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Kerala's 'Amma Manasu' emerges as model for maternal mental healthcare: WEF report
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (786+ words) New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) Kerala's "Amma Manasu" programme has emerged as a model for integrating perinatal depression screening into routine maternal care, even as gaps in screening, diagnosis and follow-up services continue to affect women's health globally, according to a…...
How menstruation is being weaponised in war
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (402+ words) Sydney, May 15 (The Conversation) The Tatmawdaw " the military government in Myanmar " has reportedly expanded a ban on menstrual products from being transported in the country across key routes, as part of the ongoing civil war in the country. This targeting…...
Saira Banu shares emotional post about her bond with Hema Malini and Dharmendra
1+ week, 5+ day ago (221+ words) Hema Malini made her Bollywood debut opposite Raj Kapoor with "Sapno Ka Saudagar" in 1968. Banu said that despite the passage of time, "little, in essence, has changed" for them. "Some friendships do not ask to be maintained, they simply endure....
BJP's ideological texts treat women as inferior, says Maharashtra Congress president
3+ week, 3+ day ago (379+ words) Mumbai, Apr 22 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday said the BJP has "no right" to speak on women's reservation and challenged the saffron party to first reject its ideological texts, including the Manusmriti. Addressing a news conference here,…...
Maternal mortality ratio in India reduced by double of global average since 1990: Data
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (357+ words) New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) The maternal mortality ratio in India has come down by 86 per cent since 1990, which is nearly double that of the global average of 48 per cent, the Health Ministry said today. As per the latest Sample Registration…...
Women professionals move HC against Karnataka govt's menstrual leave policy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) Bengaluru, Mar 27 (PTI) A group of 15 women professionals have filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government notification granting one day of paid menstrual leave per month to working women. The women, emloyed in various organisations…...
CPI(M) opposes Transgender Persons (Amendment) Bill, demands menstrual leave for women
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (539+ words) New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) The CPI(M) on Saturday opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging the proposed changes undermine the principle of self-determination of gender identity and violate the constitutional rights of such people. The party also…...
Analysis suggests common hair loss drug consumption by mothers may pose risks to infants
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (368+ words) New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) Mothers using minoxidil, a common hair loss drug, could pose a risk of infantile hypertrichosis -- abnormal hair growth over the body, including in areas not typically hairy, a global analysis suggests. Researchers from the Ministry of…...