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Opinion | Delhi Has Zero State-Run Shelters. How Will It House 10 Lakh Stray Dogs?
It is not enough for the court to merely pass an order to make the streets of Delhi-NCR free of stray dogs. Indeed, the ruling will be meaningful only if the court takes all factors into account and exercises oversight every step of the way.
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Opinion | 429 Dog Bite Cases A Day, In One Hospital Alone: How Did Delhi Reach Here?
At last count (2022-23), the capital's stray dog population was around 10 lakh. According to one newspaper report, Safdarjung Hospital has already registered 91,009 cases of dog bites so far this year.
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Blog | Can I Have A 'Non-Sexual' Mascara, Please?
Ever tried a blush called 'Orgasm'? Or a mascara that struts its stuff with the moniker, 'Better than Sex'? Sex sells. Brands know that all too well. Even if that means reducing women to mere sex objects.
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Opinion | What 'Power-Dressers' - And Trump - Can Learn From Gandhi
The thing about making your fashion speak your politics is that those who stand on the other side of that politics will look upon your fashion choice with hostility and derision.
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Opinion | Iran To Trump: When Female Body Becomes A Battleground
The Iranian woman who stripped at a university campus recently became a symbol of resistance. But, the impulse to control women's bodies is hardly confined to medievalist theocracies: the US has voted Trump back into power.
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Opinion | Hema Committee Report: Can Kerala Government Rise Above Lip Service?
Damning as the Justice Hema Committee Report is, will it lead to substantive changes within the Kerala film industry so women who work in it are not coerced into providing sexual favours?
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Opinion | Why Do 'Crazy', Childless Cat Ladies Scare Men So Much?
People like Vance in India will have to get used to the idea that as women attain greater levels of education and financial independence, many more will choose not to have babies. And we are fast reaching a stage when we don't give a damn.
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Opinion | Delhi Has Zero State-Run Shelters. How Will It House 10 Lakh Stray Dogs?
It is not enough for the court to merely pass an order to make the streets of Delhi-NCR free of stray dogs. Indeed, the ruling will be meaningful only if the court takes all factors into account and exercises oversight every step of the way.
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Opinion | 429 Dog Bite Cases A Day, In One Hospital Alone: How Did Delhi Reach Here?
At last count (2022-23), the capital's stray dog population was around 10 lakh. According to one newspaper report, Safdarjung Hospital has already registered 91,009 cases of dog bites so far this year.
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Blog | Can I Have A 'Non-Sexual' Mascara, Please?
Ever tried a blush called 'Orgasm'? Or a mascara that struts its stuff with the moniker, 'Better than Sex'? Sex sells. Brands know that all too well. Even if that means reducing women to mere sex objects.
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Opinion | What 'Power-Dressers' - And Trump - Can Learn From Gandhi
The thing about making your fashion speak your politics is that those who stand on the other side of that politics will look upon your fashion choice with hostility and derision.
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Opinion | Iran To Trump: When Female Body Becomes A Battleground
The Iranian woman who stripped at a university campus recently became a symbol of resistance. But, the impulse to control women's bodies is hardly confined to medievalist theocracies: the US has voted Trump back into power.
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Opinion | Hema Committee Report: Can Kerala Government Rise Above Lip Service?
Damning as the Justice Hema Committee Report is, will it lead to substantive changes within the Kerala film industry so women who work in it are not coerced into providing sexual favours?
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Opinion | Why Do 'Crazy', Childless Cat Ladies Scare Men So Much?
People like Vance in India will have to get used to the idea that as women attain greater levels of education and financial independence, many more will choose not to have babies. And we are fast reaching a stage when we don't give a damn.
