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TopicWomen safety

Topic: women safety

At girls’ safety talk in MP school, DIG tells students, ‘For ojaswi babies, don’t conceive on full moon’

Defending her remarks, DIG Savita Suhane told ThePrint they were part of a longer speech on girls' safety and made in the context of ensuring 'samajik sanskriti' is maintained.

Bengaluru is fast losing ‘safe for women’ tag—live-in murders, anxious parents, growing fear

Bengaluru was ranked as the best Indian city to live in by a global survey in 2011. Now, its reputation has been taking a hit in the last three years.

Women should demand accountability from Mamata Banerjee. The buck stops with her

Women cannot rely solely on the outrage sparked by the Kolkata rape and murder case. A long-term solution is needed to bring systematic change.

Filthy toilets, no place to sleep, no CCTV–why night shifts are longer for women doctors

A doctor from Kolkata shared that doctor duty rooms often have either glass or wooden doors that don't even have a latch, making it difficult for them to catch some sleep.

Why UK is building a housing block just for women

Access to safe and secure housing is an issue for women around the world. London is taking a step in that direction.

Alcohol, men, night concerts—yet, Arunachal’s Ziro music festival is safest for Indian women

Unlike Maharashtra’s Enchanted Valley Festival or NH Weekender, Arunachal Pradesh’s Ziro music festival was a surreal experience for women, including those travelling solo.

Done with trolls? New platform vows safe web for women & transgenders, counts on face tech & more

To be launched in June, 'coto' aims to become a space where women, including transgenders, can freely express themselves and gain traction for their entrepreneurial ventures.

Delhi’s police stations to have 24×7 special teams to help victims of crime, says chief Asthana

In interaction with women journalists, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana also spoke about women's safety, the rise in cyber crimes and the need for a law against snatching.

60-year-old British diplomat molested during walk to tennis court in Chandigarh

Chandigarh Police has registered a case under section 354-A (physical contact & advances involving unwelcome & explicit sexual overtures) of the IPC at the Sector 3 police station.

Dombivli girl told police she was ‘drugged, forced to have liquor & smoke hookah’ before rapes

Thane Police sources say main accused who allegedly raped the girl first took a video, which he used to blackmail her into coming back, and forcing her to consume alcohol & drugs.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Secret to Pakistan aircraft losses in Op Sindoor could lie in Martin-Baker’s ejection seats records

New Delhi: On 7 May this year, as India and Pakistan entered into what was to be an 88-hour conflict, British firm Martin-Baker, which...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.