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Allowing travel to US with son, Delhi HC rescues woman from difficult choice between motherhood & career

Refusing to make motherhood a barrier to professional advancement, court rejects the notion that constitutional freedoms must be surrendered to fulfil traditional maternal roles.

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.

On Camera

Naxalism was on decline under Manmohan Singh. Modi govt moved in at the time of consolidation

In 2005, under the UPA’s watch, Chhattisgarh launched Salwa Judum. The state gave assault rifles to Adivasi boys and pushed them into battle against their own brethren.

Saudi Arabia raises price of main oil grade to Asia to a record high premium

Saudi Aramco will increase flagship Arab Light crude prices for May sales to a premium of $19.50 over regional benchmarks for refiners in Asia, still less than what traders anticipated.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.