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Who is an ‘ideal Indian wife’? Madhya Pradesh High Court’s answer

Petty quibbles, trifling differences shouldn't be magnified to destroy what is said to have been 'made in heaven', HC observes.

Man charged with murder of 66-year-old Indian-origin woman in London

Anita Mukhey was stabbed by Jalal Debella (22) in Burnt Oak Broadway on 9 May. Police reached the spot after getting reports of a stabbing, but the victim had succumbed to her wounds.

Son of Maharashtra civil servant arrested over alleged bid to run over woman in Thane

Apart from Ashwajit Gaikwad, two others arrested as well. The woman said on social media Sunday that Thane police had not yet slapped attempt to murder charge against the three.

Women on TikTok have a new icon for female rage. It’s a painting called Hesitant Fianceé

A modern contemporary to the Hesitant Fianceé can be seen in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag. The series' gutsy female protagonist breaks the fourth wall by staring directly at the viewer.

How ‘shy girl’ workouts can help women gain confidence — minimal gym space, only dumbbells

While the initial benefit of these workouts is that they can help you get over your fear of going to the gym, they may also have more long-term benefits.

Goblin mode to gaslighting—how dictionaries around the world chose word of the year

Find out what words were chosen, and if they resonate with the year you’ve had.

31-year-old Nigerian woman tests positive for monkeypox, 4th such case in Delhi

As the first woman in India to test positive for the infection, this brings India's tally of monkeypox cases to nine.

Modern Indian women want to stay single, unwilling to give birth: Karnataka health minister

Speaking at Bengaluru's NIMHANS Sunday, Dr K Sudhakar lamented the 'western influence' on Indian society and claimed that it has brought in a paradigm shift in our thinking.

Doordarshan’s Rajani fought power & corruption, showed Indian women all battles can be won

The activist woman of the 1980s was one who wore starched, broad-bordered cotton saris and a big bindi. Much of that image came from Rajani.

20-year-old Indian woman becomes the fastest Asian to cycle the globe

Pune's Vedangi Kulkarni pedalled up to 300 km a day in 14 countries for 159 days to achieve the feat.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.