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BSNL Kavach allows women to recharge phones without revealing mobile number: Here's what it means
March 11, 2026 8:51 am
BSNL's new Kavach feature helps keep a user's personal mobile number private while also reducing the chances of misuse by adding an extra layer of privacy during offline recharges.
The woman’s way of seeing — and writing
March 09, 2026 7:04 am
From Virginia Woolf's 'Mr Bennet and Mrs Brown' to Satyajit Ray's 'Charulata', making the case for tolerating 'the spasmodic, the obscure, the fragmentary, the failure'
How the ‘strong woman’ narrative fails Indian women
March 08, 2026 12:01 pm
This Women’s Day, it would be apt to remember that strength is not always visible - and it certainly does not look the same for every woman.
This Women’s Day, Make Her Health a Priority
March 08, 2026 11:13 am
Despite leading family health decisions, many women in India remain underinsured, My Health Care Plan by Bajaj General Insurance offers comprehensive and customisable coverage for women
International Women’s Day: Why housework demands redistribution, not just recognition
March 09, 2026 12:26 pm
In a recent case, the Delhi High Court’s observation that the assumption that a non-earning spouse is “idle” reflects a misunderstanding of domestic contribution offers a beacon of hope. This international women’s day (March 8), let’s understand why merely acknowledging the value of housework is not enough.
Women across continents rally for equality on International Women’s Day
March 09, 2025 1:26 am
In Turkey, hundreds of women gathered in Istanbul’s Kadikoy district, where they listened to speeches, danced, and sang in protest. Meanwhile, in Poland, activists opened a center near the parliament in Warsaw where women can obtain abortion pills, either alone or with others.
2025 Women of Worth Summit: Event held to empower women entrepreneurs, offer resources
March 08, 2025 8:57 pm
The WOW Summit hosted a variety of stalls set up by women owned businesses, making it an ideal environment for networking.
MP govt will make provision of death penalty for religious conversion of girls: CM Mohan Yadav
March 08, 2025 6:43 pm
Yadav made the announcement at a programme organised here to mark International Women's Day.
On International Women’s Day, Vande Bharat Express operates with all-women crew on CSMT-Sainagar Shirdi route
March 08, 2025 3:32 pm
The Vande Bharat Express, which departed from CSMT at 6.20 am, was piloted by Asia’s first woman loco pilot Surekha Yadav and assistant loco pilot Sangeeta Kumari.
The woman behind ‘Women’s Day’: Story of socialist leader Clara Zetkin
March 09, 2025 9:10 pm
Clara Zetkin was a German leader who engaged with the question of women within the socialist movement. Here is how her activism led to International Women’s Day.
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY PHOTOS
Celebrating the extraordinary women who transformed Indian society
March 09, 2026 12:01 pm
This Women’s Day, we look back at some of India's most fierce and extraordinary women, who defied the odds to write their own stories of resilience. Meet them here.
An ode to women artists and their works
March 21, 2022 6:29 pm
The exhibition was titled The Power Within, The Power Beyond
Rallies, roadshows and protests mark International Women's Day
March 08, 2022 9:09 pm
While Women’s Day traces its history to feminist movements in Europe and America in the early 1900s, the day became mainstream after it was adopted by the United Nations in 1977.
Women's Day: Powerful women athletes who dominate their sport
March 08, 2022 10:52 am
The world of sports has largely been dominated by men in India, which indirectly implies that the nation’s sporting heroes were dominated by a gender. Not anymore.
Varun, Anushka, Sunny Leone, Sara Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor celebrate International Women’s Day 2021
March 08, 2021 8:26 pm
International Women's Day 2021: have a look at how Bollywood celebs including Rhea Chakraborty, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sunny Leone, Amitabh Bachchan, Virat Kohli, Mahesh babu, Disha Patani, are celebrating Women's Day.
In pictures: 'Mera Jism Meri Marzi', a look at Pakistan's Aurat March on Women's Day
March 09, 2020 8:09 pm
On March 8, when allies got together to celebrate International Women's Day, men, women, the transgender community, people who identify as non-binary, and others, came together for the interesting and refreshingly-audacious 'Aurat March' in Pakistan.
International Women's Day: Poonam drives an e-rickshaw in Delhi to help her kid fly
March 08, 2018 4:49 pm
Two years ago it was her family's responsibility that compelled 54-years-old Poonam to set out on the road and drive an e-rickshaw through the streets of Delhi to make her ends meet. Today, she is a confident driver who cherishes the joy of driving and the continuous chatter of her passengers. On the occasion of International Women's Day, Indian Express photographer Renuka Puri takes us through her struggles.
Women in Parliament: Left, Right and Centre
March 08, 2018 12:24 pm
On the occasion of International Women's Day, we photographed 12 strong women who are currently part of the Indian Parliament, which currently has the highest number of women Parliamentarians, albeit even that number isn't that much. But then, we also have India's first ever woman full Defence Minister leading the charge.
International Women's Day: "I had no choice but to be firm and fight back!" North India's first woman autorickshaw driver
March 08, 2018 5:41 pm
International Women's Day: Today at the age of 40, Sunita Choudhary stands dressed in a white tailored suit and brown boots driving her own auto-rickshaw along the streets of South Delhi. She came to the Capital broke escaping an abusive marriage with no place to live.
International Women's Day, 2018: 10 inspiring quotes by female authors on women that will reinforce their importance
March 08, 2018 10:08 am
Every year on March 8 International Women's Day is celebrated to recognise and celebrate womanhood. This year, the theme is #PressforProgress and on this occasion we bring to you 10 powerful quotes by women on women.
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