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Citizen Protests in India: Rights, Duties & Permissions Needed
In this article, we look at protests in India to understand how and where a citizen can legally protest. In the case of Ramlila Maidan Incident v. Home Secretary, Union Of India & Ors., the Supreme...
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Bengaluru Airport Launches Cab Service Run By Women, Exclusively For Women!
With more and more women joining the workforce, safety is one of the major concerns. To make life easier and safer for women travellers, the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC), in...
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Big Move for Child Safety: India To Screen Foreign Visa Applicants For...
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi announced on Twitter yesterday that those applying for an Indian visa must declare their criminal records. This step is an attempt by the Government...
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Maneka Gandhi Proposes Panel of Retired Judges for Public Hearing of #MeToo...
In light of the #MeToo movement that has taken the internet by storm, the Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, has taken a positive step to help survivors. She said that her...
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Triple Talaq to Reservations: 5 Bills That Will Give Women The Backing They...
"There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." -Kofi Annan Empowerment is not only a tool that helps women but is also vital for the development of a nation as a...
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Ensure Male Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Get Compensation: Maneka Gandhi to...
In 2015, the Ministry of Home Affairs set up a corpus of Rs 200 crore to streamline compensatory schemes offered by the states to victims of rape, sexual abuse and acid attacks. However since there was...
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This Initiative is Compelling Women to Create Change & Blaze their Path with...
Throughout history, it has been witnessed that substantial change is brought about by a community of people who come together for a cause. While there will always be individuals who have...
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It's Not Just 'Bad Touch': Here Are 6 Cautions You Must Teach Your Children
7-year-old Veer has suddenly developed a fear of going into the study in his house. His parents have been goading him to get over his fear, but they are unable to understand the basis of it. This...
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Govt Plans Penalties, Seizures Against NRI Husbands Who Abandon Their Wives
In less than three years, the Ministry of External Affairs has reported receiving over 3000 distressed calls from Non-Resident Indian (NRI) wives. We have seen and read many instances where the groom,...
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All of 14, This National Child Awardee Had an Amazing Plan for His Prize Money
Born on 30th October 2003 and all of 14 years of age, Ayush Kishore is certainly a child wonder. He has a huge list of awards and recognition to his credit. He has been the winner of mathematics...
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Restrooms Aren't Meant for Nursing Babies - Here's to Normalising...
Earlier this year, the Maternity Benefit Act was amended to increase maternity leave from the existing 12 to 26 weeks. The announcement came as a boon to many new mothers and mothers-to-be across...
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Should Medical Marijuana Be Legalised in India? The Pros, Cons & More
Recently, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi recommended that medical marijuana be made legal in India. Though marijuana, or cannabis, is commonly known to be a recreational drug, it has also been used for...
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An E-Platform Will Soon Help Central Govt Employees File Sexual Harassment...
Central government employees will soon have the opportunity to report cases of sexual harassment at work. A e-platform, to be launched this month, will enable women employed with the central government...
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Are C-Sections Safe? A Few Doctors Are Busting Myths & Promoting Natural...
For any conversation about unnecessary cesarean births to be productive and useful, we need to first acknowledge two crucial elements of the problem. One, that C-sections performed without valid...
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Maneka Gandhi Bats for Single Moms. Says Father's Name Shouldn't Be Mandatory...
Maneka Gandhi, the Woman and Child Development Minister, doesn't want it to be mandatory to mention a child's father's name on degree certificates. And she has written a letter to the Ministry of Human...
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Maneka Gandhi Calls out the Indian Film Industry for Passing off...
Indian cinema needs to re-think what it portrays as romance because it could very easily be considered "eve-teasing". The Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi, at a recent...
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50,000 Street Children in New Delhi to Receive Their Aadhaar Cards in 6 Months
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has collaborated with NGO Save the Children to launch a restoration and rehabilitation scheme for street children. As part of the...
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Is the Juice Just for Boys? Meet the 9-Year-Old Who Fought & Won a Gender War...
Mriganka Majumder, a precocious 9-year-old from Guwahati, who studies in Grade 3, has zero tolerance when it comes to digesting sexism. Literally. When the young girl saw that a popular juice box aimed...
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Govt's E-Commerce Portal to Help Women Entrepreneurs Go Cashless along with...
In a move to boost business for women entrepreneurs registered on the government’s e-commerce portal, Mahila e-Haat, the centre is now planning to tie-up with e-commerce companies like Amazon and...
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VIDEO: Government Launches E-box to Allow Children to File Sexual Abuse...
An e-box launched for the safety and anonymity of children, has been launched as a part of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012, or POCSO. Instance of sexual abuse and crimes...
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