Tag: women
On Int'nl Women's Day, RGV Asks Why There's No Men's Day
Maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma wonders why nobody celebrates Men's Day.....
India Has To Make Room For 'lady Oriented' Works: 'Lipstick...' Director
Theres rallying for womens empowerment on the one hand -- and a curb on freedom of expression on the other. The paradox is perplexing to writer-filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava, whose "honest" telling of a story of womens secret desires and hidden fantasies has been deemed too "lady oriented" and unfit for release by Indias censor board. ....
Women's Group In Manila Burns US Flag With Trump's Face
A large crowd of protesters of a Left-wing feminist group marched in this Philippine capital city on Wednesday on the occasion of the International Women's Day and burnt the US flag with President Donald Trump's face printed on it.....
‘Don't Need Favours, Skills Enough For Women'
Notwithstanding the notion that society is still discomfited by the progress of women, a clutch of female technopreneurs and faculty at Indias oldest IIT, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, have called for inculcating gender equity in young minds and providing opportunities based on merit and not on gender -- emphasising skills and confidence are enough to climb to the top.....
Krishnaveni's Story And The Era Of Women Panchayat Presidents
Thalaiyuthu panchayat, Tirunelveli district (Tamil Nadu): P. Krishnaveni remembers the night of 13 June, 2011, clear as day. Barely 200 m from her home of 15 years, in front of a local temple, she lay in a pool of her blood.....
DCW Honours 30 On International Women's Day
A fiesty Indian Police Service officer, a Bollywood actress and three Delhi UNiversity students were among 30 women honoured by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday on the International Women's Day -- apart from men who helped women in distress. ....
Inexcusable That Women Don't Feel Secure In India: President
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said it is inexcusable that women in India do not feel as secure and safe as they should. ....
People Want To Encash On Failure: Kangana Ranaut
After facing a setback with the failure of "Rangoon", actress Kangana Ranaut says people have a tendency to encash on someone else's failure, and now think that she will lower her price after the box office debacle. After facing a setback with the failure of "Rangoon", actress Kangana Ranaut says people have a tendency to encash on someone else's failure, and now think that she will lower her price after the box office debacle. ....
Women deserve to be celebrated every day, not just on the International Women's Day, star Indian women wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat said at an event here on Wednesday.....
Mamata Extends Greetings On Women's Day
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday extended greetings to women across the world on International Women's Day.....
