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Karva Chauth 2023: 6 B-town stars to celebrate their first Karva Chauth

Many B-town couples will celebrate the Karva Chauth 2023 festival for the first time. The list includes Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, Parineeti Chopra, and many others

Gender shock: Share of Indian women in managerial roles declines

Country's progress in achieving board diversity falls behind comparable peers

Washroom video row: NCW member Khushbu rejects communal angle before probe

National Commission for Women (NCW) member Khushbu Sundar, who is in Udupi for an on-the-spot investigation into the alleged video shoot of a girl in the washroom of a college by fellow students, on Thursday urged the people not to rush in to give a communal angle to the incident. Sundar, who reached the paramedical college this morning, accompanied by Udupi district Superintendent of Police Akshay Hakay Machhindra and other officials of the commission, is holding talks with the college management, the victim and the students involved in the incident as part of her enquiry. College director Rashmi, academic co-ordinator Balakrishna, principal Rajeep Mondal, district legal service authority advocate Mary Shrestha and others are also taking part in the talks. Talking to reporters after initial discussions with the Udupi district Deputy Commissioner Vidyakumari and Machhindra, the NCW member had on Wednesday said that no concrete evidence has been found even after extensive efforts as

Women's doubles pair of Sutirtha, Ayhika win WTT Contender tournament title

The Indian women's doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won the WTT Contender tournament in Tunis after beating the Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto on Sunday. The Indian duo won 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11) in a challenging final. The pair also became the first Indians to win a Contender title this year. Their achievement has come against the two rising Japanese teenagers who are both ranked among the top-25 in the world in singles. On Saturday, the Indian pair had advanced to the final after beating Korean duo of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) in a hard-fought last-four clash. Earlier on Saturday, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan as well as the men's doubles duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Utpalbhai Shah had lost their respective semifinal matches.

16% elderly women in India suffer physical, psychological abuse: Report

About 16 per cent of elderly women in India have faced abuse, mostly in the form of physical violence followed by disrespect and psychological abuse, a new report published on Wednesday showed. Published by HelpAge India on the eve of UN-recognised World Elder Abuse Awareness Day' on Thursday, the report 'Women & Ageing: Invisible or Empowered?' surveyed 7,911 women in the age group of 60-90 years for one month from May to June. The non-profit organisation selected its respondents from both rural and urban India across 20 states, two UTs and five metro cities, covering various socio-economic categories. The report revealed abuse against older women at a rate of 16 per cent. Of those abused, 50 per cent reported physical violence, making it the top form of abuse. It was followed by 46 per cent being disrespected and 40 per cent facing emotional/psychological abuse. A total of 40 per cent of the surveyed women reported the main perpetrators as their sons, while 31 per cent pointed ..

Women in India face challenges in protecting their IPR: Justice Hima Kohli

Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli on Wednesday said women in India face unique challenges in securing and protecting their Intellectual Property Rights like gender bias, discrimination at workplace and lack of awareness and education concerning these rights. Another significant challenge faced by the women is the need for more legal resources and support, she said. The apex court judge was speaking at 'IP Eloquence 2023 Annual Event on World Intellectual Property Day' on the topic Women and IP Accelerating innovation and creativity which was organised at the Delhi High Court. Justice Kohli further said with ever increasing economic growth and globalisation, a robust IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) regime is critical for a flourishing economy and as a rapidly developing economy, India has been attracting several investments. Women face unique challenges in securing and protecting their IPRs in India such as gender bias, discrimination at workplace, lack of awareness and ..

What's in an Indian woman's surname?

Yashika Singla's book reminds us of the distance women are yet to cover even in seemingly small, everyday things

Indian women emerge as committed investors in US market: Vested Finance

About 60% are recurring depositors, many are particpants in some of the leading stocks and ETFs in America

Venkaiah Naidu stresses importance of women in politics, decision-making

Naidu asserted that it is crucial because, in order to fully empower women, we must also offer them access to financial resources

Women's IPL: Media rights may attract bids worth Rs 220-250 crore a year

BCCI eyeing Rs 10-11 crore per match for 2023-27 cycle, say sources; broadcasters Disney-Star, Viacom18, Sony-Zee may step into fray for rights

NCW launches Digital Shakti 4.0 for making women digitally skilled

While addressing the audience, Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, NCW mentioned the Commission's continuous efforts to empower women in every sphere across the nation

Rajasthan's scheme turns women into entrepreneurs, provides Rs 1 cr loan

The scheme was started in 2019, and till now, 1,141 women entrepreneurs, SHGs and clusters have been sanctioned loans of more than Rs 57.60 crore in urban and rural areas

Married woman asked to do household work for family not cruelty, says HC

If a married woman is asked to do household work for the family, the same cannot be equated to the work of a maid servant and would not amount to cruelty, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court said while quashing a case lodged by a woman against her estranged husband and his parents for domestic violence and cruelty. A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rajesh Patil, on October 21, quashed the First Information Report lodged against the man and his parents. The woman, in her complaint, had alleged she was was treated properly for a month after marriage, but thereafter, they began treating her like a maid servant. She also claimed her husband and his parents, a month after the marriage, started demanding Rs 4 lakh to buy a four-wheeler. In her complaint, the woman said she was then subjected to mental and physical harassment by her husband over this demand. The HC, in its order, noted the woman had merely stated she was harassed but had not specified any such ac

Women marching ahead in all areas with determination: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said women are today marching forward in all areas with determination and hard work. Women are excelling in every field, be it guarding the country's borders or flying aircraft, and they are making the country proud, she said in an address at a civic reception hosted in her honour at the Punjab Raj Bhavan here. "Our daughters are marching forward in all areas with determination...they are excelling in every field. From guarding the country's borders to being fighter plane pilots, and from being entrepreneurs to IAS and IPS officers, and doctors They are moving ahead in all fields," Murmu said. Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit also spoke on the occasion. Earlier in the afternoon, the President graced the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force at Sukhna lake. She said a batch of 175 trainees of IAS had come to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and 52 of them were women. Murmu referred to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's contrib

PM lauds collective commitment of all Indians to strengthen Nari Shakti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the collective commitments of 130 crore Indians to strengthen Nari Shakti, stated Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Wednesday

Inclusive roads: New batch of women cab drivers starts training in Delhi

In all, 450 applications received so far for driving lessons

Confluent's Neha Narkhede enters Hurun's ten richest Indian women list

Confluent head India's wealthiest new entrant in Hurun rankings, Roshni Nadar Malhotra tops second year in a row

FIH Pro League: Indian women stun Netherlands 2-1 in first match

The Indians scored through Neha (11th minute) and Sonika (28th), both from penalty corners, to hand the home team a 2-0 lead at half time.

Need to open all vistas of Indian society for women: Army chief Naravane

Army Chief General M M Naravane on Wednesday underlined the need to open all vistas of the Indian society, be it the corporate sector or the Army, for women. We will also be having the first batch of women combat pilots graduating later this year, he said at an event of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) here. The Army chief noted that the Indian society cannot take shelter in outdated customs that deny fair play to any gender. We need to open all vistas for women in the Indian society be it corporate sector or the Army, he stated. Women officers have been serving the Indian Army for a long time and we have given them multiple assignments, giving them exposure to various fields, he said. Naravane said women officers will also serve in command roles once their turn comes. Quality is gender-neutral, there are only two types of officers good officers and bad officers, he added.

Attitudes to women's work reason for dismal labour participation rate

Large majorities among those with a college degree (80%) and those with less education (88%) agree with the notion that wives must always obey their husbands