Bokaro deputy commissioner Mukesh Kumar has assured financial help for struggling international footballer Saphira Hssa. Hssa hails from a poor family in Kurmidih. Her father is a contract labour at ...

Jharkhand, with 35 per cent of the players in the Indian probable for the FIFA under-17 women’s World Cup 2020, is eager to host at least a phase of the national camp for the team. Jharkhand sp...

  The NCW has received 2,043 complaints of crimes committed against women in June, the highest in the last eight months. According to the National Commission for Women (NCW) data, 452 complaint...

Women are disadvantaged in labour markets across the world. Gender disparities are quite pronounced in India. The remuneration, on average, is substantially lower for women compared to men. This anoma...

Eight tribal women footballers from Jharkhand, counted among prospective players for the Indian team for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be hosted in February-March 2021, are having to make do wi...

Novak Djokovic, the world No 1, claims it would be “impossible” to play the US Open under the “extreme” safety protocols proposed for the tournament.The men’s ATP Tour and the women’s WTA ...

World No. 3 Karolina Pliskova would rather the US Open went ahead without fans than not at all, saying women are used to playing in near-empty-stadiums.The WTA and ATP tours have been postponed until ...

India U-17 women’s football head coach Thomas Dennerby said he was expecting exposure trips for his wards this autumn and winter. “Sadly, we missed the exposure trips. In best scenarios, it’s al...

Sir — It is difficult to keep one’s cool when people, including world leaders, downplay the urgency of preventing global warming. But a recent study indicates that they might have to take the heat...

The lockdown has opened our eyes to the unsung contribution of the woman of the house in running the show at home.An NGO has started an initiative to recognise the role of the woman in supporting the ...