Women's group in N East India gets global funding

The Global Fund for Women, an international organization committed to defending women's rights globally, has awarded a first grant of $12,000 to the North East Network, which works in India's seven......

Now we will see the power of women in Parliament

One woman president or one woman chief minister does not make or prove the point that women are treated equally, but 33 per cent women in elected bodies does constitute a critical mass to make a......

UN concerned over violence against Dalit women

A United Nations panel has expressed concern over what it called an alarming number of allegations of acts of sexual violence against Dalit and tribal women in India, who were being "trafficked and......

'India must act against violence on Dalits'

International human rights organisations have called upon the Indian government to take steps to implement the recommendations of a United Nations committee that found persistent violence and......