Actor and popular environmental activist Bhumi Pednekar is all set to make her mark on the global stage at the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. There, Bhumi would be representing India as a Young Global Leader (YGL) and will be joining a distinguished group of global changemakers committed to … Read more
Home Education Meet woman whose family was unhappy after her birth, cracked UPSC exam three times, became IAS officer; her name is… Shweta Agarwal hails from Hooghly, West Bengal, and comes from a humble background. She is the daughter of a grocery shopkeeper and faced several challenges in her early life. Meet woman whose family … Read more
There is a Japanese proverb that means making an already strong person or thing even stronger. It is also the title of a serial drama that Japanese public broadcaster NHK aired in 2024. Tora ni Tsubasa (The Tiger and Her Wings) is based on the true story of Yoshiko Mibuchi, one of Japan’s first women … Read more
Kangana Ranaut is known to call a spade-a-spade and has always displayed women empowerment in many ways. The actress who is gearing up for the release of her movie ‘Emergency’ next month has proved it yet again as she shared a fan made picture of actresses who have come from Himachal and are so good … Read more
Chandigarh: Security has been tightened in Haryana’s Panipat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Monday for the launch of LIC’s Bima Sakhi Yojana, officials said. Modi will also be laying the foundation stone of the main campus of the Maharana Pratap Horticultural University. The initiative of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday urged women to come forward and take benefits of central schemes to make them more capable and empowered. She was speaking at a credit outreach programme held in Madhubani, where loans to the tune of Rs 1,121 crore were provided to 50,294 beneficiaries by various banks. “Our Prime Minister … Read more
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi recently expressed her frustration with young women who reject the label of feminism. She emphasized the misconceptions surrounding the term, stating, “Itni chid aati hain na mujhe… itni chid aati hain. Kyuki koi samajh hi nahi hain ki feminist ka matlab kya hain (I get very irritated. There is no understanding … Read more
Surveys have shown significant number of women prefer taking life and financial advice from other women in their proximity. In India, women constitute nearly half of the population, yet their economic contributions remain limited to 18% of the GDP. In India, women constitute nearly half of the population, yet their economic contributions remain limited to … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said women need to be encouraged to pursue higher education and become independent to achieve the goal of making India the most developed nation by 2047. The president noted that among the meritorious students who were awarded gold and silver medals at the convocation ceremony, the number of female students … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Saturday that the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme has been extended till September 30 and asserted that no one can stop this scheme. Addressing the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana campaign event in Dharashiv today, CM Shinde targeted the opposition and said that they forgot their promises … Read more
