New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In a significant step towards strengthening workplace safety and safeguarding the dignity of women, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories, calling for the immediate and effective implementation of comprehensive measures under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). The advisory aims to ensure that every workplace whether in the government,…
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United Nations, June 18 (IANS) Women peacekeepers give hope to vulnerable women in conflict situations, serving as symbols of female empowerment, and the more than 160 women in UN missions exemplify this role, according to India’s Permanent Representative to UN P. Harish. Indian Army Major Abhilasha Barak, who was awarded the UN Peacekeeper’s Gender Advocate Award this month, and the two other Indian women awardees before her, are outstanding examples of this role, P. Harish told the Security Co…
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, 2026, will be introduced during the forthcoming Monsoon Session to provide legal recognition to women farmers as independent farmers in the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed officials to formulate a comprehensive policy to safeguard the rights of women farmers and promote their holistic empowerment. He was speaking at a presentation on the Women Farmers Empowerment Bill. CM Fadnavis said women account…
Kohima, June 12 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday said the state has continued to register significant progress across various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with Nagaland emerging as a national frontrunner in SDG-5 (Gender Equality), reflecting its sustained commitment to inclusive growth, women’s empowerment and sustainable development. Addressing the NITI Aayog 11th Governing Council meeting in New Delhi, the Chief Minister said that Mokokchung, Kohima, and Dimap…
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) A delegation of Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka on Thursday met India’s High Commissioner in Colombo to share their learnings and experiences from a visit to India last month.“Powering Nari Shakti in India, Sri Lanka! Hon. MPs of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka met High Commissioner Santosh Jha to share their learnings and experiences from the visit to India in May 2026,” the High Commission of India in Colombo wrote on X.“Explored …
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) The upcoming Mumbai T20 League is entering its most significant season yet – not because of the star power in the men’s league, but because, for the first time, women’s version of the competition will also be held simultaneously.Three women’s teams will participate in the inaugural season of the league, alongside the eight men’s franchises participating in the fourth edition of the competition. Rajdip Gupta, Chairman of the Governing Council of the Mumbai T20 League, reca…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Pakistan continues to lag significantly behind global standards on women’s economic rights and participation, with weak enforcement of existing legal protections emerging as a major challenge, a report has said.According to an analysis by the Daily Mirror, Pakistan’s legal framework score stood at 46.68, well below the global average of 67.However, more concerning was the country’s enforcement perceptions score of just 27.35 — nearly half the global average of 53 …
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Actress Saba Azad reflected on how, despite all the talk for progress, society still finds it difficult to accept ambitious women.Speaking to IANS exclusively, the ‘Who’s Your Gynac?’ actress stated that the system in general is built to help men succeed, while women often have to work twice as hard to make a mark for themselves.She was asked, “Do you think society still finds it difficult to accept ambitious women unless they have support from somewhere else?”Reacting to t…
Jaipur, May 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed women empowerment, farmer welfare, youth employment and rural development at the centre of governance, adding that the empowerment of these sections is essential for the development of both the state and the nation.Addressing the ‘Village Development Chaupal’ programme at Thikariya village in Bagru, the Chief Minister said several flagship schemes launched by the Prime Mi…
Geneva, April 23 (IANS) The United Nations experts expressed serious concern over the continued and widespread abduction and forced religious conversion and marriages targeting women and girls from minority communities in Pakistan, warning that the climate of impunity fuels the relentless practice across the country. “Any change of religion or belief must be genuinely free from coercion, and marriage must be based on full and free consent, which is not legally possible when the victim is a child…