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How Khyati Shree is Battling a "3000-Year-Old Problem" Online
The judgment empowers countless rural women in customary 'Nata Vivah' unions by affirming their legal entitlement to family pensions, bypassing bureaucratic hurdles and ensuring economic independence post their husband's death.
A young Kuki woman who survived abduction & gang rape during the May 2023 ethnic violence succumbed to complications from her injuries on 10 Jan in Guwahati.
Patil alleged inaction by police in both Gujarat and Rajasthan, as well as local authorities, leaving her in constant fear for her life. The alleged assault occurred about two-and-a-half to three months ago at the Pandav Bhawan premises within the center.
Father Sanjay Kumar said, "We wanted a son, and some of our elder daughters also wished for a brother. This is my eleventh child, and I already have 10 daughters."
The protest, organised as a Jantar Mantar dharna–pradarshan, brought together student groups, political workers, and rights activists.
A 19 year old student from a government college in Dharamshala was physically attacked and threatened by three fellow students. Instead of protection, she was allegedly harassed by a professor. The bullying didn’t stop. It broke her health, forced her to seek treatment in Ludhiana and on December 26, she died.
Devika (left), flanked by her trailblazing mother Jalaja and aunt Surya, grips the wheel of their family caravan with unyielding confidence—three Kerala women redefining the road as a realm of empowerment, one kilometer at a time.
Rajasthan mandates free, comprehensive treatment for acid attack survivors in private hospitals, including reconstructive surgery, enforcing Supreme Court directives with criminal penalties for refusals.
For lower-income Muslim women working as domestic help, life unfolds behind closed doors but under constant social scrutiny. Their labour remains invisible, but their identities are frequently politicised.
The case, which also involved the tragic deaths of the victim's father in custody and later a road accident claiming the lives of two of her aunts, sparked widespread outrage and led to Sengar's expulsion from the BJP.
Online classes assume a set of invisible preconditions of uninterrupted electricity, access to personal digital devices, affordable high-speed internet connectivity, fluency in English, familiarity with digital platforms, and a room to oneself.
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