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  Would offer prayers at Sabarimala on Nov 16: Pune activist Trupti Desai

  India | November 14, 2019 14:54 IST

  "What I understand is that till the court order comes, entry is open for women and no one should protest against it. People who say that there is no discrimination at all are wrong because women of specific ages are not allowed there. I am going to offer prayers on November 16," the Pune-based Desai told reporters after the SC verdict

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  'Azadi Lekar Rahenge' - women activists hit streets against BJP govt

  India | April 04, 2019 20:19 IST

  The women, raising slogans of "Azadi lekar rahenge", marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar in the national capital under the banner of 'Women March 4 Change'.

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  Women activists try to storm BJP, Congress offices

  India | May 08, 2016 17:12 IST

  Imphal: Women activists today tried to storm the offices of the ruling Congress and the BJP here in Manipur demanding to know the two parties' stand on the Inner Line Permit (ILP) row. Police in

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  Nashik: Women activists manhandled at Trimbakeshwar temple; 200 booked

  India | April 20, 2016 18:40 IST

  Nashik: A batch of women activists were allegedly manhandled by a group of locals while they were trying to enter into the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Trimbakeshwar temple today, following which the police booked

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  Now, Muslim women's group seeks entry into Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah

  India | January 29, 2016 17:50 IST

  Mumbai: Continuing the rebellion against the restricted participation of females in the religious domain, a Muslim women's group today protested against the norm of barring entry for women into the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai.

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  Women's organisation threatens to land on Shani temple in chopper

  India | January 25, 2016 16:14 IST

  Ahmednagar: A women's group has threatened to storm the famous Shani Shingnapur Temple, if need be, from the sky route even via a helicopter, when its sanctum sanctorum opens on Tuesday, said an activist here.Security

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  7 young women who are working for the society

  Life | June 23, 2015 18:14 IST

  We all dream big but seldom do we translate it into action. Courage, dedication and perseverance are all we need to make things fall in the right place and do something for the society. We

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  Women activists furious after Delhi judge says: Women often fabricate rape charges after voluntarily eloping

  India | October 19, 2013 10:03 IST

  New Delhi: A Delhi session court judge has raised the hackles of women activists in the capital by commenting in his order: "Girls voluntarily elope with their lovers to explore the greener pastures of bodily

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  Girl slapped in police station, women activists condemn

  India | May 14, 2013 18:22 IST

  Ghaziabad, May 14: A young girl, picked up by the police along with her boyfriend allegedly in an inebriated condition, was slapped by a woman in plainclothes inside a police station here, prompting her to

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  Lawyers, women activists slam retaining minimum age of consent for sex to 18 years

  India | March 18, 2013 22:14 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 18: Lawyers and activists Monday slammed the government for agreeing to retain the age of consent at 18 years in the anti-rape bill that it plans to introduce in the Lok Sabha

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  Women activists urge president not to sign sexual crime ordinance

  India | February 02, 2013 20:05 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 2: Some women's organisations Saturday urged the president not to sign the ordinance on criminal law amendments passed by the union cabinet to deal with sexual crimes."The ordinance is a complete betrayal

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  31 women activists held after demonstration near Raj Bhavan

  India | December 31, 2012 19:17 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 31: Altogether 31 SUCI women activists were today arrested for demonstrating infront of the Raj Bhavan North gate protesting against the alleged gangrape at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district.  Condemning state government's

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  Ukraine Women Activists Strip To Protest Euro 2012

  Football | December 02, 2011 22:10 IST

  Kiev (Ukraine), Dec 2: Ukrainian women's rights activists have staged a topless demonstration at Kiev's Olympic Stadium to protest what they say are attempts to legalize prostitution during the 2012 European Championship.Five members of the