Under a new Nirbhaya Fund scheme, the Centre will train 17.5 lakh male panchayat representatives on gender norms while expanding CCTV coverage and safety measures across villages.
Though Mahayuti govt passed a bill incorporating stringent provisions of Shakti Bill to BNS in March, lawyers & opposition leaders are demanding it be implemented without any delay.
If women’s participation expands while party ecosystems remain exempt from enforceable anti-harassment duties, we will be inviting new entrants into unsafe spaces.
In Haryana’s Kurukshetra, a woman was gang-raped on a train and later lost her leg after an injury on the tracks. ‘I screamed and pleaded with them,’ she said—but no one came.
This comes months after Babita Chauhan's proposal that male tailors should not be allowed to take measurements of women and male gym or yoga trainers should not train women.
Delhi Police launched ‘Shishtachar’ squads at 'vulnerable spots' across all 15 police districts. The teams work in two shifts till 9 pm, with night patrols yet to begin.
Despite growing awareness, societal and systemic issues continue to jeopardize women's safety. We must invest in education, penal action, and respect to secure their well-being.
The problem with a recent Economist article, ‘India’s republic of uncles’, is the old habit of mistaking a clever metropolitan caricature for civilisational diagnosis.
‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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