Draft Bill on sexual harassment in workplace

The National Commission for Women has presented a draft Bill on Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace for Cabinet and Parliamentary approval on Thursday.NCW chairperson Girija Vyas......

Paediatric trials of Covaxin may begin in June

Bharath Biotech may start clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin on children from June, a senior official of the vaccine-maker has said. Raches Ella, Head-Business Development and......

Rahul was asked to request me to withdraw from Cong prez poll: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was asked by some party leaders to seek withdrawal of Shashi Tharoor's candidature, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, who has made an aggressive bid to its top post,......

BJP ambivalent on homosexuality law, says debate not yet over

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday suggested that its stand on the Supreme Court judgement on Section 377 of IPC which upheld criminality of homosexual relations is still open, saying the debate......

Modi: Iron man to ladies' man with focus on growth

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Young Ficci Ladies Organisation (YFLO) in Delhi recently. His message to young mothers and professional women entrepreneurs was not that Hindu......

When the Facebook COO met Indra Nooyi

They nodded and laughed. The applause, too, was hearty. But few of the 200 women would have resolved any dilemmas they had walked into The Oberoi with to hear the chief operating officer of......

Indian startups disrupting the world: Niti CEO

Indian start-ups are disrupting the world and women-based entrepreneurship is one of the vehicles for realising a more equal society, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday. Illustration:......

Budget: Women seek low tax, low interest rates

In a pre-Budget consultation meeting, a women's delegation met Finance Minister P Chidambaram and asked him to provide loans at lower interest to the fairer sex. The delegation was led by Union......

Despite Athens flop Kalmadi has high hopes

After the unimpressive showing at the Athens Games, Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi is banking on a successful 2010 Commonwealth Games, which New Delhi will host, to strengthen......

India needs to do lot more for women empowerment in sports: Sania

'I have been saying for long that women should be paid equal prize money with men. This discrimination is in all sports world wide.' IMAGE: Sania Mirza said her only regret is 'being a tennis......

'Saina and Sindhu are precious diamonds'

'I treat both Saina and Sindhu as precious diamonds. Winning or loosing happens every day at the Academy in Hyderabad' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with PV Sindhu. Photograph: PTI India's chief......

'India should aim double digit medals in 2020 Olympics'

IMAGE: Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu with their coach P Gopichand during an interactive session organised by FICCI Ladies organisation (FLO), in New Delhi. Photograph: Kamal......

Fastest Indian on ice urges govt to support athletes

'I have taken part in five Winter Olympics without a coach.' 'I realised that I wasted a lot of time chasing a lot of things.' IMAGE: India’s Luge champion Shiva Keshavan. Photograph: Julian......