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AI urination case: Victim moves SC for guidelines on unruly behaviour

The victim in the Air India urination case has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Director General of Civil Aviation and airline companies to frame regulations to address incidents

AI urination case: Victim moves SC for guidelines on unruly behaviour
Updated On : 20 Mar 2023 | 1:14 PM IST

Surekha Yadav becomes first woman loco pilot of Vande Bharat Express train

Sharing her news on Twitter, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw yesterday said, Vande Bharat "powered by Nari Shakti"

Surekha Yadav becomes first woman loco pilot of Vande Bharat Express train
Updated On : 14 Mar 2023 | 12:07 PM IST

Belinda Clark becomes first woman cricketer to get bronze statue at SCG

The sculpture is believed to be the first such honour afforded any women's cricketer in the world. The news that the SCG would house the statue was first announced in early 2021

Belinda Clark becomes first woman cricketer to get bronze statue at SCG
Updated On : 05 Jan 2023 | 10:34 AM IST

Dictionary.com explains why 'woman' was the most searched word of the year

The report also highlighted how searches for the word woman spiked significantly on Dictionary.com, multiple times in relation to separate high-profile events

Dictionary.com explains why 'woman' was the most searched word of the year
Updated On : 18 Dec 2022 | 7:54 PM IST

Delhi HC reserves order on plea by woman to terminate 33-week pregnancy

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on a petition by a 26-year-old woman seeking to terminate her 33-week pregnancy on account of the foetus suffering from certain cerebral abnormalities. Justice Prathiba M Singh, while clarifying that she was not taking any view at the moment, also expressed her "ethical concern" in the matter and pondered upon the use of technology to detect any abnormalities in a foetus and thus, have only "prefect children". "There is one ethical concern that the court is thinking of and that is with technology. It is actually very easy to detect a number of abnormalities as of today. We are now almost talking of a full-term pregnancy (in this case)," the court said. "So I am not taking any view either way but I am just saying that are we looking at a society which only has perfect children?...If the means are provided, should the parents then have the choice of not having the child at all," the court questioned. After hearing the petitioner as we

Delhi HC reserves order on plea by woman to terminate 33-week pregnancy
Updated On : 06 Dec 2022 | 6:06 PM IST

WFH: Can it add more Indian women to the workforce?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently asserted that flexible workplaces are the future. We ask if the hybrid work culture is the solution to our historically low women labour force participation

WFH: Can it add more Indian women to the workforce?
Updated On : 29 Aug 2022 | 7:05 AM IST

Delhi reports 5th monkeypox case; 22-year-old woman tests positive

Speaking to IANS, Suresh Kumar, MD, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, said the woman tested positive for the virus on Friday after she was admitted for showing symptoms of monkeypox.

Delhi reports 5th monkeypox case; 22-year-old woman tests positive
Updated On : 13 Aug 2022 | 3:44 PM IST

Woman gang-raped, paraded through Delhi streets: 7 women among 9 held

Several videos purportedly of the woman being paraded did the rounds of social media

Woman gang-raped, paraded through Delhi streets: 7 women among 9 held
Updated On : 27 Jan 2022 | 8:28 PM IST

Jawed Habib tenders apology for his spitting act on a woman's head

After facing huge backlash for spitting on a woman's head during one of his seminars in Uttar Pradesh, ace hairstylist Jawed Habib has now apologised for his act.Jawed issued an apology statement through a video message, in which he stated that he spitted just to make the seminar "humourous"."I just want to say one thing these are professional workshops, as in, they are attended by people from within our profession. When these sessions get very long, we have to make them humorous. What can I say? If you are truly hurt, I apologise from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive me, I am sorry," Jawed can be heard saying in the video.For the unversed, on Thursday, a video went viral in which Jawed was seen using his spit to style the woman's hair.In the clip, the woman is seen sitting on the stage on a salon chair while Jawed prepares to cut her hair while giving her hair tips. He says,"Baal gande hain. Kyun gande hain? Kyunki shampoo ka istemaal nahi hua hai (Hair are dirty. Why are they .

Jawed Habib tenders apology for his spitting act on a woman's head
Updated On : 07 Jan 2022 | 3:22 PM IST

Lenovo to invest Rs 25 lakh in training 100 woman students in Mumbai

Lenovo on Tuesday announced partnership with non-profit organisation TechnoServe where it will invest Rs 25 lakh to train 100 woman students to build a career in the information technology sector

Lenovo to invest Rs 25 lakh in training 100 woman students in Mumbai
Updated On : 09 Mar 2021 | 10:22 PM IST

Beyond the boundaries

Book review of Breaking Through: A Memoir

Beyond the boundaries
Updated On : 22 Sep 2020 | 2:58 AM IST

Woman abducted outside residence, 'molested'

In a video, a woman is seen speaking on her mobile phone when an unidentified man grabs her from behind and carries her off

Woman abducted outside residence, 'molested'
Updated On : 02 May 2016 | 8:39 PM IST