Women

The alleged case of gang rape of an Odisha girl student in Durgapur creates another public outcry. But when the tables turn and the police throw out the gang rape theory, we are left with an issue far more serious: How India treats its girl child

It has been described as a PR masterstroke, but there is another battleground that lies behind the sight of two female officers—Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh—conducting the briefings during Operation Sindoor. Their professionalism was clearly visible, but it also reflects a long, hard legal struggle to get where they have: specifically chosen to reassure a nation during a potentially perilous military conflict

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A single-judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand of Rajasthan High Court while taking suo motu cognisance of the need to provide adequate and hygienic public washrooms emphasized the importance of upholding the right to dignity and decency for women

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Though India does not recognise rape by a woman, there are nuances in law by which she can be prosecuted for rape or gang rape. This makes it imperative to have gender neutral laws on rape