Decades of struggle and innumerable sacrifices are involved in the long history of women's movement in India. Deepti Priya Mehrotra speaks to some of the exemplary leaders who recall the history of women’s movement and their role in it.

An ongoing study of school textbooks in four states has found stereotypes and biases in Gujarat's textbooks. The Social Studies textbook for standard five has nine stories on mythology masquerading as history. Deepa A reports.

New ideas and initiatives are emerging from the liaison between the press and the advertisers. Advertorials and advertising features are manifestations of this relationship, says Deepti Mahajan.

The death of 14 women in Chhattisgarh following botched sterilisation procedures has rightfully led to furore across the country. But a detailed, historical analysis of family planning as it has evolved, by Shoma A Chatterji, exposes an inherent and sustained gender bias in policy as well as practice.

Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions have forced people around the world to delay their nuptials or adapt to the unusual times by celebrating via web link. But in China -- where livestreaming is extremely popular -- some young couples are allowing anyone to watch their big day and even send them gifts.

French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors.

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has proposed radical changes in the LBW laws, stating that a batsman should be given out leg before as long as the ball is hitting the stumps irrespective of the spot of its landing and impact.

The Sports Ministry had banned spectators in stadiums for any events, including cricket matches, in one of its earliest advisories on the pandemic before all sporting events were brought to a halt altogether.

Maoist surrenders have seen a quantum jump this year, with 472 surrenders being reported until October 31 against 283 for the whole of 2013.

Forces have to get rid of their dependence on foreign weapon systems: General Bipin Rawat

Like many couples in the era of social distancing, Ma Jialun and Zhang Yitong held their wedding ceremony online -- but they added a twist by livestreaming the event to more than 100,000 strangers. Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions have forced people around the world to delay their nuptials or adapt to the unusual times by celebrating via web link.

On Saturday, Kangra ordered the police to register a case against the accused policemen .

Pakistan, which has reported 26,435 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 599 deaths, has announced it will start lifting a countrywide lockdown from Saturday in a bid to restart economic activity.

In a statement late Saturday by the US Embassy in Kabul, Washington also sought Pakistan’s help in locating Frerichs.

Want to lead a healthy life and free your home from bacteria? Perform 'havan' at regular intervals.

Before we head on to answer your queries on your investments in mutual fund schemes, here we clarify that last evening after the amc company Franklin Templeton was left with no option on barely any new subscription and other liquidity issues,

Like life insurance policies which can be paid in monthly, quarterly, bi-yearly modes, soon you will be able to pay health insurance premiums similarly. This has come amid Covid 19 outbreak after IRDAI's call on the issue, when people have been

Recently, amid falling interest rates, SBI as an incentive to attract senior citizens launched a special retail deposit scheme called ‘SBI Wecare Deposit' with a marginally higher premium of 30 bps. Usually senior citizen investor community on FDs is provided a

EPFO's retirement fund EPF apart from a reasonable return provides a handful of other benefits which most of the subscribers are not aware of such as the EDLI scheme that offers insurance up to Rs. 6 lakh, pension etc. Also, there

According to the health ministry statement, the central teams comprises a senior official from the health ministry, a joint secretary-level nodal officer and a public health expert.

Chairing a meeting to review the movement of migrants, Gehlot said the government has made arrangements for their travel through buses and trains. Therefore, no worker should go on foot, he said.

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 62,000-mark today as the country recorded 62,939 cases with the death toll rising to 2,109.

पूरे देश में कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण के चलते लॉकडाउन 3.0 आने वाली 17 मई तक लागू किया गया है। लेकिन गौरतलब है कि इस लॉकडाउन में सरकार ने कई जगहों पर छूट भी दे रखी है, इसी के चलते ऑटोमोबाइल की कंपनियां उत्पादन शुरू कर रही हैं।

केंद्रीय उड्डयन मंत्री हरदीप सिंह पुरी के विदेश में फंसे भारतीयों को वापस लाने के बयान के बाद नागरिक उड्डयन मंत्रालय की वेबसाइट क्रैश हो गई। केंद्रीय मंत्री के बयान के बाद लाखों की संख्या में लोगों ने वेबसाइट पर विजिट

केंद्रीय परिवहन एवं राजमार्ग मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने एक बैठक के दौरान खुलासा किया है कि मंत्रालय अगले दो साल में सड़क निर्माण में 15 लाख करोड़ रुपये खर्च करेगी। केंद्रीय मंत्री ने बताया कि ऑटो स्क्रैपिंग पॉलिसी को भी अंतिम

भारतीय एयरलाइन वाहक एयर इंडिया ने विदेश में फंसे भारतीय नागरिकों को वापस लाने के लिए फ्लाइट की बुकिंग शुरू कर दी है। एयर इंडिया ने गुरुवार को घोषणा की है कि लंदन, अमेरिका और यूएई सहित कई देशों में फंसे

कोरियन कार निर्माता कंपनी हुंडई ने भारत में ग्राहकों के लिए पांच तरह ही कार फाइनेंस स्कीम शुरू करने की घोषणा की है। कंपनी का कहना है इन स्कीम की मदद से वह अपने ग्राहकों को ज्यादा से ज्यादा सुविधा पहुंचाने की कोशिश कर रही है।

