women's rights

Alipurduar (WB), April 8 BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Wednesday alleged the Mamata Banerjee-led government had snatched land that rightfully belonged to the people of West Bengal and given it to infiltrators, changing the state's demographics.Addressing an election rally in north Bengal's...

New Delhi, April 7 – Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the 2018 Sabarimala judgment permitting entry of women of all age groups into the temple, the Union government told a nine-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday that notions of “patriarchy” and “gender stereotypes” are alien to Indian...

New Delhi, April 7 The Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the 2018 Sabarimala judgment, which lifted the ban on women aged 10-50 entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, was wrongly decided and requires reconsideration.Appearing before a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of...

New Delhi, April 7 A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge B.V. Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday.The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing petitions related to...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 With the assembly elections just a day away, the BJP in Kerala on Tuesday criticized both the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF over their stance on the Sabarimala issue, accusing them of taking a "U-turn" on the entry of young women into the hill shrine.Addressing...

Jammu, April 7 – Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sakeena Itoo welcomed the Women’s Reservation Bill on Tuesday, calling it a significant and long-overdue move towards ensuring greater women's participation in governance.Speaking to reporters in Jammu, Minister Itoo said, "I believe this should have...

New Delhi, April 6 The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday gave actress Nora Fatehi a final opportunity to appear before it in person in connection with the song "Sarke Chunar Teri" and fixed April 27 as the next date of hearing.The commission, which took suo motu cognizance of the...

Mumbai, April 6 – The National Commission for Women heard the suo motu case concerning the song “Sarke Chunarr Teri”, featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt.The commission’s chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, presided over the meeting. Rakib Alam, the lyricist; Prem, the director; and Gautam K. M...

New Delhi, April 5 – The Women’s Reservation Bill continues to attract attention across political and social circles, with prominent voices describing it as a significant step towards strengthening women’s representation in legislative bodies, even as some emphasize the need for merit-based...

New Delhi, April 4 Practices like domestic abuse persist not as aberrations but as indications of a "disease-afflicted social order," and empirical data of crimes against women in the country presents a "sobering picture," the Supreme Court has said.The apex court said India has experienced...

Lucknow/Hathras (UP), April 4 The chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission, Babita Singh Chauhan, said on Saturday that the panel can consider the acquittal of a college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students if the complainant or the aggrieved parties approach...

Palakka (Kerala), April 3 A case has been registered against a BJP councillor and two others for allegedly obstructing the political campaign of UDF candidate Rammesh Pisharody two days ago, police said on Friday.An FIR has been registered against BJP councillor Sindhu Rajan, her daughter...

Prayagraj, Apr 2 The Allahabad High Court has directed police authorities to take strict action against gangs allegedly using women to coerce men into sexual relationships and extort money.A division bench comprising Justices J J Munir and Tarun Saxena, in an order passed on March 30, said...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi High Court on Thursday strongly objected to a "vulgar" and "derogatory" song allegedly released by rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah in 2006, stating that the track completely disregarded even the minimum standards of civility and directed its removal from online...

New Delhi, April 2 – BJP Rajya Sabha member from Jharkhand, Aditya Prasad, on Thursday termed the "ritualistic" murder of a 13-year-old girl in the Hazaribagh district as a deeply "unfortunate" and shocking incident that exposes the dangerous persistence of superstition and black magic in the...

Mumbai, April 1 – Maharashtra’s Minister for Women and Child Development, Aditi Tatkare, described the incidents involving the self-proclaimed godman, Ashok Kharat, as “extremely heinous and condemnable” on Wednesday.She emphasized that there is no room for supporting such actions and aligned...

Kabul, April 1 – UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has criticised the continued ban preventing Afghan women from accessing UN offices, calling the policy discriminatory and unjustifiable, according to local media reports on Wednesday.Bennett...

Prayagraj, March 31 Observing that a woman is the absolute owner of her 'streedhan', the Allahabad High Court has held that a wife cannot be tried for breach of trust under Section 406 of the IPC for allegedly taking the property.Allowing a petition filed by Anamika Tiwari and four others, the...

Islamabad, March 31. Access to policing for women in Pakistan remains uneven due to structural gaps, cultural barriers, and limited representation. From Punjab to Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, women in Pakistan continue to face challenges both as citizens seeking justice and as officers working...

March 30, Kohima: The Chairperson of the Nagaland State Commission for Women, W. Nginyeih Konyak, has been awarded the 8th edition of "The Phenomenal SHE" Recognition Award by the Indian National Bar Association.The award was presented by Election Commissioner for Union Territories, Sudhanshu...