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Indian women are taking lead as change makers: NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma

Indian women are taking the lead as change-makers in every field, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said here on Wednesday. She said sitting at home women are also trying to learn something new because of the societal mindset change. "Women are now the change makers, and we are not only changing for the better, but we are the change-makers in the society, whether entrepreneurship, start-ups or having own business, being in services, CEO of companies or a homemaker", the National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson said while talking to reporters here. "When the prime minister spoke from the Red Fort on Independence Day about women-led empowerment, the things around started changing and we have seen in the last nine years things are changing positively", she said. Asked about the increasing rate of crime against women, Sharma said people are saying there is an increase in crime against women because of increase in data. In the past, those in chair did not listen to women coming up to

Empowering 'Solar Didis'

A programme offering interest-free loans to women to buy solar panels could help alleviate poverty and empower rural households

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines

The unemployment rate measures the number of people who are unemployed and actively looking for a job, among those in the labour force

Mission Shakti: Under longest-serving woman FM, gender Budget hits a high

India's gender Budget was specifically started in 2005-06 to view the budgetary exercise through a gender lens and to ensure that the benefits of development do not exclude women

Chess player Divya Deshmukh recalls facing sexism at international event

Divya Deshmukh, 18, detailed her unpleasant experience in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands and spoke about how women players are taken for granted by the spectators

Agri, self-employment drive women participation in rural workforce: FinMin

The report pointed out that the female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) has been rising for at least six years now, to 37 per cent in 2022-23 from 23.3 per cent in 2017-18

Presiding officers' meet: PM Modi stresses on women's empowerment

PM Modi was virtually addressing the All India Presiding Officers' Conference

Nari Shakti and military prowess take centre stage at Republic Day parade

The parade had themes of 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India) and 'Bharat - Loktantra Ki Matruka' (India - the mother of democracy)

India displays military might, women power, diversity on Republic Day

India celebrated its 75th Republic Day on Friday with a grand display of its women power, rich cultural heritage and military might comprising missiles, warplanes, surveillance gadgets and lethal weapon systems with French President Emmanuel Macron gracing the occasion as the chief guest. The Republic Day Parade at the Kartavya Path in the heart of the national capital commenced with President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute shortly after she and Macron, flanked by the Indian president's bodyguards, arrived in a 'traditional buggy'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, several other Union ministers, the country's top military brass, foreign diplomats and senior officials were among those who witnessed the impressive show that also included a gravity-defying fly-past by helicopters and planes, with even a dense fog failing to dampen the spirits of the spectators. Soon after Murmu and Macron left from Kartavya Path in a traditional buggy, which made a comebac

All-women contingent of Armed Forces Medical Services march at R-Day parade

The Armed Forces Medical Services on Friday showcased an all-women contingent for the first time in the Republic Day parade here. The tableau represented the pinnacle of military pageantry, highlighting the strength, discipline and resolute dedication of women officers of the Armed Forces Medical Services. It also depicted their hard work, devotion and unwavering commitment extending far beyond the borders, encompassing patient care, logistics, casualty evacuation and public health initiatives in conflict zones in India as well as abroad. Led by Major Srishti Khullar, the contingent comprised Captain Amba Samant from the Army Dental Corps, Surgeon Lieutenant Kanchana from the Indian Navy and Flight Lieutenant Dhivya Priya from the Indian Air Force, serving as the squadron officers. The procession was followed by 144 officers from the Military Nursing Service. Operation Dost conducted in February 2023 in Turkiye's Iskenderun was a prominent overseas relief operation for earthquake

R-Day: 'Nari Shakti', 'Atmanirbharta' themes ring in tableaux of IAF, Navy

The three wings of the armed forces on Friday showcased India's rising military might here with an impressive display of assets as their Republic Day tableaux complemented the over-arching theme of 'Nari Shakti' and 'Atmanirbharta'. Highlighting India's growing prowess in shipbuilding, the Indian Navy tableau depicted the imposing indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and highly capable escort ships INS Delhi, INS Kolkata and INS Shivalik, the LCA, the ALH and the Kalvari-class submarine. The Navy tableau's theme was 'Nari Shakti' and 'Atmanirbharta'. The recent announcement of the Navy welcoming women in all roles and ranks is indeed a "shining symbol of progressive India", read the description about the tableau in an official booklet on the 75th Republic Day celebrations. The naval band played 'Hum Taiyyar Hain', representing the force's might and combat readiness, and to its tune, marched a naval contingent of 144 young sailors, both male and female Agniveers. The Ind

Republic Day: India to showcase its growing Nari Shakti, military might

For the first time ever, an all-women Tri-Service contingent marching down the Kartavya Path. Women pilots will also enthral the audience during the Indian Air Force's fly-past

