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Gender ratio improves at old IIMs as they take more female candidates
Indian business schools are prioritizing gender diversity by admitting more women to their flagship programs, reflecting a broader trend in corporate India. Efforts to enhance classroom dynamics and prepare students for diverse workplaces are also underway.
Violence in Kyrgyzstan: Why Indian and Pakistani students are being targeted in Bishkek
The Indian embassy in the Central Asian country has advised Indian students in Bishkek to remain indoors for their safety. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has urged Indian students to maintain regular communication with the embassy for updates and assistance.
Young woman law graduate vs 4-time BJP MP in Bagalkot fuels excitement over "people's verdict"
Samyukta Patil, a 30-year-old woman law graduate from the Congress party, is contesting the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka's Bagalkot for the first time. She is campaigning against a seasoned BJP MP, P C Gaddigoudar, who has been representing the constituency since 2004. Samyukta's agenda includes the development of her constituency, focusing on tourism, and completing the long-pending Bagalkot-Kudachi railway line.
Karnataka: Law student presents garland made of free bus tickets to CM Siddaramaiah to express gratitude
"Thanks to the Congress government's free travel initiative, which you implemented as Chief Minister. I have been able to pursue my law studies without any financial strain. Therefore, I kept all the free tickets and made this garland," ANI quoted Jayashree as saying while presenting the garland.
Manipur on mute: Manipur is not warming up to polls. Who wins or loses is not going to change much
Ahead of a two-phase Lok Sabha election in Manipur on April 19 and 26, the state’s calm exterior belies the unease brewing within. Less than two weeks before the Imphal Valley votes, the campaigning is eerily lacklustre as a Meitei radical group, Arambai Tenggol, has issued an appeal to the political parties to avoid public meetings, feasts and use of loudspeakers while campaigning. In Imphal, the only voice that emanates from a loudspeaker these days is when a man from a garbage-collection van appeals to residents to deposit waste products in the vehicle.
Lay down national model for providing toilets to girl students consistent with their number in government-aided, residential schools: Supreme Court
The top court had earlier warned the states, which had not submitted their response to the Centre on formulating a uniform national policy on menstrual hygiene for girls studying in schools, that it will take recourse to the "coercive arm of law" if they failed to do so.
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Three molesters on bike kissed, disrobed, recorded my videos, alleges IIT-BHU student; Massive protest erupts
Massive protests erupted at the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) campus following an alleged incident of molestation. A female student claimed she was molested by three unidentified men while taking a walk on campus. Approximately 2,000 students boycotted their classes and demanded the arrest of the perpetrators, improved security, and the resignation of the director. The survivor filed a complaint, and the police registered an FIR. Despite assurances, the students continued their sit-in until late evening, emphasizing the presence of the institute's director at their protest venue.
The Taliban have banned girls from school for 2 years. It's a worsening crisis for all Afghans
The United Nations General Assembly is addressing the rights of Afghan women and children, particularly concerning the Taliban's ban on girls' education. The ban, which the Taliban justifies based on their interpretation of Islamic law, affects over 1 million girls in Afghanistan. Muslim-majority countries and international organizations have condemned the ban, but the Taliban remains resistant. The impact of the ban extends beyond education, affecting the country's economy, healthcare, and overall population. While it may take time for the consequences to trigger widespread unrest among Afghan men, women have already protested against the restrictions.
A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground
Iran's theocracy aims to enforce mandatory headscarf use by targeting businesses, increasing the punishments for uncovered women and the businesses they frequent, and taking away women's access to social services, according to a new parliamentary bill set to foment new unrest. Following the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian police have avoided enforcing the Islamic dress code. However, in recent weeks, police have closed technology companies and cafes operating without headscarves and restricted women's use of health services.
Engineering student, husband held for faking kidnapping in Uttar Pradesh
Indian police have announced that they have solved a case of kidnapping after the captors, a young couple, were discovered at Basti railway station. The couple had allegedly faked the woman’s kidnapping and demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh from her parents.
HC judge laments "huge disparity" in legal profession, says only 15 % of practising lawyers are women
The Delhi High Court Judge, Pratibha M Singh, pointed out the huge disparity in gender representation in the legal profession, with only 15% of practicing lawyers being women despite making up more than 50% of students in law schools. She attributed this to the constraints women face at home, with many competent women struggling to find acceptance within matrimony or giving up litigation for corporate practice post-marriage.
