4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1026+ words) New Delhi, Lawyers and activists have expressed varied views after the Supreme Court of India declined to entertain a plea seeking a nationwide menstrual leave policy, with some backing voluntary provisions while others stressing stronger legal safeguards to protect women's…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago  (236+ words) The Supreme Court on Friday said that a law mandating menstrual leave may not be in the best interest of women, leaving it to the government to deliberate the issue while refusing to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) in…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (309+ words) New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a nationwide policy providing menstrual leave for women students and workers, observing no one would give them jobs in such a scenario and that such a provision…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (670+ words) Every year, International Women's Day encourages the world to reflect on the progress made toward gender equality. Yet behind many conversations on empowerment lies a reality that remains insufficiently addressed: women's mental health. What is often treated as a private…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (384+ words) Women's health as a test of right to equality | Hindustan Times'Hindustan Times Imagine a sixth-grade classroom in an Indian middle school that begins the year with 50 bright-eyed girls eager to dive into civics, algebra, and the human body By the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (407+ words) Pune: To reduce maternal deaths caused by severe bleeding during pregnancy, the Maharashtra government has introduced the use of balloon tamponade at all government hospitals handling deliveries for ......

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (368+ words) New Delhi, Rashtra Sevika Samiti general secretary Seetha Gayatri Annadanam on Saturday said International Women's Day should be channelled in a constructive direction rooted in Indian cultural values. Asked how the nearly 90-year-old organisation views International Women's Day on March…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (494+ words) PUNE: In a society where menstruation is still spoken about in whispers, the Kolhapur Zilla Parishad (ZP), in a bold and transformative move, has set up "pink rooms" in 100% of its schools, becoming the first district in Maharashtra to implement…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (377+ words) In his 1912 essay, "On the Universal Tendency, Freud states clearly, "Where they love, they do not desire and where they desire, they cannot love. "Sexuality is to feminism what work is to Marxism: that which is most one's own, yet…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (431+ words) The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure that schools provide biodegradable menstrual sanitary pads to students for free. Recognising the right to menstrual hygiene and access to menstrual hygiene products, the court said that…...