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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicWomen's rights

Topic: Women's rights

‘My heart beats for women’s issues’. Bilkis Bano’s lawyer Shobha Gupta is a woman on a mission

Gupta is one of 11 women lawyers designated senior advocates by SC earlier this year. Losing her father at an early age was a defining factor in the kind of lawyer has become.

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.

On Camera

BCCI has sabotaged India’s approach to Bangladesh

The BCCI decision has given new life to the lunatic fringe of the Hindu Right. It now has the confidence to force policy changes in accordance with its communal campaigns.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.