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Sunday, October 5, 2025
TopicWomen and Child development

Topic: Women and Child development

In Mahayuti’s poll-winning Ladki Bahin scheme, 14,000 of 26 lakh bogus beneficiaries found to be men

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis says installments to 26 lakh accounts suspended, day after Women & Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare said some male applicants have also received funds.

India gets elected to several UN bodies, gets third-term to International Narcotics Control Board

Other UN bodies India was elected to was include Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowermnet, Children's Fund, Population Fund, UN Development Programme among others.

Women, children among 29 killed after artillery strike on Myanmar refugee camp

The shelling took place close to midnight on Monday in Kachin State when artillery hit the camp about 5 km (3 miles) from a base in the border town of Laiza run by the KIA.

After rebuking girl requesting cheap sanitary pads, Bihar female IAS officer alleges ‘defamation’

Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, chairman & MD of Women & Child Development Corp, has written to Press Council of India demanding action against local newspaper for 'false, malicious' report.

Women and Child development ministry allotted Rs 24,435 crore, budget hiked by 16%

The highest amount has been allocated to new schemes like Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme hasn't been allocated anything in this budget.

Fast-track AI sexual harassment probe, Maneka Gandhi to ask Suresh Prabhu

Gandhi is likely to ask for a June-end deadline to complete the probe into a crew member’s claims that an Air India executive sexually harassed several employees.

Muslim children being deprived of RTE, govt bodies seek advisory board’s intervention

Central Advisory Board of Education meets on 15 & 16 Jan, and a couple of issues highlighted by WCD ministry & NCPCR have been put on the agenda.

On Camera

Indian Left is obsessed with Latin America. Rahul Gandhi’s visit not surprising

If you are a trained ‘intellectual’ from JNU, Jadavpur, as well as TISS, then Latin America, its intellectual contributions, and its centrality in the worldwide fight against ugly capitalism are not to be downplayed.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.