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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
TopicMenstruation

Topic: Menstruation

Symptoms of schizophrenic women change tones with menstrual cycle, study shows

Sandhya Ramesh -
Study was conducted at a tertiary care mental hospital in eastern India, where the moods of 40 schizophrenia patients were monitored for 15 months.

In ‘Oscar Hapur’, menstrual period is still a conversation only among women

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
In Kathikhera, the village where Oscar-winning documentary Period. End of Sentence was filmed, menstruation remains a stigma that elicits whispers & giggles.

When others tell our stories: Why Oscar win for ‘Period’ is yet another Slumdog moment

Kaveree Bamzai -
Like Period, both Bohemian Rhapsody and Slumdog Millionaire were films waiting for Indians to make them.

Menstrual hygiene must be made part of Swachh Bharat & Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

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Some sects of Hinduism encourage sex during your periods

Nithin Sridhar -
Menstrual blood is, in fact, considered pure and sacred, and plays a very important role in certain Tantric rituals.

Next door to Sabarimala temple district, a menstruating goddess is worshipped

Rohini Swamy -
The Chengannur Mahadeva Kshetram is located in Kerala’s Alappuzha district, which neighbours Pathanamthitta, where Sabarimala temple is situated.

Smriti Irani must know India is at a tipping point and women aren’t seeking permission

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
At the heart of the backlash against the entry of women into Sabarimala temple and #MeToo is a common pattern – men still decide.

Not just a bar at Sabarimala, menstruation has got women ostracised & labelled witches

Sandhya Ramesh -
It may not be the primary argument, but the age bar at Sabarimala has often been justified as an attempt to keep out ‘impure’ menstruating women.

A Pakistani TV actor posted a picture with a pad and was attacked for being a bad Muslim

Iffat Omar -
Some people were so infuriated that they threatened to have me thrown out of my country. I am a woman, and any issue related to my gender has no nationality.

‘Padman’ has started a welcome conversation about periods, but don’t ignore the bad news

Namita Bhandare -
In a country notoriously tight-lipped about menstruation, the topic of sanitary napkins, menstrual hygiene, waste disposal and even the taxation of sanitary pads has suddenly gone mainstream.
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Corruption, nepotism, and a hit-and-run—how Gen Z anger spilled onto Nepal’s streets

Akhilesh Upadhyay -
Here is a serious lesson on not to underestimate the power of the young generation, who see the future better than older cohorts. They are frustrated with the ruling class that failed Nepal after 1990 and again after the 2006 mass movement.

Is Nepal having a Bangladesh moment? Gen Z protests more than social media ban

Mumbai measures everything in Bollywood box office terms. Even Ganesh Utsav

Economy

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Sushil Manav -
Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Defence

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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