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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicWomen's rights

Topic: Women's rights

Modi govt’s triple talaq bill places burden on Muslim women to prove the offence

Government’s tokenism will only end up causing more trouble while leaving out glaring violation of women’s rights.

Even after #MeToo, powerful men like Ali Zafar will always win in Pakistan

Stringent action against sexual harassment is a tall ask in Pakistan where even a woman stabbed 23 times doesn't get justice.

India not only doesn’t want to scrap Victorian adultery law, it wants women included too

The adultery law does not exclude women to supposedly 'protect' them, but to deny them an equal right in a marriage.

Lawyers argued women are untouchables at Sabarimala, because Constitution left term vague

Constituent Assembly did not restrict scope of Article 17 to caste-based untouchability. Lawyers in Sabarimala cas e invoked it to argue ‘gender untouchability’.

Women have constitutional right to enter Sabarimala temple: Supreme Court

Women cannot be discriminated against with regard to offering prayer in a temple, observed the apex court.

BJP supporters had praised the Reuters poll on women’s safety when Congress was in power

The same survey had ranked India the fourth worst country for women’s safety in 2011 and BJP supporters had used it attack the UPA government.

Is India really the most dangerous place for women?

Experts caution against study by Thomson Reuters Foundation, call it a 'superficial survey', say systematic studies would be better.

Asma Jahangir’s funeral terrified Pakistan’s right wing because it shows their failings

Some hardliners claimed that the mixed-gender gathering at the human rights lawyer's funeral was an affront to Islam.

Don’t be a rape apologist. Marital rape is rape

The definition of rape in India is still looked at through the lens of a woman’s marital status. If you oppose criminalising marital rape, you are a rape apologist.

Even when Indian companies provide period leave, there are few takers

Consensus still divided over menstrual leave; even 4 organisations which introduced this have received lukewarm response from their employees.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.