In a nation where gender-based discrimination is embedded in institutions, it is only occasionally that merit triumphs over sexism in the fight for equal rights. This rare instance presented itself re...

Police boots and batons failed to terrorise common women of Kanpur as they pressed ahead with their protest against the new citizenship matrix on a road in the city’s Chamanganj area after being for...

Wash plates, check. Fetch water, check. Buy grocery, check. Cook a meal for the family, work in progress.Tapan Chakraborty is often taunted by his neighbours in a Dhakuria slum for doing “women’s ...

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will frame legal questions to be adjudicated by a nine-judge bench on religious discrimination against women at various religious places, the larger questions which...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that its nine-judge Constitution bench would wrap up within 10 days the proceedings in the matter relating to discrimination against women in various religions and at...

Equality is still a distant dream for Indian women. A survey by an NGO has revealed that the youth in Mumbai — the so-called face of cosmopolitan India — are as insensitive when it comes to gender...

Yes, #MenToo!International Men's Day is celebrated on November 19th every year to put the spotlight on men and raise awareness on men's issues globally. Twitterati tried to ask what it means to have a...

You are known as a champion of workplace inclusivity. For anyone who still needs to be convinced, why is it so important?This is something I’ve always been passionate about as an individual, even wh...

The Ayyappa temple here witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Sunday on the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season which began on November 16.Thousands offe...

Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic proposal that would upend centuries of Ro...