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    Equality News

    Talking to men: A much needed conversation

    For years we’ve taught our daughters how to stay safe — don’t go there, don’t wear that, don’t come home late. Now, we need a different conversation, this one with our sons: Don’t harass her, don’t police her, don’t laugh when your friends do, don’t look away. (AFP)
    Opinion
    Published 3 days ago

    Fraying exchange of ideas, and a world torn by conflict

    There was a time when Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) head Yasser Arafat was the most popular leader in the Muslim world. Times changed, and within a few years, Arafat was replaced by Osama. What was the reason for this decline? (Getty Images)
    Opinion
    Published 9 days ago

    The long, challenging road to gender equality

    Rights once granted are now under threat. Section 377 — sex against the order of nature — is no longer a crime but marriage equality failed to get majority approval in the Supreme Court. Also, back in the Supreme Court is Sabarimala and the right of women to access places of worship with the issue now being heard by a larger bench.
    Opinion
    Published 17 days ago

    Kerala child rights panel bars schools from penalising boys over hair length

    The Kerala child rights panel has directed schools not to discriminate against or penalise boys over their hair length.
    India News
    Updated 19 days ago

    Chandigarh: Book explores Guru Nanak’s teachings through modern lens

    From left: Hindustan Times executive editor Ramesh Vinayak, former Punjab chief secretary Vini Mahajan, former chief of army staff and CCF president Gen VP Malik (retd), author Kamla K Kapur, theatre personality Neelam Mansingh Chaudhary and former Panjab University vice-chancellor Arun Kumar Grover during the launch event on Saturday. (Sanjeev Sharma/HT)
    Cities
    Published 24 days ago

    Should you split the bill equally? Here's how to navigate the money situations

    Here's how to handle money situations in relationship.
    Lifestyle
    Published 34 days ago

    CM Saini accepts Meghwal Samiti demands, promises action on caste certificates

    The demands were raised at a Bawal gathering on social harmony and youth achievement, where Saini also stressed education and equal opportunities. (Haryana CM Press Release)
    Cities
    Published 43 days ago

    Govt officer Ashwani Kumar calls for early gender sensitisation at Devyani screening

    Govt officer Ashwani Kumar calls for early gender sensitisation at Devyani screening
    Cities
    Published 45 days ago

    Hallelujah! The government says yes to sex ed

    Cover of a study on the conflict between the law and consensual teenage sex
    Opinion
    Published 79 days ago

    Red, white and the blues: Kashyap Kompella writes on the American Dream at 250

    As unions and worker protections weakened from the 1980s on, the massive US economy grew around the working classes rather than for them. (Above) Norman Rockwell’s Freedom from Want (1943). (Wikimedia)
    Lifestyle
    Updated 95 days ago

    True tribute to Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ lies in upholding equality, patriotism: Himachal g overnor

    True tribute to Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ lies in upholding equality, patriotism: Himachal g overnor
    Cities
    Published 121 days ago

    How households shape gender equality outcomes

    Gender Equality
    Ht Insight
    Published 131 days ago

    Undefeated: Why Vinesh Phogat will not back down

    Vinesh Phogat speaks to media after being disallowed from competing by the WFI in the National Open Ranking Tournament.
    Opinion
    Published 142 days ago

    Indian mission in London marks 136th Ambedkar Jayanti

    Indian mission in London marks 136th Ambedkar Jayanti
    World News
    Published 173 days ago

    A giant leap—for women in power

    Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen
    Opinion
    Published 176 days ago

    Mind The Gap: And so it begins…

    Fear and loathing, but also resistance
    Opinion
    Published 184 days ago

    R-Day 2026: How people on Delhi's streets see Constitution in everyday lives

    Images of people in Delhi as they speak to HT about what rights mean to them in everyday life.
    India News
    Updated 253 days ago

    PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tributes to BR Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvana Diwas

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Rahul Gandhi, Kiren Rijiju and other senior leaders on Mahaparinirvana Diwas honoured Dr BR Ambedkar.
    India News
    Published 304 days ago

    Making India’s judicial language free of prejudices

    Job titles often suggest caste functions and carry prejudices rooted in notions of ritual pollution. Renaming them is, thus, a step towards making the judiciary prejudice-free. (HT Archive)
    Editorials
    Published 316 days ago

    Society elevators: The great class divide

    "Assigning gig workers a separate lift is a far more nuanced issue that goes beyond class divide," says Advocate Akash Krishna Sharma
    Htcity
    Published 339 days ago

    Arkansas governor dubbed ‘racist’ for letting Black cheerleaders stand in rain

    Screengrab from the viral video.
    Trending
    Published 393 days ago

    Celebrating love and equality

    Drag performance by Lush Monsoon, also known as Aishwarya Ayushmaan.
    Htcity
    Published 395 days ago

    Boston Pride Parade For the People 2025: Date, time, route and where to watch

    Boston's Pride Parade on June 14, 2025, will honor the LGBTQ+ community with a vibrant procession and festival. (Photo by Blake FAGAN / AFP)
    World News
    Published 479 days ago

    ‘Equality and representation go hand in hand’: CJI Bhushan R Gavai

    Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Updated 482 days ago

    Why is Walmart boycott happening in US and what items are being snubbed?

    Walmart stated in late 2024 that it will no longer be included in the Human Rights Campaign's annual benchmark index, a reflection of its DEI practices
    World News
    Updated 549 days ago

    Gender parity: Gap between intent and implementation

    State-crafted advancements are often undermined by inconsistent implementation and societal attitudes (PTI)
    Opinion
    Published 572 days ago

    International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence

    International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
    World News
    Published 577 days ago

    Are women freer in free India?: An essay by Begum Hamid Ali from the HT archives

    At a protest in Madras in 1945. Women emerged from their homes in large numbers to participate in the Swadeshi movement, which acted as a turning point in this respect, in India. (Wikimedia)
    Lifestyle
    Updated 620 days ago

    Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation

    The constitution was framed over a period of three years, during the tumult of the Partition.
    India News
    Updated 674 days ago

    Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation

    Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation
    India News
    Updated 676 days ago
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