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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicWomen safety

Topic: women safety

2 mins — that’s the time ‘Nirbhaya’ helpline staffers get under new owner to stop suicides

Women employees at 181 helpline, set up after 2012 Delhi gang rape, say new owner has removed their safety net — late-night cab drops & a female constable for security.

Gangraped woman dies after stick inserted in her private parts, ex-husband arrested

The woman had accused her former husband and two others of raping her when she went to watch a play in Jharkhand.

You like a Muslim more, cop asks as woman is slapped for having Muslim lover

Three police personnel seen abusing and slapping woman suspended after video of incident becomes public.

Our system considers anything less than rape a ‘frivolous allegation’

To feel safe on campus is the basic right of every Indian student.

19-year-old allegedly kidnapped and gang raped in Haryana’s Mahendergarh district

The woman is said to be brilliant in academics and was a CBSE topper according to reports. Rewari (Haryana): A 19-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and...

Indian women confined to the home, in cities designed for men

There are nearly five men to every one woman who commutes to work in India.

Lipstick-size pepper spray and a mobile app: What Congress is offering women in Bihar

The move is being seen as an attempt to tap into the women vote, which comprises 74 per cent of Bihar's voting population.

Rope in cafes, petrol pumps, chemist shops to create shelters for women in distress, says Delhi panel

Study group was formed to suggest measures that could help turn Delhi get rid of the tag as the most unsafe city in India.

Woman ‘gang-raped by 40-50 men’ in Haryana was ‘called prostitute’ by police

Two people, including a man who kept her confined after allegedly abducting her on the promise of a job, have been arrested.

One in four girls fears being abducted, assaulted or raped in public places: Survey

The survey shows one in three adolescent boys believes girls should be careful about clothes and slapping a woman isn’t violence.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.