women's safety

Chennai, March 30 TVK chief, actor-politician Vijay, filed his nomination on Monday to contest the Assembly elections from the Perambur constituency in Chennai and appealed to the people to give an opportunity to his party, TVK, and vote for the party's whistle symbol on April 23.After filing...

Ranchi/Hazaribag, March 30 The Jharkhand High Court took suo motu cognizance of the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Bishnugarh, Hazaribag, on Monday.The court also served a notice to the state administration and the director general of police in this regard, according to a...

Chennai, March 30 TVK chief, actor-politician Vijay, filed his nomination on Monday to contest the Assembly elections from the Perambur constituency in Chennai and appealed to the people to give an opportunity to his party, TVK, and vote for the party's whistle symbol on April 23.After filing...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 29 Allegations of sexual assault involving former Congress leaders in Palakkad have become a topic in the Kerala Assembly elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi referring to the matter at an NDA rally on Sunday.In what appeared to be a reference to the alleged...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 29 Allegations of sexual assault involving former Congress leaders in Palakkad have become a topic of discussion in the Kerala Assembly elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi referring to the matter at an NDA rally on Sunday.In what appeared to be a reference to...

Amethi (UP), March 29 Local Congress MP Kishori Lal Sharma alleged on Sunday that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has collapsed, claiming that FIRs are not being registered, women are unsafe, and the land mafia has become dominant.Citing a recent incident in Barabanki, Sharma...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday framed the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections as a "battle over infiltration, national security, and appeasement politics", while releasing a political "charge sheet" against the TMC government and asserting that the outcome would have...

Kolkata, March 28 – Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented a charge sheet against the Mamata Banerjee government, the Trinamool Congress launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre, presenting a counter-charge sheet in response to Shah's claims.On...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a counter-charge against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, responding to his "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of trying to polarize the people of West Bengal and evade accountability for its own record...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a strong rebuttal to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of attempting to polarize the people of West Bengal, which is heading for elections, and evade accountability...

New Delhi, March 26 Studies conducted on schemes of the Women and Child Development Ministry have found the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the scheme as satisfactory, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State...

Kolkata, March 26 The parents of a woman doctor who was raped and murdered inside the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here asserted that only the BJP can end the "misrule" of the TMC in West Bengal and ensure justice for their daughter as well as the safety of women in the state...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 25 In a move aimed at capitalizing on the emotional and political resonance of the RG Kar protests, the BJP on Wednesday fielded the victim doctor's mother from the Panihati assembly constituency as it released its third list of 19 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal...

Chennai, March 25 – A day after releasing its manifesto for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the AIADMK announced its first list of 23 candidates on Wednesday, becoming the first major party to do so.The early announcement – coming even before finalizing seat-sharing arrangements...

New Delhi, March 24 A series of initiatives focused on women, including e-auto permits for 1,000 women, free bicycles for 1.30 lakh girl students, and the establishment of 'Rani Haat' to link their skills with markets, were announced by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.The Delhi government...

Lucknow, March 22 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stated on Sunday that if his party regains power in 2027, it will introduce more initiatives focused on the education of daughters and the welfare of mothers and sisters.Speaking at a programme held at the Samajwadi Party office in...

Kolkata, March 19 The nomination of Rekha Patra, BJP's candidate against alleged atrocities by TMC in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district two years ago, from the adjacent constituency of Hingalganj in the Sundarbans delta for the assembly elections, signified the saffron...

New Delhi, March 18 A leader from the Trinamool Congress has written to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, highlighting the large, unfenced stretches along key international borders in West Bengal, and raising concerns about the...

Amaravati, March 17 – Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Tuesday that there is widespread public resentment against the coalition government.Addressing YSRCP leaders and cadres from Ongole, he said he would embark on a padyatra...

New Delhi, March 17 The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has intensified its efforts to empower its female employees through "Sahas," a structured self-defense training initiative conducted in collaboration with the Delhi Police, an official said.Implemented in two phases, the program...