A 55-year-old woman lost her life while her son is undergoing medical treatment his injuries after a speeding vehicle hit their motorcycle on the main road near Dharampura in North East Delhi, a police official said on Monday.
A 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant in the Johripur Pulia area of North East Delhi, police officials said here on Monday.
Following the success of its pilot project, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has taken a significant step towards expanding the Nari Adalat initiative, a key component under Mission Shakti. The government has now invited states and Union Territories to send proposals for setting up Nari Adalats in their respective regions.
More than 14.6 crore women across the country have been screened for breast cancer, and over nine crore for cervical cancer, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda.
A total of 54.58 crore JanDhan accounts have been opened till January 15, 2025, of which 30.37 crore (55.7 per cent) belong to women, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Monday.
The stall by the West Bengal Commission for Women at the 48th International Kolkata Book Fair was inaugurated today, where the officials highlighted their upcoming activities and initiatives during the book fair days.
Congress-ally Indian Union Muslim League's (IUML) state general secretary P M A Salam has sparked a controversy by stating that gender equality was “a misbelief” and anyone claiming that is only closing their eyes to make it dark . He said that men and women are not equal. He also said that the world has not accepted that they are equal.
The BJP Kerala unit has on Monday announced the names of party’s office bearers for the district- and booth-level committees with a higher representation for women, youth, Christians, Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and backward-class communities in top organisational posts.
Smriti Mandhana was on Monday adjudged the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of 2024 after the India vice-captain set new career standards in One Day Internationals, racking up a personal best 747 runs in 13 innings throughout the year.
The state’s flagship women-centric Subhdra scheme launched after the BJP government came to power, offers financial assistance to women between the ages of 21 and 60 from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, Rs 50,000 over five years, with Rs 10,000 disbursed in two installments annually.
