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Video: Meet the woman who quit her corporate job to become India's youngest sarpanch
“I feel like I’m swimming against the tide,” says Chhavi Rajawat who became a village head to bring roads, water and banking to rural Indians.
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Video: Government to offer alternative work for sand miners after expose on their deaths
The investigation revealed numerous unreported deaths in hotspots where about 75,000 men dive 40 feet into pitchblack waters, to fill with sand.
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Meet the Kung fu trained Buddhist nuns who are bending gender rules and empowering women
The Drukpa nuns of Ladakh have taken charge to train local women in Kung Fu to combat sexual assaults.
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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The 18-karat gold toilet is attracting hundreds of visitors waiting to take a luxurious leak
The toilet was created by Italian artist and sculptor Maurizio Cattelan, and is a part of an exhibit at the Guggenheim.
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Video: Jordanian women, under threat of honour killings, are sent to jail for the sake of “safety”
Battling the highest rate of honour killings in the world, women are forced into lifelong captivity in Jordan.
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Watch: The legacy of 2012 London Olympics is development, but at the cost of displacement
Homelessness has risen 60 percent in east London’s Stratford area since 2012 Olympics
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: The story of Nepal’s tourist boat rowers has a tough exterior but is heartbreaking
If they don’t know how to swim, they might drown and die. But these women have no choice.
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Video: These Afghan women escaped the Taliban, and are now fighting plastic waste in India
Their dream is to someday have their own business and have many others working with them.
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