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Friday, November 14, 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

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.