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Topic: Mothers

SubscriberWrites: My Mother, the Maker of Everything

SubscriberWrites: My Mother, the Maker of Everything

The Bengali mother is finding her voice in movies. No longer a martyr

Director Amlan Ganguly is trying to portray a more authentic representation of the modern-day mother in his films. The role of Una played by Devlina Ganguly in Agol is the face of that change.

Inspired by MLA mom, Maharashtra govt proposes nursing rooms for lactating women in all workplaces

Last week, govt called for feedback on its draft notification on ‘Hirkani’ rooms. Need for such spaces came into focus after MLA Saroj Ahire attended assembly sessions with her baby.

‘Glorious century rests at God’s feet,’ says PM Modi on mother Hiraben’s death

In tribute, PM Modi said his late mother had 'the presence of an ascetic's journey, selfless doer & life committed to values'. The 100-year-old passed away Friday in Ahmedabad.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben passes away in Ahmedabad hospital

The 100-year-old passed away at UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, a government-funded hospital. She lived at Raysan village with PM Modi's younger brother Pankaj Modi.

Baby infected with coronavirus in the womb

Blood tests from the baby confirmed it had severely low oxygen, and throat swabs showed that both mother and baby were suffering from Covid.

Women with Covid can breastfeed babies after taking strict precautions, says Lancet study

Study says the risk of Covid-positive women passing the virus to their babies is very low, but larger studies are needed to better understand the risks of transmission.

For the LeT, convincing mothers is one of the key steps to recruiting for Jihad

LeT is recruiting not just a member or a fighter but the entire immediate and extended family.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?