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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicWomen safety

Topic: women safety

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.

BJP supporters had praised the Reuters poll on women’s safety when Congress was in power

The same survey had ranked India the fourth worst country for women’s safety in 2011 and BJP supporters had used it attack the UPA government.

Rape by strangers versus rape by husbands: When do women speak up

A Hisar woman in December reported that she was gangraped by three men in a moving auto. The mother of three, however, is yet to report the marital abuse she claims to have suffered in her eight-year marriage. 

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

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.