Gender And Law
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Not just Hadiya: Indian courts have had a long problem accepting women’s free choices
Reflecting a societal attitude that infantalises women, courts often fail to see them as full citizens, lawyers note.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Isolating a menstruating woman will soon be a punishable offence in Nepal
The law recommends a three-month jail sentence or fine of Rs 2,000, or both.
Scroll Staff
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What the paltry number of senior women advocates reveals about India's legal culture
Sixty-year-old human rights lawyer Gayatri Singh in May became only the second woman to get this distinction from the Bombay High Court in the past nine years, versus 21 men.
Bhavya Dore
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Adani is merely a front for PM Modi, alleges Arvind Kejriwal citing ‘BJP leader’
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’