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Plant-based diet lowers risk of sudden death in postmenopausal women: Research
ANI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 07:30 AM IST
- A new study has revealed that postmenopausal women who consume lots of plant-based protein are less likely to die suddenly or have cardiovascular infections and dementia-related demise.
Study: Sexual dysfunction hits some women harder than others as they age
By Asian News International | Posted by Shivani Kale | Cleveland, Ohio
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 10:28 AM IST
A new study identified the determinants that affect a woman’s risk of sexual dysfunction and sought to determine the effectiveness of hormone therapy in decreasing that risk and modifying sexual behaviour.
Badaun gangrape: BSP hits out at Yogi govt for failing to provide security to women
By Asian News International| Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 06, 2021 06:33 PM IST
BSP national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria said that the Badaun case reminds people of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case. “I think Yogi ji must tell the nation and the people of the Uttar Pradesh about his failure and pull up the police for failing to provide security to women,” he added
Love, tech and online abuse of women in the time of coronavirus
By Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | London
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 09:05 AM IST
There has been a global rise in online harassment of women and girls in the past year, usually by abusive partners or ex-partners who are stuck at home in front of a screen due to coronavirus lockdowns.
Inspiring many more women, Ajanta Mahapatra is on her way to a world tour
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 04:38 PM IST
Ajanta Mahapatra simply urges all women to experience life all over the world.
Head constable booked for raping woman at police post in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 11:27 PM IST
Search on for absconding policeman following 24-year-old woman’s complaint of sexual assault to police commissioner
Frailty associated with higher mortality for women awaiting liver transplants: Study
By Asian News International | Posted by Shivani Kale | Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 01:53 PM IST
Women awaiting liver transplants in the United States are known to be about one-third more likely than men to become too ill to undergo surgery or die before receiving a liver.
Shaheen Bagh’s Bilkis Bano is in Gal Gadot’s list of ‘Personal Wonder Women’
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 04:22 PM IST
The actor, who was recently seen reprising the titular role in “Wonder Woman 1984”, shared a series of pictures on her Instagram page, acknowledging young girls and women from all walks of life across the globe.
From child marriage to revenge porn: 10 set-backs for women in 2020
By Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 08:34 AM IST
From mass job losses to soaring domestic violence, the rise of revenge porn and a widening gender poverty gap, 2020 has threatened to hobble progress on women’s equality as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks global havoc.
Amitabh Bachchan apologises to woman for using her poem without credit: ‘I thought it to be good and posted’
By HT Entertainment Desk | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 01:10 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan shared a sweet poem on Twitter recently when a fan told him that she was the original writer behind it. Amitabh apologised for not giving her credit for it.
Tahira Kashyap: Of women at work and working on your marriage
By Tahira Kashyap | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 27, 2020 07:54 AM IST
Does it feel like your female boss doesn’t emphathise with issues women face at work? And is attraction everything in a relationship?
Canadian study: One in four women with ADHD has attempted suicide
By Asian News International | Posted by Shivani Kale | Toronto
PUBLISHED ON DEC 23, 2020 10:58 AM IST
A representative study reported that the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was much higher (24 per cent ) for women with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) compared to those women who did not (3 per cent).
Investigation opened after women’s symbol put on Polish flag
By Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kale | Warsaw
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 07:59 PM IST
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether the Polish flag was publicly insulted after a family in Warsaw hung a flag from their balcony combined with a lightning bolt, a symbol for women’s rights in Poland.
Oral hormone therapy shown to significantly alter metabolome of menopausal women
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Washington [US]
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 05:26 PM IST
Groundbreaking research led by a team of scientists including a University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician shows that oral hormone therapy significantly alters the metabolome of postmenopausal women.
In pandemic, people are turning to nature, women especially
By Asian News International | Posted by Shivani Kale | Wahington DC
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 03:28 PM IST
People in the study, ranged from stuck at home to stressed in essential worker jobs, reported significant increases in outdoor activity during Covid-19, especially among women.
Paris city hall faces 90k euros fine for naming too many women to top jobs
By Press Trust of India | Paris
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 05:30 AM IST
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo denounced the fine as “unfair” and “absurd” on Tuesday during a meeting of the city council.
Russian woman raped, accused colonel at large
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Kanpur
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 05:43 AM IST
The incident took place at the official residence of the accused in Kanpur’s cantt area, police said.
AIIMS nursing posts: Reservation for women long overdue, says Delhi HC
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 07:20 PM IST
The high court issues notice to the AIIMS and the Centre on a plea by three male candidates aggrieved by the institute’s decision.
17 booked for gang rape of woman in Jharkhand
By Sanjoy Dey | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 03:45 AM IST
According to a complaint filed by the woman, she was returning from a weekly market with her husband on Tuesday night when the accused intercepted them.
Auto driver, accomplice held for raping mentally-ill woman in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 12:04 AM IST
Accused waylaid the lost woman and took her to his friend’s house
Diljit Dosanjh slams Kangana Ranaut for her tweet against elderly Sikh woman: ‘Shouldn’t be so blind, she says anything’
By HT Entertainment Desk | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 01:11 PM IST
Diljit Dosanjh is the latest celebrity to slam Kangana Ranaut for her now-deleted tweet against elderly Sikh woman who had joined the farmers’ protest. Diljit said that ‘Kangana keeps saying anything.'
Woman, daughter among 3 dead in road mishap in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 12:25 AM IST
The victims were going to fetch fodder for cattle from the fields when a bike rammed into them
Review: Women, Dreaming by Salma
By Simar Bhasin | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2020 09:28 PM IST
A feminine text cannot fail to be volcanic, and so it is with Salma’s Women, Dreaming
Rise in crimes against women, children in Mumbai in 2019-2020: Praja Foundation report
By Manish K Pathak and Charul Shah, Mumbai
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2020 12:38 AM IST
The number of rape cases in Mumbai went up from 728 in 2015-2016 to 904 in 2019-2020 (a 24% increase), according to the city-based Praja Foundation report released on Thursday
Redesigning urban spaces for women
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 07:57 PM IST
To make cities women-friendly, urban planners must focus on two core issues —greater safety from violence and adequate childcare support.
Work from home revolution is a surprise boon for India’s women
By Bloomberg | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 06:51 PM IST
In India’s $200 billion technology services industry new rules are expected to provide female workers with a broad swath of flexible work arrangements and fresh employment opportunities.
Echha Joshi: An inspiring story of a woman’s journey
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 07:09 PM IST
Through her platform, Echha Joshi wishes to give every person the gift of good health.
Tripura woman tied to pole and beaten, five women arrested
By Priyanka Deb Barman | Hindustan Times, Agartala
PUBLISHED ON NOV 23, 2020 01:45 PM IST
Police said the accused went to the victim’s home, nearly 11 kilometres away from her home and brought her forcefully to Krishna Colony where they allegedly beat her after tying her to a pole.
Woman, daughter killed, 3 injured as car plunges into gorge in Chamba
By HT Correspondent, Dharamshala
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 12:37 AM IST
Four of a family were returning home after paying obeisance at a temple when the driver lost control of the vehicle
2 men robbed at knifepoint, woman’s jewellery, purse snatched in Chandigarh
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 17, 2020 11:09 PM IST
Autorickshaw driver snatches passenger’s ornaments, purse and phone; courier with online company forced to drive man with knife to Sector 40; another man robbed of his purse in Sector 39