Paid leave of 90 days for victims of sexual harassment
Women central government employees who have filed complaints of sexual harassment can now get a paid leave of three months ...
Govt Decision to Disband STF on Women’s Safety Draws Flak
The Union Home Ministry’s decision to disband the Special Task Force (STF) on women’s safety in Delhi ...
Uniform civil code : Cong links move to assembly elections
The government’s move to seek a report from the law panel on implementing a uniform civil code has triggered a political ...
Fatwa in favour of transgender marriages issued
Lahore : At least 50 Pakistani clerics have issued a fatwa stating that transgender marriages are lawful.
The clerics ...
Caste is anti-national as it divides India: Amartya Sen
Taking a dig at the trend of branding people as anti-national for not “toeing a certain line”, Nobel laureate professor Amartya ...
Trupti desai seeks law for equal rights of women at religious places
A month ago, when Kerala assembly polls were being held, Maharashtra’s women activist Trupti desai had announced that ...
Centre cancels registration of Teesta Setalvad’s Sabrang Trust
After suspending FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) licence of Teesta Setalvad’s NGO, Sabrang Trust, and ...
Most elderly persons are subjected to abuse in old age: study
A majority of older persons face elder abuse all the time throughout their old age irrespective of their financial or ...
“Do not act like a grandmother. Change as per the times now,” : HC to CBFC
The drug-themed film Udta Punjab will be released with just one cut, the Bombay high court ruled on Monday, asking the censor ...
Udta Punjab is about real issues, not against state: Benegal
Mumbai: National Award-winning filmmaker Shyam Benegal has praised “Udta Punjab” for showing a “real ...