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MEA provided assistance to 1,871 distressed or abandoned Indian women abroad, highest in Dubai

A total of 34 embassies and consulates extended counselling, guidance, and advice to these women, Ministry of External Affairs told Rajya Sabha Thursday.

Constant ‘superwoman’ pursuit can affect your menstrual health. Find space for self-care

In 'Menstruation: Moon, Men and More' Nirmala Gowda Nayak challenges misconceptions about menstruation and advocates for a respectful, holistic understanding of it.

Only 13.5% of India’s STEM faculty are women, finds study. Worst in institutes like IITs, IISc

Published in journal Communications Biology, study looks at 98 universities & institutes in India, attributes low representation of women to lack of awareness & funding, biases.

Women’s participation in MGNREGS hits 10-yr high at 58.8%. Meghalaya, UP see biggest spikes

Gradual increase in number of women seeking work under scheme attributed to involvement of women SHGs, horticulture related jobs, and 'women mates' who supervise MGNREGS works.

Women’s pleasure not precaution — Indian condom ads have become better over the years

They started with family planning and gradually evolved to show safe sex and now talk about female pleasure. Good to see ads where the woman is not a placeholder or overly sexualised.

Wikipedia needs more women. And India can help bridge this gender gap

Last year, about 100 women contributors in the Wikimedia movement and thought leaders from 30 countries came together in India as part of a global conference, 'WikiWomen Camp 2023'.

Draft policy on disability to have dedicated chapter on women, provision for early detection centres

This is to ensure that more women with disabilities get benefits of various govt schemes. Activists, experts appreciate the initiative, but also urge govt to fast-track implementation.

Sindoor, ghoonghat & grit: A day with UP’s ‘Green Army’ & their campaign to school abusive husbands

The women, many of them from Dalit & tribal communities, are easily recognisable in their green sarees. Their aim is to use non-violent methods to help those facing domestic abuse.

Women were equal to men in early Aryan culture. It changed when they settled on Ganga plains

In ‘The Future in The Past’, historian Romila Thapar revisits Indian history and expands the narrative beyond kings, battles and territories won and lost.

What do Uorfi Javed and Captain Zoya Agarwal have in common? They know how to fight the odds

If Zoya’s motivational videos can make a huge difference to other women, Uorfi’s dare-to-bare reels will free those who shy away from expressing themselves.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.