Breakdown of numbers show 52% are sub-inspector, 25% ASIs & 13% constables. Similiar scenario in judiciary as 38% of judges in the lower judiciary are women, 14% at HCs.
Constable Shalini Chauhan, 25, posed as a student at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College for 2 months to identify perpetrators & victims. Eleven arrests have been made.
Sensitisation of both male & female officers is vital to addressing gender-based violence, says study by researchers from Oxford & Virginia universities, published in Science.
India Justice Report, compiled by groups working towards reform of the justice sector, says it will take 33 yrs for India’s police force to achieve 33% women representation.
More women would mean a curb on malpractices such as third degree and custodial violence. Their sizeable numbers would go a long way towards improving police image in society.
At ThePrint's Democracy Wall event in Hyderabad, Rema Rajeshwari stressed the need for states to provide affirmative action to encourage women to join IPS.
Kerala is bracing for a showdown at Sabarimala Wednesday when several young women expected to visit the temple as many others get ready to resist the move.
This is the latest phase in the US-China technology competition, which now spans supply chain law, export controls, labour compliance, and semiconductor access.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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