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woman empowerment news

Mind The Gap: How women voters powered the NDA’s Bihar sweep

Bihar election
Published on Nov 17, 2025 07:00 am IST

PM lauds Arya Samaj’s work in nation-building, releases commemorative coins

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering during International Arya Mahasammelan 2025, in New Delhi.
Published on Oct 31, 2025 06:05 pm IST

Mind The Gap| In her words: Harinder Baweja

Harinder ‘Shammy’ Baweja.
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:48 am IST

Clinical psychologist explains what drives eve-teasing and how it affects victim

Perpetrators of eve-teasing often enjoy the victim's fear and vulnerability.
Published on Sept 13, 2025 02:58 pm IST

Mumbai one of safest, Delhi among least safe cities for women, says report

Mumbai was among the cities leading national safety ranking, often correlating with higher gender equity, infrastructure, policing, or civic participation.
Updated on Aug 28, 2025 05:04 pm IST

Afghan women hit by Taliban education ban go online to pursue dreams

Online courses like coding are offering a chance to Afghan women to study amid the ban on education.
Published on Aug 06, 2025 12:45 pm IST

National Girl Child Day: Self-defense workshop held at Tawang's PM SHRI School

M.L. Meena, Principal of JNV Tawang, addressed the students during the session, emphasising the importance of such programs in today's world.
Published on Jan 24, 2025 01:28 pm IST

IIMA launches report on the status of women’s empowerment in India

Dignitaries releasing the report at IIMA
Updated on Sept 22, 2024 07:57 am IST

Women's mental health: Warning signs to look out for, 7 empowering tips

Women's mental health: Warning signs to look out for, 7 empowering tips to take charge
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 01:30 pm IST

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits, risks of social media for women

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age
Published on Mar 24, 2024 10:08 am IST

All you need to know about ‘Namo Drone Didis’ initiative

Drone Didi Sunita
Published on Mar 11, 2024 02:12 pm IST

Self-empowerment tips for women in leadership roles

Strategies for success: Check out these self-empowerment tips for women in leadership roles
Published on Mar 09, 2024 08:10 am IST

International Women's Day 2024: Why girls' education can't wait

When we empower girls through education, we not only transform their lives but also uplift entire communities and societies.
Published on Mar 08, 2024 03:54 pm IST

International Women's Day 2024: Promoting gender equality at workplace

The hiring practices of firms need to be revamped to include diverse candidates, including women at all levels of the organisation.
Published on Mar 08, 2024 12:47 pm IST

International Women's Day: Building an inclusive future

Women entrepreneurs comprise around 30% of the Indian startup ecosystem and probably fewer of them are women founders.
Published on Mar 07, 2024 09:52 am IST

When is International Women's Day and why do we celebrate it?

International Women's Day 2024: When is it and why do we celebrate it? Know date, history, significance
Published on Mar 04, 2024 02:22 pm IST

World Thinking Day 2024: Date, history, significance and all you need to know

World Thinking Day 2024: Date, history and significance
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 07:41 am IST

IIT Mandi showcases the success of ‘Drone Didi’ program to President

‘Drone Didi’ project aims to not only serve as a skill development endeavour but also as a robust platform for women to establish businesses in the rapidly growing field of drone technology, said IIT Mandi.
Published on Jan 24, 2024 05:24 pm IST

National Girl Child Day: Top government schemes for empowering girl child

The Ministry of Women and Child Development started the initiative of celebrating National Girl Child Day in 2008 to spread awareness about girl child rights and issues faced by them.
Published on Jan 24, 2024 02:05 pm IST

Spice of Life: The glass ceiling that seemingly ceased to exist

My earliest memory of the social studies textbook for Class 4 or 5 is learning about the prominent women in Indian history. (HT File)
Updated on Jun 28, 2023 06:38 am IST

CREDAI pledges 1,000 green buildings by 2025

CREDAI pledges 1,000 green buildings by 2025
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 01:03 am IST

Women-friendly systems needed for them to contribute to innovation: HC judge

According to a data of 2018-19, the percentage of women in B.Tech program is 42, in M.Tech it is 63 and in medical and health-related courses it is 30-35 per cent. 
Published on Aug 11, 2022 08:50 am IST

The digital divide and is it holding back women in India?

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Rural India faces an even more pronounced digital divide, with men being about twice as likely as women to have used the internet (49% vs 25%). While we see the variation in the digital divide by state/Union Territory (UT), there is no single state/UT across India in which more women than men have used the internet.
Published on May 11, 2024 11:58 am IST

UP PCS Results 2020: Women empowerment receives a fillip

UPPSC office(HT file)
Published on Sept 13, 2020 10:36 am IST

Triple talaq law contributed to woman empowerment: Javadekar

Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar.
Updated on Jul 31, 2020 08:00 am IST

Shraddha Varma and Riya Sinha, the individuals behind ‘Fuzia’ redefine women empowerment globally

Fuzia began as a ‘Fuzia Writing Club’ in 2012, wherein school girls shared their writings with each other. Today, it is an independent venture lead by Shraddha, that has grown from 2 to 35 team members who’ve made it a mission of their lives to empower creative women globally.
Updated on Apr 17, 2020 12:35 pm IST

Power walk: Hundreds of people march for women empowerment

National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 02, 2020 09:08 am IST

‘Nari tu Narayani:’ Nirmala Sitharaman’s call for woman empowerment in Union Budget 2019 wins Twitter

The slogan quickly caught people’s attention.
Updated on May 28, 2020 10:43 pm IST

Toll plazas get a taste of women empowerment

Sight of young and confident women collecting toll from users, including ‘notorious’ truckers, is no longer uncommon in UP.
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 01:29 am IST

Country needs to do lot more for women empowerment in sports: Sania

File image of Sania Mirza
Published on Apr 13, 2019 04:14 pm IST