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Monday, March 9, 2026
TopicWomen's rights

Topic: Women's rights

‘Unwillingness is decisive’—SC allows 30-week abortion, says no woman can be forced to give birth

The Supreme Court's decision sets aside a Bombay HC order that directed the girl, who became pregnant when she was a minor, to deliver and give the child for adoption.

Allowing travel to US with son, Delhi HC rescues woman from difficult choice between motherhood & career

Refusing to make motherhood a barrier to professional advancement, court rejects the notion that constitutional freedoms must be surrendered to fulfil traditional maternal roles.

What is Nata Vivah? Contractual marriage recognised by Rajasthan High Court

The practice has long been viewed as a means of misuse and exploitation of women, as it does not grant them legal rights or formal family recognition.

Why Iranian women are lighting cigarettes with Khamenei’s burning photos

At least 65 people have been reportedly killed, including children. There have also been reports of live ammunition and pellet guns being used against protesters.

Succession law & the ‘2005’ argument: In HC’s ruling, reaffirmation of daughters’ coparcenary rights

Madras HC dismissed a brother’s argument that his sister couldn't claim share in family property because their father had passed away before the 2005 amendment in succession law.

Verdict today in 2017 Kerala actor rape case, a look at how it changed Malayalam film industry

Case led to formation of three-member Justice Hema Committee in July 2017, which revealed rampant sexual abuse in Mollywood.

Liberals don’t want Muslim women to demand rights in the Hindutva era. There’s no right time

As Banu Mushtaq’s International Booker-winning ‘Heart Lamp’ shows, Muslim women seeking justice are neither a figment of imagination, nor a part of some political conspiracy.

Muhammad Yunus wants women’s rights in Bangladesh. First rein in Islamic radicals

If Yunus wants Bangladeshi women to enjoy equal rights as men, running with the hare and hunting with the hounds won’t help.

India’s courts place conditions on women’s rights—can’t drink, trust men, get married

Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh of the Allahabad High Court recently ruled that a woman who was sexually assaulted 'invited trouble' by drinking alcohol with the accused.

Pakistan’s girls’ education summit is led by Malala. Propaganda against Taliban, say Afghans

Although Pakistan extended an invitation to its neighbour, Afghanistan declined to participate, reinforcing the ongoing tensions between the two countries.

On Camera

The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Washington: Iran’s strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump,...

An economic ‘sagar manthan’ beckons: As IT growth dwindles, manufacturing exports to take driver’s seat

A depreciating INR, combined with FTAs with the UK, US and EU, gives India tariff advantages over China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.