Seven women injured in accident in Andhra’s Sathya Sai district
Seven women workers of a garments factory were injured, two of them grievously, when the auto in which they were travelling was knocked down by a speeding lorry at Kollakunta…
MLA hails impact of free bus travel for women
A large number of women attending the “Stree Shakti” victory meeting held in Vizianagaram district. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT The Telugu Desam Party MLA Kala Venkata Rao said that rural…
Women biotech scientists await funds for research
The DBT, which is under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), has been running the Biocare programme since 2011. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Almost five months after being selected…
Rs 12 lakh for a birth without women? China’s new ‘pregnancy robot’ is set to replace the human womb by 2026
In a few short years, China may unveil something no one has seen before: a humanoid robot that can get pregnant. Not in the biological sense, but by hosting a…
CPI(M) condemns Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s position that would-be filmmakers from marginalised sections and women require intense training
Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Photo Credit: RAVINDRAN R Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Kerala State secretary M.V. Govindan has condemned award-winning director Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s purported statement at a government-sponsored film…
Transgender row rape charity starts new service for biological women
A rape crisis charity at the heart of a row over whether trans women can attend support sessions for women has announced it is launching a new service for women…
Women forced to use toilets in front of men: Report on US detention centres
A report has exposed the inhumane conditions faced by undocumented migrants and the degrading treatment of detainees at several US immigration facilities. Among the most alarming revelations is the treatment…
Bridgwater outreach: ‘It’s so hard leaving women sleeping rough’
Ruth BradleyBBC Politics Reporter, SomersetBBCDani says the women she works with are often "scared" of the risks they face while sleeping rough"To go home and know you've left them -…
County Durham women fall ill as fake Botox beautician apologises
BBCKaylie Bailey contracted botulism after being given illegal BotoxAn aesthetic beautician left one woman fighting for her life and several others seriously ill in hospital after injecting them with Toxpia,…
Womb lining test offers miscarriage hope to women
Philippa RoxbyHealth ReporterCharlie BeattieCharlie Beattie holds her nine-week-old baby in her arms after many years of miscarriagesUK scientists say they have developed a test which can help identify women with…