Tag: Women
Pakistan’s first woman Foreign Secretary assumes charge
Kerala: Christian outfit demands nuns to hear confession of women
A Kerala-based Christian outfit has come out with a demand that nuns be allowed to perform the sacrament of confession for women and minors instead of priests. Kerala Catholic Reformation Movement held a sit-in dharna outside the Bishop House in Kochi on Sunday to press their demand. According to members[Read More…]
Highest number of women MLAs in UP since Independence
The 17th Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly will have a record 38 women MLAs. This is a record for UP since 1947. All political parties put together only 96 tickets were given to women candidates. The BJP had given the highest number of tickets to women. Of 43 women candidates who[Read More…]
DU hostels issue notice prohibiting students to step out on Holi
Two women’s hostels of Delhi University have restricted their residents from going out on Holi which has got a shrill response from the students. However, DU’s International Student House for Women (ISHW) has said the decision was taken “in the best interest of residents”. The Meghdoot Hostel has issued a[Read More…]
Bihar: 35% quota for women in PDS shop allocation
It may take 150 years for women to match men’s pay standard
Although the corporate world is happy have women at work and women CEOs, the glaring reality is that the women don’t stand a chance of equaling men when it comes to pay till the year 2168 – 151 years from now. Significantly, India ranks second when it comes to gender[Read More…]
Meghalaya: Opposition attacks govt for rise in crimes on women
Meghalaya’s opposition leader Donkupar Roy lashed out at the ruling Congress-led government over the increasing rate of crime against women and children in the state. Holding the government accountable for its reluctant attitude, which in turn is failing to make women and children safe in the state, Dr. Roy said[Read More…]
Women easily outshine men: Venkaiah Naidu
President bats for women reservation in Parliament
President Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday emphasised on providing reservation for women in Parliament. Mukherjee said the recognition of women in the country’s growth has not been taken into account while calculating the GDP, which reflects the attitude of discrimination of the society. “It’s really a dichotomy in our society[Read More…]
Dense Breast doubles the risk of cancer
Note-ban contributed to domestic violence
Implementing demonetisation on the night of November 8 saw a sudden rise in cases of domestic violence over the next few weeks as men discovered that their wives had saved money without their knowledge, an analysis of complaints at the country’s first One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC) in Bhopal has[Read More…]
Cancer may increase 6 times faster in women
Delhi woman smashed to death in a public park
A woman was allegedly crushed to death with a stone in a public park in Mangolpuri area, New Delhi on Monday night. The deceased has been identified 30-year-old Aarti who got married just a month back. According to Indian Express reports, Aarti’s body was found in a public park in[Read More…]
‘Bra’ and ‘panty’ are obscene words, according to Delhi govt’s cultural wing
The theatre society of a women’s college has been moral policed by the Sahitya Kala Parishad (Delhi government’s cultural wing) for performing a play with a number of words which apparently affected the cultural integrity of the society. ‘Lakshya’, a theatre group consisting of students of the Kamala Nehru college’s theatre[Read More…]
UK women set to march against Trump
No frontier role for women till society changes, says Army Chief
While talking about women soldiers for frontline combat duty in the near future, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has said that unless there is a change in mindsets in society, both genders can’t work together in forward areas. Rawat, who took over as the Army Chief on December 31, said[Read More…]
Air India to reserve 6 seats for women on domestic flights
National carrier Air India will reserve six seats for women on its flights operating on domestic routes from next week. At times, a woman travelling alone gets a middle or window seat on aircraft, which puts her to inconvenience, particularly while going to washroom. This necessitated for the airline to[Read More…]
CBSE asked to remove entire history of women’s caste struggle
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its decision to eliminate a section entitled ‘Caste, Conflict and Dress Change’ from its social science syllabus meant for Class IX students after the Madras high court ruled to remove the “objectionable content.” The removed portion of the NCERT textbook that is[Read More…]
What have you done to ensure women’s safety: Bombay HC to Maha govt
The Maharashtra government was on Monday directed by the Bombay High Court to file an affidavit detailing steps taken by it to provide safety and security to women who travel during late hours. The HC bench directed the government to file the affidavit by December 21, reported PTI. A division[Read More…]
More sex can boost women’s memory, shows study
The benefits of sex are just not limited to pleasure derived from intercourse but there is lot more. And the newest surprise concerning sex is good news for women. A study shows that having more sex means better memory for women. According to the research, the penile-vaginal sexual intercourse boosts[Read More…]
US women to get IUD birth control before Trump’s inauguration
American women, who fear a possibility of crackdown on reproductive rights, urged others on social media to get an Intra Uterine Device (IUD) contraceptive fitted before president-elect Donald Trump came into power. During his campaign, Trump vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act or Obama Care, a law under which[Read More…]
A woman will never be a Roman Catholic priest: Pope Francis
The Catholic Church’s ban on female priests will stand forever, Pope Francis said on Tuesday. Speaking to a journalist while aboard the papal plane, as the Pope flew back to Rome from Sweden, the pontiff responded to a question on whether the church might see female priests in the coming[Read More…]
Three women accuse Donald Trump of ‘groping, kissing and inappropriate touching’
Days after Donald Trump said that he had never engaged in such a behavior, three women have accused Donald Trump of groping or kissing them without their consent in news reports published Wednesday. As reported by the New York Times, one of the women alleges that Trump grabbed her breasts[Read More…]
Sparta Prague players to train with women’s team after sexist comments
Czech Republic football club Sparta Prague has sent two of its players to train with the women’s team after the players told a female assistant referee that ‘women belong in the kitchen’. Lukas Vacha and Tomas Koubek were condemned by the Czech FA chairman and their club appointed them as[Read More…]