A horrific gang-rape has occurred at South Kolkata’s law college, where a 24-year-old first-year student was assaulted in a campus guard room. The medical examination revealed forceful penetration, bite marks, and nail scratches. Three suspects a former student and two current students have been arrested. The incident has spurred widespread outrage, raising urgent concerns about campus safety and political influence.
28 June,2025 03:13 PM IST
While addressing at the fourth plenary session of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2025 Convention, on the topic 'Diaspora Divas: Celebrating Women's Leadership and Influence – Nari Shakti', Minister of external affairs of India, Dr Jaishankar explained how ‘Women empowerment’ led development in India in recent times. He said, “Improvement in National Sex Ratio, paid maternity leave to 26 weeks, the fact that 300 million MUDRA Yojana loans have been given out to women entrepreneurs, that 43% of the enrollment today in STEM is of girls, that 28% has been the increase in the female enrollment in higher education, that 32 million Sukanya Samriddhi accounts have been opened up for education, that 100 million smoke-free kitchens today or that when there is a housing scheme called Awas under which 40 million homes have been built and handed over and 72% of them have women ownership - either a sole ownership or as joint ownership. I am mentioning this because when we think of progress, of modernity, of a march towards Viksit Bharat, one metric of measuring it is GDP, how many roads have been built, how many metros, how many cities, how many airports - that is certainly a way but that is superficial unless we address the human side of that progress and to my mind today, these are really some of the powerful changes which are happening in India. But like any change, they require role models, they require inspirations, they require divas.”
10 January,2025 07:45 PM IST
She rebelled against domestic violence. She rebelled against the system to uphold the rights of single mothers. She is now rebelling against menstrual taboos. Meet Khushboo, once a domestic violence victim, now an educator spreading awareness on menstrual hygiene, child sexual abuse and empowering children all over. This story is of a single mother who turned her pain into purpose. Watch the story of Khushboo now
27 May,2023 07:25 PM IST | Mumbai
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal alleged that she was ‘molested’ and ‘dragged by a car’ for several meters opposite AIIMS in the National Capital on January 19. Speaking about the incident, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal also added that something similar to Anjali’s case would have happened to her if she wasn’t rescued in time.
24 January,2023 02:57 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
