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MEA provided assistance to 1,871 distressed or abandoned Indian women abroad, highest in Dubai

A total of 34 embassies and consulates extended counselling, guidance, and advice to these women, Ministry of External Affairs told Rajya Sabha Thursday.

Constant ‘superwoman’ pursuit can affect your menstrual health. Find space for self-care

In 'Menstruation: Moon, Men and More' Nirmala Gowda Nayak challenges misconceptions about menstruation and advocates for a respectful, holistic understanding of it.

Only 13.5% of India’s STEM faculty are women, finds study. Worst in institutes like IITs, IISc

Published in journal Communications Biology, study looks at 98 universities & institutes in India, attributes low representation of women to lack of awareness & funding, biases.

Women’s participation in MGNREGS hits 10-yr high at 58.8%. Meghalaya, UP see biggest spikes

Gradual increase in number of women seeking work under scheme attributed to involvement of women SHGs, horticulture related jobs, and 'women mates' who supervise MGNREGS works.

Women’s pleasure not precaution — Indian condom ads have become better over the years

They started with family planning and gradually evolved to show safe sex and now talk about female pleasure. Good to see ads where the woman is not a placeholder or overly sexualised.

Wikipedia needs more women. And India can help bridge this gender gap

Last year, about 100 women contributors in the Wikimedia movement and thought leaders from 30 countries came together in India as part of a global conference, 'WikiWomen Camp 2023'.

Draft policy on disability to have dedicated chapter on women, provision for early detection centres

This is to ensure that more women with disabilities get benefits of various govt schemes. Activists, experts appreciate the initiative, but also urge govt to fast-track implementation.

Sindoor, ghoonghat & grit: A day with UP’s ‘Green Army’ & their campaign to school abusive husbands

The women, many of them from Dalit & tribal communities, are easily recognisable in their green sarees. Their aim is to use non-violent methods to help those facing domestic abuse.

Women were equal to men in early Aryan culture. It changed when they settled on Ganga plains

In ‘The Future in The Past’, historian Romila Thapar revisits Indian history and expands the narrative beyond kings, battles and territories won and lost.

What do Uorfi Javed and Captain Zoya Agarwal have in common? They know how to fight the odds

If Zoya’s motivational videos can make a huge difference to other women, Uorfi’s dare-to-bare reels will free those who shy away from expressing themselves.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.