Shame is one of the oldest tools used to keep people quiet. Make someone feel embarrassed enough about their identity and you can often prevent them from speaking out or standing up for themselves. Melinda French Gates, a philanthropist who has spent years working on women’s health around the world, pointed to one place where … Read more
Lucknow: uttar pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath The ‘Jan Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra’ was held on Tuesday after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill failed to be passed in the Lok Sabha during the special session.The chief minister took out a walking march to protest against the failure of the Women’s Reservation Bill as the opposition parties … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the opposition parties, accusing them of being “anti-women” and deliberately blocking the progress of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.Asserting that those who ruled for 60 years failed to ensure women’s rights, Dhami attributed the passage of the 33% reservation bill to Prime Minister … Read more
New Delhi: Minutes after women’s reservation bill fails to clear opposition leader Rahul Gandhi Launching a sharp attack on the Centre, it accused the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using “unconstitutional tricks” and “undermining the Constitution in the name of women”.After the bill failed, Rahul Gandhi highlighted the unity of the opposition … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court Expressing concern over arguments in favor of sectarian restrictions on temples and mutts, India on Thursday said such exclusions could adversely affect Hinduism and divide society.The nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant made the remarks while hearing a batch of petitions regarding discrimination against women at religious places, … Read more
this Supreme Court It observed on Wednesday that it has the power and jurisdiction to determine whether a certain practice within a religion is superstitious or not, rebutting the Centre’s contention that such matters do not fall within the ambit of judicial review.The remarks were made during the hearing of petitions regarding discrimination against women … Read more
New Delhi: Women cannot be treated as ‘untouchable’ for three consecutive days in a month and then cease to be so on the fourth day, Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna made the remarks while hearing a case including the Sabarimala issue on Tuesday.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, said he strongly disagreed with the … Read more
BHOPAL: A 19-year-old married woman who has been given legal sanction to live “independently” with the man of her choice told the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court that her 40-year-old husband – who is more than twice her age – has been abusing her and she does not want to return to … Read more
New Delhi: Inspired by the rule of thumb that “justice must not only be done but must be done visibly”, CJI Surya Kant constituted a nine-judge bench, including judges from various faiths and a woman, to decide the validity of contentious socio-religious norms that represent a centuries-old battle between women’s rights and faith.As the socio-religious … Read more
