Speaking exclusively with India TV on its UP election special programme Chunav Manch, Akhilesh Yadav answered India TV anchor Surbhi Sharma's question on crime and women safety in UP. He said that Samajwadi Party government made the best structural changes to address women safety.
Ministers also pledged to promote work-life balance and equal sharing of unpaid domestic work and care by exploring measures that expand affordable and accessible child and elder care.
Notably, a few days ago, the delegation of women BJP leaders had met the Governor and demanded to convene a special session of the Legislative Assembly.
The Mumbai Police on Tuesday announced the formation of 'Nirbhaya Squad' for women safety, days after a young woman was raped, brutalized with a rod and died later.
Uttar Pradesh will commence the third phase of 'Mission Shakti' today.
Tech firms like Twitter, Google, Facebook and TikTok have committed to tackle online abuse and enhance security for women on their respective platforms.
BJP's women wing staged protest in Siliguri against the atrocities of women on March 30.
The Delhi Police shared a short video to convey a message to women ahead of international women's Day on March 8.
The South Central Railway (SCR) has launched 'Meri Saheli', an initiative for the safety of women travellers, especially those travelling alone.
"Violence against women and girls perpetrated by terrorists deserve our strong condemnation. Such women-targeted violence distorts the very basis on which civilised societies rest," India said in a statement to the Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security Thursday.
A meeting with government officials was held on October 10 by Uttar Pradesh's Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi on the issue of women's security.
Women are ten per cent more likely than men to feel unsafe on metro trains, and six per cent more likely to feel so on buses, according to a study which may lead to better interventions to bridge the safety gender gap in public transport.
The second day of 'Bombay Times Fashion Week' began with a strong social message over women safety, where a brand showcased their campaign collection with #MeraFarzHai (It is my responsibility).
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday advocated introduction of pink buses for women in cities with a population of over 1 crore.
Ahead of the commencement of Maharashtra Legislature's budget session, BJP legislators staged a protest on the steps of the Vidhan Bhawan on Monday, alleging that the government "failed" to address farmers' woes and curb crimes against women.
Asserting that there will be no "honeymoon period" for the new AAP government, the party on Monday said a significant reduction in pollution, cleaning of the Yamuna and ensuring deployment of 'mohalla marshalls' to boost women's security would be among the top priorities of the new Arvind Kejriwal-led dispensation.
Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi hopes for a better and safe environment for women of Delhi with Kejriwal sweeping up the Delhi polls once again.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has guaranteed free public travel for students and basic facilities for unauthorised colonies in the city along with continuing the ongoing free subsidy on water and electricity in his "guarantee card" ahead of the February 8 Assembly polls.
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has got its first all-women cab service. The service, opened by Sakha, aims at ensuring the safety and security of women. Sakha is a social enterprise providing safe transport solutions for women by women in four cities in India.
Hundreds of women from different walks of life participated in the Night walk organised by the Kerala government across the state on Sunday night.
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