Viacom 18 grabbed the media rights for the upcoming Women's IPL for a whopping Rs 951 crore for five years, pipping other bidders, including Disney Star and Sony, in the auction.
A time has thus come when state encouragement for rural students led to empowerment of the socio-economically marginalised sections of the population. It included women. Today, with greater exposure and consequent enlightenment, it has gone beyond 'empowerment' to become 'entitlement', says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The snow art has models of a lady doctor, a syringe loaded with COVID vaccine, a stethoscope and the acronym of World Health Organisation.
Personal growth and self-discovery are significant factors in the rise of grey divorces, says relationship expert Kanchan Rai.
The court also ordered that of the total fine amount imposed on the convicts, Rs 12 lakh will be paid to the victim's family.
Born in Himachal Pradesh, Chaudhary was the country's second woman IPS officer after Kiran Bedi.
Parents who give their daughters-in-law a hard time for not being able to fulfil their desire of "preserving their family tree", need to be educated that it is their son and not his wife whose chromosomes will decide the child's gender, the Delhi high court has observed.
'Netflix is very happy with me. Mamla Legal Hai has opened the big bazaar in the heartland for them.'
The TDP and the LJP also supported the Bill being sent to a parliamentary committee for further examination.
Vinesh Phogat returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award to the government protesting against the election of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh-loyalist Sanjay Singh.
The party 'Mera Adhikar Rashtriya Dal' (MARD), registered in 2018, had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow and Varanasi.
Named Indira Gandhi National University for Women, the institute will be set up in Raebarelli in Uttar Pradesh.
In the historic ruling on Friday, the US Supreme Court decided by six votes to three to overturn the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement that guaranteed access to abortion across the country.
Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday took potshots at the rival Shiv Sena over its minister not finding a place in the reconstituted NITI Aayog.
Iran was ousted from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women on Wednesday evening in the wake of the Mahsa Amini protest.
Sonakshi created a record on International Women's Day, March 8.
'Why is being a porn star socially acceptable and not a prostitute?'
The president said women safety is a very serious issue and a lot of work has been done on this but much remains to be done.
Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
In a veiled attack on Bharatiya Janata Party and RSS, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the opposition does not respect women and their 'ideological sangathan' has no place for them.
'I humbly request the government to create safe spaces for ALL women, the strictest of punishment and the swiftest justice.'
R Ravindra, India's Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) to the United Nations, on Wednesday, underlined New Delhi's efforts to send humanitarian assistance to civilians in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, saying that it has sent 38 tonnes of food and critical medical equipment to the region.
Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das.
The welfare schemes of the government, particularly Lakshmir Bhandar, have had a major impact on the electoral outcome.
This will be the third plenary of the decade-old party, and the first since it came to power in Andhra Pradesh three years ago.
The Congress has already announced 40 per cent reservation for women candidates in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls.
The all-women's contingent stole the show at the 66th Republic Day parade.
Through their triumphs and struggles, these athletes have not only rewritten the narrative of women in sports but have also ignited a flame of empowerment and inspiration, asserts Laxmi Negi.
BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday promised Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs in Himachal Pradesh while releasing the party's manifesto for the state assembly polls.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to welcome the new year with the launch of its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer insights into celestial objects like black holes, onboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket on Monday.
'These include economic prosperity, a promising future for youth, empowerment for women, a thriving society, robust healthcare, quality education, elevated living standards, agricultural prosperity, and robust social security coupled with effective governance.'
The awards were given by the UN's body on women for their work on principles of women's empowerment and helping champion gender equality.
'Even last time, when I defeated Shatrughan Sinha, I did not take his name.'
Confident of securing a massive majority in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday outlined his vision for his next five-year term saying the Modi 3.0 government will put all its might to strengthen the foundation of 'Viksit Bharat' or a developed nation.
This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India's 78th Independence Day.
A girl, around 12 years of age, was found bleeding on a street in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, and her medical examination confirmed that she had been raped, police said on Wednesday.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India next week to attend the meeting of G20 foreign ministers and meet senior Indian officials to reaffirm America's strong partnership with the country.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised in both Houses of the legislature, as well as outside, for remarks made a day before on the importance of women's education to control population growth.
Here are the key highlights of the BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' for the 2024 parliamentary polls.
The Muslim Rashtriya Manch has decided to organise at least 50 meetings with minority community members in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the assembly polls next year.
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