When Violence Gets a Legal Limit: Afghan Women Under the New Taliban Code
Afghanistan’s new penal code has triggered alarm among women’s rights observers after provisions explicitly allow husbands to physically punish wives...
Category : Womaniya
Telangana Plans Free HPV Vaccination for Girls
by Riaan Desk
Hyderabad, 17 February: The Telangana government is planning to provide free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for girls as part of...
Smriti Irani, Bill Gates, and the Return of TV Nostalgia: What Was All the Fuss About?
Nostalgia works in strange ways. Memories we once cringed at can, decades later, tug at our hearts with surprising warmth....
Burqa-Clad Woman Wins Ganesh Laddu at Telangana Pandal Auction
by Riaan Desk
Nirmal (Telangana): In a heartwarming display of communal harmony, a burqa-clad woman, Amreen, won the Ganesh laddu auction at a...
Skill Impact Bond Empowers Indian Youth, With Women Leading the Way
by Riaan Desk
India’s evolving skilling landscape has seen a major breakthrough with the success of the Skill Impact Bond (SIB) program. Over...
Women Are Outvoting Men—But Still Not Represented: What’s Holding Back?
by Riaan Desk
In India’s recent by-elections, women voters turned out in record numbers—surpassing men in several key states. Yet the percentage of...
Crowned in Grace: Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri Becomes Miss World 2025
In a moment that will be etched into the history of international pageantry, Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand stood tall...
How Women in Rural India Are Using WhatsApp to Build Micro-Businesses?
by Riaan Desk
In India’s heartland, a quiet revolution is underway. Women in rural regions—who once had limited access to markets or exposure—are...
Miss World 2025 Set to Shine in Hyderabad on May 31
by Riaan Desk
The prestigious Miss World 2025 pageant will take place in Hyderabad, India, on May 31, bringing global spotlight back to...
How Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 Empowers Muslim Women for Generations to Come
by Riaan Desk
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to enhance the benefits of Waqf for women, who have traditionally had limited access...