Women Empowerment
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Parliament clears women’s reservation bill
All the 214 members present in the Upper House voted in favour of it.
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Women’s reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha
The bill reserves one-third of the seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women.
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Explainer: When will women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha actually be implemented?
The bill’s execution relies on a delimitation process, which, in turn, hinges upon Census data.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Women’s reservation bill: Sonia Gandhi demands sub-quota for OBCs
The bill proposes a quota within quota for the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, but there is no such provision for the Other Backward Classes.
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Women’s reservation bill introduced in Lok Sabha
The bill proposes to reserve one-third of all seats in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women.
Scroll Staff
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Three things I got wrong about patriarchy
The author explains what assumptions she has revised during her research project on why all countries have become more gender equal.
Alice Evans
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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These Pakistani businesswomen are fighting sexism to break into the health tech industry
Entrepreneurship has long been a boys’ club that rarely opens its doors to women in Pakistan. But things are changing.
Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Justice Ayesha Malik takes oath as first female judge of Pakistan’s Supreme Court
The 55-year-old judge will now join 16 male colleagues in the Supreme Court.
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How women’s self-help groups in rural India are negotiating for jobs, power and space
The convergence between women’s collectives and panchayats is aiding the better implementation of schemes like MGNREGS.
Padmini Ramesh, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Do cash transfers really empower women? Tamil Nadu election promises spark debate
Both the leading political parties in the state have offered to pay monthly welfare benefits to women heading families.
Aarefa Johari & Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Will the BJP’s plan for a Uniform Civil Code save Muslim women?
It would advance gender equality – if women can claim their equal rights.
Alice Evans
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In the 2021 Budget, India needs to do more to address the challenges faced by women
A gender budget of less than 5% of the total Budget in 2020-’21 reflects the low priority that women empowerment gets.
Apoorva Mahendru & Vikrant Govardhan Wankhede
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants