A Case of ‘ragging’ at JNU?

A Case of ‘ragging’ at JNU?

Following a recent ruckus on the JNU campus involving the molestation of a female student, a case of suspected ragging comes to light. A first-year undergraduate student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has accused two senior students of harassment and inflicting “exceptional psychological duress”. The student has written a complaint to JNU administration against the […]

Nepal’s Speaker charged with rape, resigned, now arrested

Former Speaker of Nepal’s Parliament Krishna Bahadur Mahara was arrested on Sunday (October 6) for allegedly attempting to rape a woman staffer in the federal parliament secretariat. Following the Kathmandu District Court’s permission based on a First Information Report lodged on Saturday, the police took Mr. Mahara into custody from the official residence of the […]

Unlabelled drugs instead of a day leave

Unlabelled drugs instead of a day leave

In last few months, a shocking incident came to light women working in the multi-billion dollar garment industry in Tamil Nadu alleged that they have been given unlabelled drugs at work instead of a day off when they speak about their period pain. According to the interviews of 100 women (mostly poor )done by Thomson Reuters […]

Nothing is more sinister than female foeticide- SC

Nothing is more sinister than female foeticide- SC

Fall in sex ratio has not only demographic impact, but also leads to trafficking of women and bride-buying. The Supreme Court on Friday refused to dilute stringent provisions of the PNDT Act under which a medical practitioner could be sent to jail for up to three years for even anomalies in paperwork and not keeping […]

International Women’s Day a gift by Clara Zetkin

International Women’s Day a gift by Clara Zetkin

International Women’s Day was started more than 100 years ago. Its idea was also of a woman, whose name was Clara Zetkin. Clara was a Marxist thinker and activist, but she was also active on the question of women’s rights. In 1910 an international conference of women was held in Copenhagen. For the first time […]

Don’t tell us to keep mum!

Don’t tell us to keep mum!

In the run up to International Women day on 8th March the campaign one billion rising is still alive in Patna. The ground of Bihar Vidyapeeth echoed with the voice of approximately 2000 women and girls from different corners of Bihar who stood together for their rights and to stop violence against women on the […]

केन्द्रीय कैबिनेट ने दी तीन तलाक पर अध्यादेश कि मंजूरी

केन्द्रीय कैबिनेट ने दी तीन तलाक पर अध्यादेश कि मंजूरी

केंद्रीय कैबिनेट ने बुधवार 19 सितंबर को तीन तलाक अध्यादेश को मंजूरी दे दी है। मोदी कैबिनेट ने एनडीए सरकार की तरफ से पहली बार करीब दस महीने पहले सदन में बिल लाने के बाद इस पर अध्यादेश लाकर उसे मंजूरी दी है। तीन तलाक वह इस्लामी प्रथा है जिसमें मुस्लिम पुरूष तीन बार तलाक […]

शर्मनाक: सीबीएसई टॉपर के साथ सामूहिक दुष्कर्म

शर्मनाक: सीबीएसई टॉपर के साथ सामूहिक दुष्कर्म

हरियाणा के रेवाड़ी जिले में रहने वाली सीबीएसई टॉपर के साथ सामूहिक दुष्कर्म का एक शर्मनाक मामला सामने आया है। घटना को अंजाम देने वाले उसी के गांव में रहने वाले है और घटना के बाद से वो फरार है। पुलिस के मुताबिक सीबीएसई टॉपर रही लड़की बुधवार को सुबह अपने कोचिंग से लौटकर महेंद्रगढ़ […]