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Day March 8, 2018

Complaint before NCW against Mahesh Murthy – 6 women file sexual harassment cases #Vaw

  Story Highlights Half a dozen women allege wrongdoing by the Seedfund managing partner and file complaints with NCW. At least one woman claims attempted rape. Two new cases come up in FactorDaily’s reporting. The first is a woman who… Continue Reading →

Mumbai – ‘Slum-dwelling women face greater risk to safety and security’ #WomensDay

Mumbai | 8th March, 2018: A public meeting organised by Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan on the occasion of International Women’s Day revealed how even in Mumbai, known for being the country’s most women friendly city, women’s safety and well-being depends on… Continue Reading →

Gender Justice at Work: Startups Show the Way for Corporate India

35% of senior business roles women hold in startups compared with 20% across India Inc: Survey [email protected] New Delhi: India’s new-age companies seem to be leading the way in gender diversity. A survey of 100 startups commissioned by ETreveals that 35% of… Continue Reading →

Holding Up Half the Sky: From the Son Valley to a Cockpit #WomensDay

CHAITANYA KALBAG In the summer of 1982, I travelled to Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh to report on a fascinating archaeological expedition for India Today. An Indo-US team excavating in the Son Valley was sifting through stone artefacts from the Upper… Continue Reading →

#WomensDay- Eight must-see documentaries about remarkable women

From India’s lady cops to Hip Hop Hijabis – Al Jazeera’s documentary picks for International Women’s Day, and every day. To mark International Women’s Day, we’ve compiled a list of our must-see documentaries featuring brave and determined women from all… Continue Reading →

Hadiya wins her Freedom – SC Restores Hadiya’s Marriage, Sets Aside Kerala HC Order  #Goodnews

The Supreme Court is hearing a petition related to the Kerala High Court’s annulment of marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of ‘love jihad’.(Photo: Liju Joseph/The Quint) The Supreme Court on Thursday, 8 March, set aside Kerala High Court’s annulment… Continue Reading →

After Lenin and Periyar, vandals target statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Ambedkar #WTFnews

There have been multiple incidents of statues being vandalised in various parts of the country.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong condemnation of incidents of vandalism of statues in different parts of the country seems to be no deterrent for the miscreants…. Continue Reading →

Right-wing circulates fake news about ‘commies’ demolishing Rajiv Gandhi’s statue in Tripura

By Arjun Sidharth  –   “In 2008, the Commies brought down former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s statue in Tripura with the inspiration of #Lenin, neither their intellectual voices nor @INCIndia had a problem with this”, tweeted Prafulla Ketkar. Ketkar is an… Continue Reading →

Dreams, Songs, Laughter and Roses , but also Bread #WomensDay

March 8 seems like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and a religious festival rolled into one. But where does that leave most women? asks Anchita Ghatak As we come marching, marching, we bring the Greater Days — The rising of the women… Continue Reading →

Armed with demands, 25,000 farmers start ‘long march’ to Assembly – Nashik to  Mumbai

Farmers’ march to Assembly: Nashik to Mumbai with night halt in darkness by river Kisan Sabha president Dr Ashok Dhawale said more farmers are likely to join the protestors over the next two days. “Some of our leaders are also talking… Continue Reading →

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