The Gender Budget Component this year accounted for 6.4 per cent of the total Budget.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the govt will encourage vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years for the prevention of cervical cancer, the second most prevalent cancer among women in India.

In a strong push to enhance share of women in work force, the central government on Tuesday came out with a specific set of measures to provide teeth to laws which have delivered sub par results.

In the recent assembly elections, we were once again inundated with information about how much of a difference the women’s vote made to the outcome.

The bench emphasised that courts must carefully consider whether relatives residing in different cities are being implicated merely to pressure the primary accused. 

Given India’s current demographic trends, DAY-NULM assumes great importance in harnessing the demographic dividend, especially among poor households. It is important to increase its coverage across all towns and cities.

The Indian Army and Centre have rebutted allegations of discrimination and gender bias in the promotion of women officers to the post of colonel vis-a-vis their male counterparts, underlining that the army has acted in the interest of gender neutrality without compromising on merit or previous po

Since 2015, more than 11,000 women married to Indians abroad have approached India’s foreign missions with complaints of domestic crises. Many cases involve allegations of fraud and abuse. But in most instances, overseas officials are able to do only so much to help.

An unwed mom’s unsuccessful battle in the Supreme Court shows how judiciary, regulations link parenthood to marriage

All marriages between Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) or Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Indian citizens should be compulsorily registered in India, the Law Commission recommended to the Union government on Friday.