Jobless man stabs wife in week of reaching Canada
Had even ‘made a video call to mother revealing the wife’s body,’ has daughter on study visa in Canada, writes Manu Shrivastava Within just ...Read More
Stalking, not so innocuous
By Manu Shrivastava It’s only recently that stalking is being discussed in the purview of crimes against women. For years, members of the pu...Read More
‘Locked-In’, At Risk At ‘Home’
By Manu Shrivastava "The lockdown has itself created psychological issues and violence within the family. Women have been burdened w...Read More
Laws for women must adapt to changing times
By Nivedita Pal Law is a reflection of society and with changing norms, the practices are also questioned in a court of law. In ABC v/s T...Read More
Stigma compounds the risk of unsafe abortion
By Manu Shrivastava The stigma of abortion affects young girls and women, communities, medical practitioners, MTP providers, lawyers, act...Read More
Women need to be treated on par with men
By Sonal Aggarwal Women such as Rani Laxmi Bai, Sarojini Naidu and myriad others played pivotal roles in India’s independence movement. I...Read More
Ordinance ensuring death for rape in ‘certain’ cases
By Kriti Kalra Following the committee’s recommendations, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 was introduced providing for amendment o...Read More
Women fight social bias, work on par with men
By Sonal Aggarwal India has come a long way, since independence, in framing laws and policies to protect and empower women. More importan...Read More
Social media used to register complaints, obtain justice
By Vedika Jain In fact, social media is also being wisely used by many to complain against the authorities who do not register complaints...Read More
Changes in law affect rights of women as well
By Nivedita Pal The Indian judiciary comprising the High Courts of the states and the Apex Court i.e. the Supreme Court have, time and ag...Read More
High-profile cases highlight gravity of offence
By Manu Shrivastava However, it will take many more serious crimes and perhaps more high-profile cases for people and women, in particula...Read More
During independence, women fought for equal rights
By Manu Shrivastava When India was fighting for Independence, women from all walks of life and across the country came out of their homes...Read More
Women defy norms, get beaten in Rajasthan: Study
By Rajiv Shah* A new study by Oxfam India found an alarming 54.4 per cent of women were beaten up when they attempted to leave their hous...Read More
The law affecting acid victims
By Nivedita Pal Another landmark case, Laxmi v/s Union Of India (2006) where an acid attack victim, Laxmi filed a Public Interest Litigat...Read More
Online stalkers are relentless, persist for years
By Manu Shrivastava In case of online stalking, a victim may choose to simply block the stalker’s profile or in more serious cases delete...Read More
Free women need ‘consent’ from husband, family for MTP
By Manu Shrivastava The MTP Act gives an ‘adult’ woman complete autonomy and authority to decide if, and when, she wants to undergo abort...Read More
Internet provides easy access ‘yet’ poses threat
By Vedika Jain There is no doubt that social media has pervaded every aspect of our lives even our personal spaces. As a young country wi...Read More
Stringent law to protect abuse of minors
By Kriti Kalra India is among the very few nations which has a separate and stringent law to effectively address the heinous crimes of se...Read More
Women on Social Media aren’t representative of all
By Manu Shrivastava It must be noted the segment of women that are active on social media do not represent the complete cross-section of ...Read More
Fighting bias across society and within homes
By Sonal Aggarwal India is a land of contrasts and diversity. Gender discrimination and bias has plagued the nation for centuries, so muc...Read More
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