कोरोना वायरस के संक्रमण से बचने के लिए पूरे देश में लॉकडाउन जारी है, लेकिन इस लॉकडाउन के चलते पूरे देश में ऑटो मोबाइल इंडस्ट्री की सप्लाई चेन बुरी तरह से प्रभावित हुई है, क्यों कि वाहन निर्माता कंपनियों ने सरकार के निर्देशानुसार उत्पादन बंद कर दिया था।

देश भर में ग्रीन जोन में वाहन डीलरशिप खुलने शुरू हो गये है, ऐसे में किया मोटर्स (KIA MOTORS) ने भी भारत में अपने डीलरशिप खोलने शुरू कर दिए है तथा यहां काम भी शुरू कर दिए है। कंपनी ने फैक्ट्री

देश की टायर निर्माता कंपनी जेके टायर ने इस बात की घोषणा की है कि वह अपने उत्पादन को कुछ स्तर से शुरू करने जा रही है। कंपनी का कहना है कि इस ऑपरेशन के दौरान सरकार द्वारा जारी नियमों और

देश में कोरोना वायरस से संक्रमण के मामले लगातार बढ़ते जा रहे हैं और सरकार देश में लॉकडाउन 3.0 को 17 मई तक घोषित किया है। लेकिन इसमें बहुत सी रियायतें दी गईं हैं, जिसके चलते ऑटोमोटिव इंडस्ट्री धीरे-धीरे दोबारा शुरू की जा रही है।

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Maharashtra government should give permission to private vehicles for ferrying migrant labourers to their native places during the lockdown.

London, May 8: The anteater-like mammals, pangolins, possess an evolutionary advantage against coronavirus, according to researchers, who say that understanding the animal's immune system may help develop new treatment options for COVID-19. According to the scientists from the Medical

London, May 08: Scientists have found an association between low average levels of vitamin D, and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries, and call for dedicated studies to probe into the relationship. Based

New Delhi, May 09: The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh

67 साल की उम्र में ऋषि कपूर का गुरुवार 30 अप्रैल को निधन हो गया। बचपन से लेकर अपने अंतिम समय तक ऋषि कपूर हमेशा से ही अपने बेबाक और मस्ती भरे अंदाज के लिए पहचाने गए। रोमांटिक हीरो से लेकर

कोच्चि। कोरोना वायरस की वजह से लाॉकडाउन के कारण मालदीव में फंसे 698 भारतीयों को लेकर नौसेना का युद्धपोत आईएनएस जलाश्व कोच्ची पहुंच गया है। अधिकारियों से मिली जानकारी के अनुसार 698 भारतीय नागरिकों में 19 गर्भवती महिलाएं हैं। राज्य सरकार

Mohanlal, the complete actor of Malayalam Cinema and his beloved wife Suchitra Mohanlal have completed 32 years of marital bliss today. The couple had a quiet celebration for their 32nd anniversary in quarantine, as the country has been currently observing all

The latest BARC/TRP ratings for the Week 17 (April 25-May 1, 2020) are here. The mythological shows are still ruling the TRP chart. Among the mythological shows, Doordarshan National's Uttar Ramayan is at the tops slot while DD Bharti's Mahabharat has

दुनियाभर में विकराल रूप धारण करते जा रहे कोरोना वायरस को रोकने के लिए दुनिया के कई देशों में इसके इलाज की खोज की जा रही है। कोरोना संकट के बीच डॉक्टर की तरफ से इलाज ढूंढने के लगातार प्रयास जारी

The Coronavirus crisis has left us all reevaluating our priorities in life. Bollywood celebrities too have had to pause their busy lives during the lockdown and spend time reflecting. Radhika Madan shared what has been the biggest learning from the crisis

Yash and Radhika Pandit recently shared the first picture of their 6-month-old son with fans on social media. For the unversed, the Sandalwood star couple became proud parents to a baby boy last year in October. And now, in an interview with TOI, Yash

India is going through a national emergency that has arisen due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic and observing the second phase of lockdown till May 3. Most of the schools across the country likely to kick-start the new academic year

Skoda Octavia RS 245 deliveries have commenced in the country. The company has started to deliver the performance sedan as the nation-wide lockdown has been eased at select cities including Bengaluru.

Maruti Suzuki was among the first brand's in the country to offer factory-fitted CNG technology. The company offers CNG-powered variants on a number of their popular models, including the WagonR and the Alto.

The latest BARC/TRP ratings for the Week 17 (April 25-May 1, 2020) are here. The mythological shows are still ruling the TRP chart. Among the mythological shows, Doordarshan National's Uttar Ramayan is at the tops slot while DD Bharti's Mahabharat has

Indian 2, the upcoming Kamal Haasan-Shankar project is one of the most awaited projects of the Tamil film industry. The project has been making headlines lately, post the unfortunate accident that happened on the sets, in February 2020. Rumours which suggest