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"No reply received, hope this matter receives considered attention": CM Mamata writes to PM Modi again on rape-murder case
Hoping for "very considered attention", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote …
ANI
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Govt to soon launch scheme to train adolescent girls for non-traditional jobs
A non-traditional career is generally defined as a certain role that has less than 25 per cent of a…
PTI
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Number of children in non-institutional care increased fourfold between 2021-22 and 2023-24: Govt
In the financial year 2021-22, 29,331 children were covered by non-institutional care. This number …
PTI
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Maharashtra Child Rights panel recommends dedicated unit to handle crimes against women and children
In the aftermath of the Badlapur sexual assault case, the Maharashtra State Commission for Protecti…
ANI
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Healthy timing, spacing between pregnancies crucial for women's health: MoS Patel
Adequately spaced pregnancies can significantly improve maternal and child health outcomes, Union M…
PTI
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Why should fathers have all the mentions? Maharashtra govt mandates inclusion of mothers’ names in documents as recognition of their vital role
In a significant move aimed at recognising mothers' roles in upbringing, the Maharashtra cabinet ha…
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Child-focused parenting is exhausting. Some parents are finally ditching it.
Experts say child-focused parenting — parents fully centering schedules around kids — causes burnou…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South Asia, says a recent study
According to the joint analysis, every year, nearly 6,500 adolescent girls die in childbirth in Sou…
PTI
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Budget 2024: Can Lakhpati Didi Yojana’s reality inspire better focus on women?
A Lakhpati Didi is a rural woman whose annual household income exceeds Rs. 1 lakh.
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Community-led nutrition initiatives in rural India can boost diet diversity, empower women, says study
The qualitative study by NGO Vitamin Angels India and supported by UNICEF, conducted across several…
PTI
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SC asks Centre to frame model policy on menstrual leave for women
How will the leave encourage more women to be part of the workforce, the court asked the petiti…
PTI
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My 3rd child was a daughter, and with her, I felt more pressure to be a role model. She's always watching what I'm doing.
I had two sons before I had my daughter. With her, I feel more pressure to be her role model. She l…
Amanda Miller Littlejohn
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LG Saxena gives nod to sack 223 DCW employees hired 'without due procedure'
In a Hindi post on X, she said, "LG Saheb has issued a 'Tughlaqi' order to remove all the con…
PTI
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Modern slavery: 50 million — mostly women, children, and migrants — still trapped in forced labour and marriages, UN asserts
If you had to make everyone trapped in state-imposed forced labour in a line, you’d sadly notice th…
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OPINION: Women’s Day special — Can EVs bring ‘missing women’ back into the workforce?
For millions of women, the simple act of leaving their homes to navigate work or errands is fraught…
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Wealth of India's ten richest enough to fund school, higher education of every child for 25 years, reveals Oxfam study
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a huge rush for oxygen cylinders and insurance claims during the sec…
PTI
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China's birth rate continues to fall as women resist 3-child policy
A recent report has shown that even as the Chinese Communist Party offers young newlyweds 30 days o…
ANI
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Ministry of Women and Child Development and Akshara Centre launch a new ad that urges the audience to report child marriages at 1098
#JustAChild – an ad that wants you to report child marriages
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'Boy Meets World' actor Trina McGee is pregnant at 54. More women are having children at the age when menopause can happen.
Trina McGee, known for playing Angela Moore in "Boy Meets World," is pregnant at 54. While uncommon…
Serafina Kenny
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Only one developed country has a more expensive childcare system than the US
The average US couple with two children spends over 30% of their wages on childcare, per a Bank of …