women
- Lifestyle
Most women reduce smoking after knowing about their pregnancy: Study
Chicago: A recent study involving more than 400 pregnant people revealed that smokers who became pregnant reduced their smoking by an average of one cigarette per day before realizing they were pregnant.…
- Health
Nicotine dose in one cigarette blocks estrogen production in women’s brains: Study
Vienna: The amount of nicotine in one cigarette inhibits women’s brains from producing estrogen. This may explain a variety of behavioural differences in smokers, including the reason why women have a higher…
- World
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from several university subjects
Kabul: A year after banning most teenage girls from attending school, the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan are now imposing sweeping restrictions on which courses women can enrol in at public universities. The…
- India
Women prisoners allowed to keep ‘Karwa Chauth’ fast in UP jail
Lucknow: Around 50 women prisoners in Lucknow jail are observing fast on Thursday to mark ‘Karwa Chauth’. Married women prisoners are being allowed to observe the fast and perform all rituals associated…
- Delhi
Gang of women targeting female commuters on Delhi Metro busted
New Delhi: A gang of women thieves, who used to target women commuters in the Delhi Metro, have been arrested by the Metro Police, officials said. Four women of the gang, who…
- India
Free bus rides in TN turn bumpy: Many women reject freebie, insist on tickets
Chennai: The DMK government in Tamil Nadu announced free bus rides for all women in the state after assuming office. It gained traction across the country as a project which helps women…
- India
Check out how women celebrated ‘Sindoor Khela’ in West Bengal
Birbhum: Women bid adieu to Goddess Durga with ‘Sindoor Khela’ on the occasion of Vijay Dashmi at a pandal in Birbhum, West Bengal. On Vijay Dashmi, the last day of Durga Puja,…
- Pakistan
Pak Minister says Imran a ‘misogynist who has no respect for women’
Islamabad: Pakistan Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday heavily censured PTI Chairman Imran Khan and called him out for “being a misogynist”, Geo News reported. She added that PTI…
- India
Four women swept away while crossing rivulet in Karnataka
Koppal: Four women were washed away while crossing an overflowing rivulet in Koppal district of Karnataka. According to police, the incident occurred at the Sankanuru village near Yalaburga town on Saturday night…
- India
Delhi women’s panel recommends mandatory HIV test of sexual assault survivors on first visit
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) has recommended hospitals to conduct mandatory HIV tests of sexual assault survivors on their first visit. The recommendations come in the backdrop of the panel…
- Middle East
UN Women supports women’s rights in Iran
New York: In recent days Iran has seen deep public unrest, with demonstrations and protests taking place in some 80 cities, triggered by the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, who was detained…
- India
MP Congress come up with women centric campaign
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Congress has come up with a women centric campaign for the state assembly polls under which the party will reach out to reach out to all the women…
- Featured News
Hyderabad: Exhibition of Muslim women achievers at Salar Jung Museum
Hyderabad: Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world. There is no limit to what they can accomplish. Now, one can learn all about the achievements of Muslim women…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Mother, daughter end life after SI declines to file rape complaint
Hyderabad: In an incident reported from Andhra Pradesh’s (AP) Eluru district a woman and her daughter died by suicide after the police allegedly refused to register a rape case. The rape victim’s…
- Lifestyle
Study: Women with healthy lifestyle can reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Washington: Researchers found that women who have a history of diabetes during pregnancy can still reduce their risk of developing it by living a healthy lifestyle that includes eating well, quitting smoking,…