Trillions at stake as women disappear from India's workforce
Between 2010 and 2020, the number of working women in India dropped from 26% to 19%, according to data compiled by World Bank. As infections surged, a bad situation turned dire: Economists in Mumbai estimate that female employment plummeted to 9% by 2022.
After leak, religious rift over legal abortion on display
National polls show that most Americans support abortion access. A Public Religion Research Institute survey from March found that a majority of religious groups believe it should be legal in most cases - with the exception of white evangelical Protestants, 69% of whom said the procedure should be outlawed in most or all cases.
'Travesty of justice', Muslim Personal Law Board moves SC against HC verdict on hijab
The board has moved the top court along with two other petitioners namely, Munisa Bushra and Jaleesa Sultana Yaseen. The plea said the high court judgment, while dismissing the petitions, has proceeded with erroneous reasons to address the issue.
UK chef Asma Khan jots down her ammu's recipes, pays homage to home-cooking that defies patriarchal stereotypes in new book
'Ammu: Indian Home-Cooking to Nourish the Soul', to be released on Thursday is a collection of childhood recipes.
BJP promises free scooters for female college students, Rs 100cr start-up fund in Manipur manifesto
"Free scooty will be given to all meritorious college-going girls to empower the women of the state," Nadda said, quoting the manifesto.
Aim is to deprive girls of education, says Congress leader Siddaramaiah after Karnataka college denies entry to Hijab-wearing students
Siddaramaiah said the Congress would raise the matter in the Assembly after the decision of the court. On being asked about Hindu students wearing saffron shawls in protest against the use of hijab in the college, he said, "Wearing a Saffron shawl has been in practice for a few days, but wearing a Hijab has been in practice for several years. The issue is sub judice in the court of law. The hijab has been around for a long time," he said.
China set to pass stringent law protecting women's rights amid criticism of suppressing #MeToo movement
The draft revision to the 'Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women' was submitted for its first reading on Monday to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.
Kim Kardashian finally clears bar law exam at her fourth attempt, says it 'wasn’t easy'
The reality TV star said she was 'proud of the woman' she had become.
SC asks NTA to rectify injustice met to disabled student, whose answer sheet was taken away in NEET
The top court said individual injustices originating in a wrongful denial of rights and entitlements prescribed under the law cannot be sent into oblivion on the ground that these are a necessary consequence of a competitive examination.
Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
On Sunday, just over a dozen women staged a protest outside the ministry, holding up signs calling for the participation of women in public life. "A society in which women are not active is (sic) dead society," one sign read.
Men not allowed to teach girls in Afghanistan: Taliban announces ban on co-education
The hardline Islamist group that stormed to power in mid-August after ousting the Western-back government have vowed to rule differently compared to their 1990s stint when girls and women were banned from education.
Not just look for jobs, but become someone who can create jobs: Sunil Kant Munjal to IIM students
Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Corporate Service Pvt. Ltd, delivered the commencement address at IIM Shillong, where he advised the students to keep an open eye for learning around them and have high and meaningful aspirations.
Over 9,100 women officers serving in armed forces, 17,00 females to join as jawans in Army: Defence Ministry
As per the statement, the Indian Army has 12,18,036 men against 6,807 women who constitute 0.56 per cent of the force. The Indian Air Force has 1,46,727 men against 1,607 and form 1.08 per cent of the force. Indian Navy has 704 female officers who constitute 6.5 per cent of the force.
View: Trump is torpedoing America's greatest export — higher education
Covid gave Trump cover to torpedo what's been acknowledged as a gift to the US: higher education.
Delhi violence: Students and teachers of coaching centres recall the Monday mayhem
Clashes started around 11:30 am on Monday when a mob armed with sticks and petrol bombs charged towards the Yamuna Vihar-Bhajanpura road, where at least 12 coaching centres are located. As the students cowered in fright, some from the mob set ablaze the vehicles parked outside the institutes; some rushed in to break open the doors.
Barrier no more! Women making a mark in male-dominated logistics sector; better training modules, female-friendly rest-stops needed
Various Indian companies are making an effort to hire more women in blue-collared jobs.
Women in higher education show steady rise, enrolment in top institutions not growing
However, overall there are more females in eight out of 16 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes on the Indian campuses.
The extraordinary rise of Pakistan's only female banking CEO
Sima Kamil is the only woman heading a private sector lender in Pakistan — and one of the very few women leading companies in the country.
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