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Delhi woman’s midnight ride on Mumbai Metro goes viral for showing what ‘feeling safe’ looks like

January 31, 2026 1:44 pm

Having grown up in Delhi, Divya explained that simply being on public transport past midnight without anxiety felt deeply emotional.

From late-night cab ride, a story of hope, a reality check

January 18, 2026 12:02 pm

Maybe here lies the trick: Raising our boys right. Here’s to Munna Ajij Mollick, his wonderful mother and that awkward encounter between two strangers, a 31-year-old man and a drunk teenage girl, inside a cab in Kolkata.

From a late-night cab ride, a story of hope and a reality check — feeling safe should not be a luxury

January 06, 2026 12:31 pm

The footage inside Mollick’s car also makes us ask something: Why do we always imagine stories involving a vulnerable woman and a man in control to have a horrific end?

Women, Peace and Security Index 2025/26: Top 10 best and worst countries for women and where does India rank globally?

Top 10 best and worst countries in the Women, Peace and Security Index 2025/26: Where do India, US stand?

December 05, 2025 9:00 am

Top 10 best and worst countries for Women ( WPS Index 2025/26): While Denmark ranks No. 1 in the Women, Peace and Security Index 2025-26, Afghanistan sits at the bottom.

‘All men are not same’: Bengaluru woman praises Rapido rider who fixed bike at 12.50 am, dropped her home safely

November 25, 2025 4:27 pm

Asha Mane shared a video from her journey, showing snippets of her ride with the Rapido captain, and later, him crouched on a pitch-dark road trying to fix his bike.

‘Perks of living in India’: Italian woman praises Bengaluru’s safety after finding helmet exactly where she left it

November 17, 2025 12:13 pm

Serena, who has called Bengaluru home for over a decade now, shared the clip after realising that she had absent-mindedly left the helmet on her scooter while visiting a store.

Top 10 India States for Women Employability in 2025

Top 10 Indian states women prefer to work in 2025: Andhra Pradesh, Kerala take top spots; see if Delhi made the list

October 17, 2025 10:13 am

Top 10 highest women employability states in India in 2025: According to the Global Employability Test, 45.6 per cent of women were deemed employable in 2019.

In the video shared by a vlogger, Jay, a man approaches two Korean women taking a stroll at a tourist spot, and shares his “dream” of hugging them (Image source: @jaystreazy/Instagram)

‘Second-hand harassment’: Indian man pesters Korean women for hug, calls it his ‘dream’; video sparks outrage

September 22, 2025 12:06 pm

After the man persists with his request, one of the women gives him a hug, seemingly to get over the situation quickly.

Across India, sexual violence prevails, with impunity. It's not just a legal problem

July 04, 2025 12:18 pm

India has laws. But laws are only as good as the systems that uphold them—and the values that animate them. A society that tolerates impunity, blames victims and protects the powerful cannot claim to be just