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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicWomen's rights

Topic: Women's rights

Pakistani director shames women on TV. But the audience cheered

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar said that men are manufactured to cheat, and co-education distracts boys. His comments prompted an op-ed that urged the banning of his TV appearances.

An email from an AIIMS doctor changed India’s abortion debate. Heartbeat the new flashpoint

Abortion in India is protected by law, not a judgment which can be overturned at any time. There are also no religious & conscientious objection problems, which the West is facing.

Nawaz Sharif’s first speech back in Pakistan shows he’s still putting women down for votes

Politics & misogyny go hand in hand in Pakistan. Imran Khan blamed rise in sexual violence on women wearing 'very few clothes’.

Iran’s Narges Mohammadi ‘expanded geography of fighting’. Even cleric came on TV without hijab

The mass scale of the protests has dwindled, but there are still several smaller strikes and sit-ins taking place, according to journalist Rana Rahimpour.

2 men raped Bhanwari Devi for trying to stop 1992 child marriage. ‘I curse her daily,’ says bride

Many have overlooked how that 9-month-old infant-bride grew up hating Bhanwari Devi. ThePrint traced, for the first time, and spoke to that child who is today 32.

Kalakshetra ‘sexual harassment’ row: College closed till 6 April after students protest

Students demand suspension of assistant professor and 3 other senior repertory dancers. After day-long protests, college instructs hostellers to vacate, postpones exams.

5 older feminists recall what kickstarted their fight—1975 report that changed everything

Brimming with nostalgic stories, these women recalled their contribution to the 1970s women’s movement in India at an event in Delhi’s IIC.

‘Angry at your religion, your hearts of stone’ — ‘Afghan’ woman curses Taliban in viral clip

The video was shared by Afghan news channel Hasht e Subh Daily. The clip also shows a white poster on a wall behind her that says, ‘discrimination against women’.

Uniform Civil Code can be the real unifying force in India. Critics must think again

If we are to live in a truly unified and harmonious society, where each person is treated equally, accepting and enforcing a UCC is the need of the hour.

Yes, we still need a Women’s Day. But it’s not about flowers, cards or discounts

Surrounded by consumerism, Women's Day is a celebration of the 'invisible sex' and of all the invisible ways it suffers.

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?