Republic Day: All-women tri-service contingent, armed forces to march today

Kartavya Path in the national capital is set to witness the nation's Aatmanirbhar military prowess and growing 'Nari Shakti' on the occasion of the Republic Day tomorrow

Republic Day celebrations: Tableaus set to display 'women empowerment'

This Republic Day, tableaus are all set to display 'women empowerment' at Kartavya Path, as the Centre aims to make the programme a women-centric one with the motto 'Viksit Bharat'. Highlighting women's crucial roles in socio-economic activities, Manipur tableau will feature women working with delicate fibers from the lotus stems and making yarns using traditional 'charkhas'. The front of the tableau will feature a woman collecting lotus stems from Manipur's Loktak lake. The women riding on boats and collecting lotus stems will be displayed on the sides of the tableau. At the end of the Manipur tableau, a replica of 'Ima Keithel' -- a unique all women's market -- has been made. The market is centuries old and is run entirely by women. The tableau from the northeastern state will also feature popular fabrics innovated by Manipuri women, the process of making lotus silk innovated by Bijayshanti Tongbram, India's first lotus silk maker. Madhya Pradesh tableau, on the other hand, will

For women, it's a long walk to financial inclusion

Designing financial services for women makes good business sense. Women have lower defaults, tend to save more and make timely repayments compared to men

DU directs colleges, depts to install CCTV cameras outside women's toilets

The Delhi University has directed its colleges to install CCTV cameras outside women's toilets and changing rooms during fests in the aftermath of an incident in which some women were secretly filmed while changing in IIT-Delhi, officials said on Friday. In a recent advisory, the administration also asked its colleges and departments to ensure that CCTV camera arrangements were made at all gates of the institutes and hostels to avoid any mishap. "After recommendations by the Delhi Police, we have made relevant additions to fest guidelines in view of the recent incident at IIT-Delhi. We have asked colleges to make CCTV arrangements in front of ladies' washrooms and dressing rooms during fests for the safety of students," DU proctor Rajni Abbi told PTI. Last October, about 10 students of Delhi University's Bharti College complained that they were secretly filmed while changing in an IIT-Delhi washroom during a fashion show at the institute's fest. Police arrested a 20-year-old ...

PM Modi arrives in Kavaratti to lay foundation stone of several projects

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a mass gathering of 200k women from various walks of life at the Bharatiya Janata Party's Mahila Conference in Thrissur Kerala on Wednesday

PM Modi to attend women empowerment programme in Kerala's Thrissur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in the central Kerala city of Thrissur on Wednesday to participate in a mass convention organised by the BJP's state unit, focusing on women's empowerment. Modi, who will travel from Lakshadweep to Kochi in the afternoon, is scheduled to conduct a roadshow in the city, known as the cultural capital of Kerala. Later, he will address a gathering of two lakh women at the expansive Thekkinkadu maidan. The event, titled 'Sthree Shakthi Modikkoppam' (Empowered Women with Modi), is intended to commend Modi for successfully passing the Women's Reservation Bill in both Houses of Parliament, according to party leaders. Women from diverse backgrounds, including anganwadi teachers, ASHA workers, entrepreneurs, artists, MGNREGA and neighbourhood network workers, as well as social and cultural activists, are expected to participate in the convention. The BJP state leadership recently said that a cross-section of women from Kerala would assemble in .

Marital rape no less henious, silence on sexual violence must end: Guj HC

A rape is a rape, even when it is committed by a man on his wife, the Gujarat High Court has observed, citing that the silence shrouding sexual violence against women in India needs to be broken. In an order passed recently, Justice Divyesh Joshi observed that the actual incidences of violence against women in India are probably much higher than what the data suggests, and women may continue to face hostility and remain in environments where they are subject to violence. Social attitude typically characterises certain behaviours such as stalking, eve-teasing, shades of verbal and physical assault, and harassment as "minor" offences, which are "regrettably" not only trivialised or normalised but even romanticised and promoted in popular lore such as cinema, the order stated. The attitudes which view sexual crimes through the prism of "boys will be boys" and condone them, nevertheless, "have a lasting and pernicious effect on the survivors", it said. The court made these observations

Private lives at households not constitutional vacuums for injustice: CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said though households provide a private sanctuary to the inhabitants, it may not be simply an equitable space. Dwelling on the topic Constitutional imperativeness of the state, navigating discrimination in public and private spaces' the Chief Justice underlined that the gain of improving private lives will reflect on public life as well, for these private structures are not constitutional vacuums'. Justice Chandrachud was delivering the Justice E S Venkataramaiah Centennial Memorial Lecture organised by the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru here. According to the CJI, courts in India have in the past privileged the institution of marriage over the individual. The courts inherited the thought that the need to preserve the institutions is greater than the need to protect individual's rights. The sensitive sphere of privacy of homes was considered to be an intimate sanctuary, immune from the applications of the core ..