Thursday, March 28, 2024

Topic: women

First Arab female astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi: Space exploration is open to everyone

"The field of space exploration is not limited to a gender or a country: it is open to everyone. After seeing me, I want women in our Arab world to be encouraged to enter this sector."

UP polls: 40% Congress tickets for women candidates, declares Priyanka Gandhi

Congress will give 40 per cent of the party tickets to women candidates in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi announced on Tuesday.

UP: UAPA prisoners’ mothers, wife, kid sent to jail for “fake RT-PCR report”; lawyer says foul play

On 27 September, three women and a child from Kerala were sent to jail by Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly using fake COVID RT-PCR...

WHO asks for commitments on maternal and newborn health

Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth. 

Sara’s: Crucial concerns with no empathy

Sara’s is an extremely relevant, realistic, well-acted but mediocre movie. The idea was great but the way they delivered it was insensitive. The major drawback is that every character in this film is agreeable to a fault. It works as an educational film, but the conservative setting fails to create any dramatic tension in the narration.

Protect rights of women and girls: UN chief to Taliban

As the crisis in Afghanistan deepens by the hour, with reports that Taliban armed group reached the country’s capital, Kabul, earlier on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Taliban and all other parties “to exercise utmost restraint to protect lives and ensure that humanitarian can be addressed.”