Two women among 5 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

Five Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, the police said. IMAGE: Chhattisgarh DGP Ashok Juneja, ADGP......

Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

Trump to declare national emergency, send troops to...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a series of executive orders to fulfil his campaign poll promises, including declaring an emergency at the southern border, addressing a national energy......

Taliban order all NGOs to stop employing women

The Taliban have announced they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) employing women in Afghanistan. IMAGE: An Afghan woman walks past a beauty salon in Kabul,......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies.   Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

India men, women storm into Kho Kho World Cup final

IMAGE: Action in the Kho Kho World Cup 2025 women's semi-final between India and South Africa, at Indira Gandhi indoor stadium, New Delhi, on Saturday. Photograph: ANI India’s men's and......

Afghanistan cricket reeling under sex apartheid

'We are committed to leveraging our influence constructively to support the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in fostering cricket development and ensuring playing opportunities for both men and......

How fire forced US women's soccer camp to Miami

IMAGE: The wind whips embers while a firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena,......

Should Women's Chess Be Abolished?

'Scrapping titles like WIM, WGM and a separate women's category will kill women's interest in chess.' IMAGE: Grandmaster R Vaishali, flanked by her brother and fellow Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa,......

Can India grab gold at Badminton Asia Mixed Teams?

Sindhu, Lakshya to head India's campaign at Asian C'ships IMAGE: PV Sindhu will lead the women's team at the Asia Badminton Mixed Team Championship in China next month. Photograph: Weixiang......