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Most powerful women in the world 2022, countrywise  Harshita Meenaktshi Percentage of Female Population in the world (2021) Sneha Kumar Women still lagging behind when it comes to protective service occupation Anas Ali Number of reported rape cases in India 2005-2021 Riya Roy Chowdhury  Share of women employed as panel lawyers in India as of […]

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Bhagyalakshmi scheme falls short of its promises

Surveys and experts doubt Bhagyalakshmi can achieve its objectives, and have also exposed the malpractices behind implementation of the scheme. A 2020 report by The Karnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA) observed that 76.7 percent of the families want to withdraw the Bhagyalakshmi scheme fund for marriage purposes. Experts say this is because the scheme does not […]

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Women’s Rights activists decry Goa court comments

In a court order published on Tuesday, the Goa District and Sessions Court states the victim’s behaviour in the Tarun Tejpal case was not normal for a sexually assaulted person. Bangalore: The court order that was published on Tuesday, that acquitted Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of Tehelka, on charges of sexual assault against his colleague […]

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