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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicGender norms

Topic: Gender norms

High-society fashion became gender-bending in the 1920s. It was the ‘freaking’ parties

Gender-bending fashion became first-page news after World War I. There was a circle who were keen to try out new looks, no matter how bizarre.

‘Small step, big difference’ — Rajya Sabha to introduce ‘gender-neutral’ language, drops ‘no sir’

The announcement came in response to MP Priyanka Chaturvedi's letter stating that use of 'no sir' in response to questions asked by women parliamentarians was 'concerning'.

Caring or cleaning? Distinction between nursing and domestic work is fuzzy

In Politics of Precarity, Panchali Ray writes how the nursing profession has struggled to be recognised as trained labour and not as domestic work.

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India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.