Union Minister Jitendra Singh feels women-led StartUps to place India in global arena
Sep 06, 2024, at 10:30 pm
Union Minister of State (I/C) Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today that in the years to come, women-led StartUps will place India in the global arena.
Jul 03, 2024, at 10:52 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the recent flogging of women in West Bengal and the Sandeshkhali episode in the east Indian state and said the opposition's 'selective approach' in reacting to the incidents is 'worrying'.
Women capable of achieving anything with support from govt, says Yogi launching Mission Shakti
Oct 14, 2023, at 08:07 pm
Lucknow/UNI/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched the fourth phase of Mission Shakti, focused on promoting women's safety, respect, and self-reliance, by flagging off a Women Empowerment Rally that traversed several locations in the capital before concluding at the 1090 Intersection.
Sep 23, 2023, at 05:09 pm
UN Women hailed India's passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill on September 18 as a landmark moment for gender equality, especially in terms of women’s political leadership.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar hosts workshop on capacity building for women and gender equality
Aug 21, 2023, at 04:12 am
Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city recently hosted a two-day national-level workshop on capacity building for women and gender equity.
Parliamentary committee recommends more soft postings for women, quota for transgenders in CAPF
Aug 07, 2023, at 12:06 am
New Delhi: Highlighting the lack of female recruits in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), a parliamentary committee urged the Union Home Ministry to form strategies to improve their representation in the services, media reports said.
Meghalaya: Women voters outnumber men in Sohiong by-elections
May 14, 2023, at 03:52 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In by-elections for the Sohiong assembly constituency in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills District Saturday, a significant number of voters turned out to participate in the democratic process.
Second G20 EMPOWER meeting of Ministry of WCD to be held from Apr 4 -6 in Kerala
Apr 03, 2023, at 10:08 pm
Women’s Empowerment is not just an issue of social justice, it is also an economic imperative.
Workplace Harassment: The Truth About Women's Labor-Force Participation Decline
Feb 16, 2023, at 04:59 pm
Over the past decade, women's labor force participation has dropped by 5.28 percent (ILO). After providing greater advantages and privileges to women, why is the graph of female participation falling?
The Spiralling Crime Graph: A Wake-Up Call to End Violence Against Women
Nov 25, 2022, at 05:17 pm
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, let's step back and look at eleven years of statistics, 2011–2021, which indicate a ninefold, or 87.3 percent, increase in violence against women. According to the annual data released by the National Crime Record Bureau in the past eleven years, the highest percentage of crimes against women reported in 2021 rose by 15.3 per cent.
'We need to reform the way we think about gender equality in India': Smriti Irani
Sep 23, 2022, at 02:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Women & Child Development Minister Smriti Irani Thursday said there was a need to look at gender equality differently and break barriers of past assumptions.
Jammu and Kashmir: South Kashmir’s first Women’s police station starts operation
Aug 03, 2022, at 04:40 pm
Anantnag: South Kashmir’s first Women’s police station commenced its operation from Monday in Anantnag town of the UT.
PM Modi hosts delegation of Women Students from Nagaland at his residence in Lok Kalyan Marg
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:21 am
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi hosted a delegation of Women Students from Nagaland at his residence in Lok Kalyan Marg earlier on Thursday.
How girls of today can become the women of tomorrow
Mar 09, 2022, at 12:30 am
Since childhood, AbhaKumari (21) wanted to study and don the police uniform – making a mark for herself as ‘Lady Dabangg’.
Kashmir: Help Desk for Women inaugurated at Lar Police Station
Feb 17, 2022, at 07:45 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: In order to help women in distress or facing harassment or any kind of abuse or violence, Police Wednesday inaugurated the Women’s Help Desk at Police Station, Lar.
Union Cabinet clears proposal to raise minimum age of women for marriage from 18 to 21
Dec 16, 2021, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal to raise the minimum age of women for marriage from 18 to 21, media reports said.
Taliban promises to find government seats for women in future: Zabihullah Mujahid
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:38 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Afghan government will include women in the future, said Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid at a harrowing time for the South Asian nation.
Army selection board clears Colonel rank for five women officers
Aug 24, 2021, at 01:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: In a first, Selection Board of the Indian Army cleared promotion of five women officers to Colonel rank on time scale basis after they completed 26 years of service in Signals, Electronic and Mechanical Engineers Corps, an official statement said.
CUK holds seminar on 'Women in Leadership'
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Srinagar: Department of Students Welfare (DSW) in collaboration with the Women Empowerment Cell (WEC) of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Wednesday organised a seminar “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future In A Covid-19 World,” at the Green Campus here.
B2V3: Mahila, Bal Sabhas organised across various Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
Oct 07, 2020, at 04:12 am
Srinagar: On the 3rd day of B2V3 programme, Visiting Officers and other designated Govt officials continued the public outreach programme Sunday in all Panchayats halqas across 11 CD Blocks of the district.
Centre, J&K govt taking steps to improve condition of women in Valley
Jul 30, 2020, at 08:31 pm
The Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Centre have taken initiatives to improve the lives of women in the Valley who have been subjected to injustices for decades, media reports said.
Several lakhs of women offer Pongala to Attukal Devi
Mar 09, 2020, at 11:55 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Several lakhs of women on Monday offered Attukal Pongala, an exclusive women festival considered as the largest congregation of women in the world in a single place on a single day irrespective of caste, creed or religion.
Women’s contribution in cleanliness drive is immense: Union Minister Ravi Shankar
Mar 08, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Patna/UNI: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the contribution of women in cleanliness drive across the country has been immense.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wish eves on International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2020, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday greeted women on the occasion of International Woman Day.
Sabarimala temple: About 45 women register their names for darshan
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:26 am
Sabarimala/UNI:As many as 45 women who are in the age group between 10 and 50 years, have registered themselves in the digital crowd management system -- Virtual Q -- for darshan at Sabarimala temple for the upcoming Mandalam-Makaravilakku festival beginning from November 17.
Free metro travel for women to cost govt Rs 1,550 crore a year
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI): A week after announcing the Delhi government’s proposal for free rides to women in Delhi Metro and buses, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that the DMRC had submitted a concrete proposal on implementing the Delhi government's scheme, which would entail a financial commitment of about Rs 1550 crore a year.
Mirwaiz for allowing women to pray in mosques
Jun 10, 2019, at 07:53 pm
Srinagar, Jun 10 (UNI): Chairman of the moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq on Monday advocated for providing space for women to pray in mosques.
Shatrughan Sinha welcomes Delhi govt scheme to make metro, bus travel free for women
Jun 04, 2019, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Jun 4 (UNI): Welcoming the Aam Aadmi party government's scheme to provide free metro and bus travel to women, actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday said it is fantastic initiative for women commuters and suggested that project should start on great revolutionary and reformer leader Jai Prakash Narayan's birthday.
Army for the first time invites women applicants for Military Police
Apr 25, 2019, at 02:13 pm
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI): In a first, the Indian Army on Thursday invited applications for recruiting women into the military police.
Sabarimala Hearing: Supreme Court reserves judgement on review petitions
Feb 06, 2019, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking review of its Sept 28, 2018 judgement which had allowed women of all age group to enter the Sabarimala Temple.