menstruation
- Hate Crime
Tamil Nadu: Dalit student made to sit outside exam hall during menstruation
A young student from the Dalit community was allegedly made to sit outside the examination hall solely because she was menstruating. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, April 9, in Tamil Nadu’s…
- India
‘Wish men menstruated’: SC slams MP HC as woman judge sacked post miscarriage
New Delhi: Wish men have menstruation, the Supreme Court has remarked, censuring the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision to sack a woman judge in the state based on performance and not considering…
- Health
Menstruation festival to be celebrated in 11 countries from May 21
Thane: Maasika Mahotsav, a week-long festival that aims to destigmatise periods through sports, arts and cultural Programmes, will be celebrated from May 21 in 11 countries. As many as 33 organisations will…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea seeking rules for menstrual pain leave next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea seeking a direction to all the states to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and…
- News
Woman orders sanitary pads; Swiggy brings chocolate cookies too; Twitter in awe
It is often that a woman finds relief in chocolates during a menstrual cycle or periods. A heartwarming gesture caught the eyes of Twitter users when a woman took to her social media…
- Kerala
Kerala govt grants menstrual leave for students in state-run institutions
Kochi: The Kerala government has decided to grant menstrual leave to students in all state-run higher education institutions. The state Higher Education Department, in an order issued on Thursday, stated that girl…
- Kerala
This Kerala university announces ‘menstruation benefit’ for female students
Kochi: Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) announced to grant menstrual leaves to its female students. The University on Saturday announced an additional 2 per cent of condonation of shortage of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Menstruation awareness run ‘Pureathon-2022’ on Oct 9
Hyderabad: ‘Pureathon-2022’, a 2K, 5K fun run and walk with a motive to fight “Period Poverty” will be held in the city on October 9 at 6.30 am at People’s Plaza, Necklace…
- Bollywood
Deity on sanitary pad: Film poster triggers social media protest
Mumbai: The poster of ‘Masoom Sawaal’, a fringe film, featuring an image of Lord Krishna on a sanitary pad has created a stir on social media. The film’s director and actress have…
- India
50% of women aged 15-24 still use cloth for menstrual protection: NFHS-5
New Delhi: About 50 percent of women aged 15-24 years still use cloth for menstrual protection, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) report, with experts attributing it to a…