punjab and Haryana High Court said that customary law like Riwaj-i-Am that curtails a woman's proprietary rights solely based on gender and withstand scrutiny of Article 14 of Constitution of India.
Madhubani Bar Association refutes gender bias claims of lawyer Anita Jha, says district magistrate examining issue
January 22, 2026 2:01 pm
Madhubani Lawyer Chamber Dispute: The association president said women lawyers sat in a hall beside the hall meant for male laywers, which was built on Anita Jha's application during the relevant time, but she doesn't sit there.
'Somehow I am disappointing someone by not having a son': Soha Ali Khan gets candid about gender discrimination in society
January 04, 2026 3:17 pm
Parents may feel compelled to adhere to cultural practices, even when they conflict with their personal beliefs or modern values.
How to raise a boy: Raising a boy is not about protecting the world from him or him from the world
November 17, 2025 5:20 pm
We tried to raise both our children in the school of humanism. We could not control what they saw online or heard from friends, but I could curate what they encountered at home: A thoughtful article, a film watched together, a lively conversation around the dinner table
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