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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicWomens issues

Topic: womens issues

Oscar Pistorius out on parole after 8 yrs of 15-yr sentence, women’s group says ‘sends wrong message’

Pistorius had shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 through a locked bathroom door, killing the model and reality star.

Apple sued by women over AirTag devices ‘letting stalkers, exes track victims’

In a lawsuit filed in a San Francisco federal court, two women called AirTag 'the weapon of choice of stalkers & abusers,' and said it has been linked to murder of women from 3 states.

Women pay ‘penalties’ to live in cities—why it’s an unfair environment and what must be done

The price women pay for living in cities includes violence, poverty, unpaid care work, and a lack of power in decision-making. But there are ways to design women-friendly cities.

Saudi Arabia considers making ‘abaya’ optional for women as it looks to boost tourism

The idea that some women might cast off their abayas is causing uproar as rapid social change puts old fault lines between Saudi's liberals and conservatives under stress.

Talk Point: We need a mechanism to root out false rape cases, without any compromise

Chargesheeting rate in rape cases is high. Conviction rate has, however, gone down post-Nirbhaya incident. If stricter laws were a solution, we should have had a better situation.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?