Defender Of Women S Right

With the Taliban government's banning of women from universities in Afghanistan, Iran's repression of the Mahsa Amini protests, new US restrictions on abortion rights and the Ukraine war's impact on women, there are many reasons to protest.

The US Supreme Court's decision to end constitutional protections for abortion fulfills a long-cherished goal of conservatives and the religious right, while devastating defenders of women's reproductive freedoms.

The United States on Wednesday appointed an envoy to defend the rights of Afghan women, stepping up efforts on a key priority as the Taliban ratchet up restrictions.

The day after she reached out to arch rival Farooq Abdullah to protect Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is expected to reach Delhi on Thursday to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support in defending a constitutional provision that bars outsiders from owning property in the state. But a fresh petition filed in th...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today slammed her Republican rival Donald Trump over his calls for defunding America's largest abortion provider 'Planned Parenthood', saying she will defend women's rights to make their own healthcare decisions.

Facing protests and a police complaint over his column on ndtv.com, Ashutosh, a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP, said in tweets this morning that his right to freedom of expression is being suppressed and an "atmosphere is created where critical analysis of history is not allowed".

Government authorities and temple officials in Kerala state are standing firmly by a decades-old tradition of banning women from one of the holiest Hindu temples after the Supreme Court questioned the temple's right to bar women.

Novelist Assia Djebar, an ardent defender of women's rights in her native Algeria, has died aged 78, state radio said today.

Rafael Nadal isn't around to defend his US Open title because of a right wrist injury. Top-ranked Serena Williams is seeking her third straight championship on the women's side.

In gender-equality Sweden, a grassroots movement defending women's right to wear hijab has split the nation, backed by politicians and celebrities while critics say it supports a symbol of female "oppression".

With the Taliban government's banning of women from universities in Afghanistan, Iran's repression of the Mahsa Amini protests, new US restrictions on abortion rights and the Ukraine war's impact on women, there are many reasons to protest.

The US Supreme Court's decision to end constitutional protections for abortion fulfills a long-cherished goal of conservatives and the religious right, while devastating defenders of women's reproductive freedoms.

The United States on Wednesday appointed an envoy to defend the rights of Afghan women, stepping up efforts on a key priority as the Taliban ratchet up restrictions.

The day after she reached out to arch rival Farooq Abdullah to protect Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is expected to reach Delhi on Thursday to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support in defending a constitutional provision that bars outsiders from owning property in the state. But a fresh petition filed in th...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today slammed her Republican rival Donald Trump over his calls for defunding America's largest abortion provider 'Planned Parenthood', saying she will defend women's rights to make their own healthcare decisions.

Facing protests and a police complaint over his column on ndtv.com, Ashutosh, a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP, said in tweets this morning that his right to freedom of expression is being suppressed and an "atmosphere is created where critical analysis of history is not allowed".

Government authorities and temple officials in Kerala state are standing firmly by a decades-old tradition of banning women from one of the holiest Hindu temples after the Supreme Court questioned the temple's right to bar women.

Novelist Assia Djebar, an ardent defender of women's rights in her native Algeria, has died aged 78, state radio said today.

Rafael Nadal isn't around to defend his US Open title because of a right wrist injury. Top-ranked Serena Williams is seeking her third straight championship on the women's side.

In gender-equality Sweden, a grassroots movement defending women's right to wear hijab has split the nation, backed by politicians and celebrities while critics say it supports a symbol of female "oppression".