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What the Union Budget does — and doesn’t do — for women

February 02, 2025 1:15 pm

While there is a welcome increase in the overall allocation in the Gender Budget Statement, more needs to be done if the government truly wants to deliver on its promise of Nari Shakti

India can unlock growth by boosting nari shakti

May 09, 2024 11:38 am

A new government will soon be taking up the challenge of making India viksit by 2047. What key policies can it adopt to propel us towards gender parity in socio-economic outcomes?

In Chandigarh, a women’s forum to take on Lok Sabha candidates

April 30, 2024 8:13 am

The event took an unexpected turn when a group of women students caught a male student who had been harassing a woman a day earlier and gave him a sound thrashing.

The nari shakti jumla: Six times BJP failed women

March 01, 2024 9:46 am

For all its talk, from Shaheen Bagh clampdown to inaction in Manipur, the Modi government has failed the women of India

From Rekha’s Kanjeevarams to Raw Mango, the timeless grace of saris

December 09, 2023 9:50 am

In contemporary India, the sari has become a garment of empowerment, a choice that defies Western norms. It is inclusive, embracing every woman in her natural form, a quiet rebellion against the impossible standards set for women today

The 360° UPSC Debate | How effective is the Women's Reservation Bill?

October 05, 2023 11:37 am

On September 19, 2023, the One Hundred Twenty-Eighth Amendment Bill, 2023, was introduced in the Lok Sabha. The proposed legislation seeks to reserve 33 percent of all seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women. Although historic, the implementation of the law is viewed from different perspectives, sparking a debate about the efficacy of the Women's Reservation Bill.

#Politics | ‘Nari Shakti for New India’: PM Modi, other leaders extend Women's Day greetings

March 08, 2023 5:12 pm

From Union ministers to Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, leaders hail women’s contribution to India’s progress.

The silent revolution of Nari Shakti

December 15, 2022 11:31 am

As India takes over the presidency of G20, it is an occasion to celebrate political empowerment — a stupendous increase in women voter turnout in the decade has strengthened and made our democracy more progressive.

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar top among self-made rich women: Report

August 13, 2022 10:46 am

Falguni Nayar, who quit her investment banking career to start the beauty focused brand Nykaa, has a net worth of Rs 57,520 crore, as per the Kotak Private Banking-Hurun list.

Unsung Heroes: Tara Krishnaswamy — From techie to fighter for political rights of women

August 13, 2022 10:44 am

Before moving full time to the Political Shakti campaign, Tara Krishnaswamy led grassroots campaigns through the Citizens For Bengaluru initiative on public transport issues.

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