Move aims to curb child marriages and teenage motherhood in State.
Progressive thinker Shankar Devanoor described Basaveshwara not merely as a social reformer but as a civilisational thinker whose ideas transcend geography, religion and time
At Beijing’s Babaoshan Funeral Home, China’s only all-female cremation team works in searing heat, defying gender stereotypes while gaining a deeper understanding of life and death. The five women, whose average age is 28, carry out their duties with precision and composure, guiding the dead through their final farewell. Known as the Fire Roses, the team formed in 2022, with Yun Xiaolin as its first member. Yun had originally enrolled in a cabin crew programme at her parents’ urging, but dropped...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing Phule as a great reformer, said his life was one of moral courage, restless enquiry and unshakable commitment to social good
Legislature, not courts, is entitled to enact social reform, the Centre responds; as the Union government argues whether the judges have the expertise to decide on the matter, the court says it is empowered to examine opinions of experts.