'Don't accept the stereotype of being the weaker sex'

Winners of the Stree Shakti Puraskars share their stories on how they are empowering women. Upasna Pandey/Rediff.com reports They have fought long, lonely and hard battles against discrimination,......

Working to set up rape crises centers in every district: Maneka

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi says her ministry is working on four core areas of “safety, education, employment and confidence building,” which are......

'Govt hospital staff still think HIV is contagious'

26 years after the first HIV+ case in Tamil Nadu, patients continue to be shunned and discriminated against. Shobha Warrier brings you the plight of such women from across the state. It was in......

These little AIDS orphans have a reason to smile

For little orphans, who are inflicted with HIV+, life in itself is no less than an obstacle. But thanks to people like Dr Manorama, who has been selflessly working for their welfare for a more than......

e-Shram may open door to govt benefits for workers

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government will use the unorganised workers database — e-Shram portal — to provide the benefits of various government programmes to the......

TVS Motor revs up with strong outlook

TVS Motor Company has been one of the best-performing two-wheeler stocks in the current financial year (FY24), enriching investors with gains of 24 per cent. Photograph: Tanushree Punwani/Reuters......

Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row

However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investment banking star and Moelis India chief executive......

Mumbai shows the way: Creches pop up in office areas

Over 25,000 sq ft leased by them in last three months after new maternity Act. Raghavendra Kamath reports. Creches or daycare centres are mushrooming in top office complexes in Mumbai's business......

Tata Steel Ches: Indian GM Vidit shoots into lead

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi got the better of Russia's Daniil Dubov in the third round to take the lead with 2.5 points at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament. Photograph: Tata......

Valencia back on top

A brilliant Ricardo Oliveira strike sent Valencia back to the top of the Primera Liga with a 1-0 win at Barcelona, while Real Madrid stayed in touch with the leaders thanks to a Ronaldo double in a......