In the Wake of the #MeToo Movement, NCW considers a separate Law to address gender-based discrimination at Workplace

The National Commission for Women has emphasised the need for a separate law or policy to deal with all kinds of unfair practi...

A New Drug to reduce Maternal Deaths during Childbirth

A recent World Bank data puts the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for India reported in 2015 at 174 per 100,000 ...

KASHISH and Queerythm to organize LGBTQ film festival in Kerala

Kerala's youngest LGBTQ group Queerythm and KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival, is o...

Axis Bank Wins Dale Carnegie Global Leadership Award 2017

The Dale Carnegie Training India has announced Axis Bank as the winner of the prestigious Dale Carnegie Global Leadership Award 2017. The first runner-up award w...

Dalit women in Rajasthan tortured, beaten and killed after being branded ‘Witches’

A sting operation was carried out in September by Ms. Ahluwalia, chairperson of Baal Evum Mahila Chetana Samiti, along with two women volunteers and a team of jour...

Child Brides

The average age of marriage may be rising in the cities, but in the heart of Andhra hinterland, child marriages are still a very grim reality for many.

The case in ...

Arjun Kapoor Will Be Chief Guest At KASHISH 2017 In Mumbai

South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival to be held from May 24-28, 2017

Actor Arjun Kapoor will be chief guest at the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of ...

Finalists For Aurora Prize For Awakening Humanity Announced

The Selection Committee for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity has announced the names of the five 2017 finalists who have been chosen for their exceptional impact, co...

LGBT Themes Mere Add On To Kollywood's Ribaldry

Last month, New York-based Malayalam filmmaker Jayan Cherian found himself exchanging heated barbs with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) through statements to...