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Women Rights – Focus on #Women

United States

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces $170 Million for women’s empowerment

Mar 9, 2018 - 4:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a USD 170 million project aimed at advancing women’s economic empowerment in four countries, including in India. Announced […]

Featured

THE POWER OF ONE: AN INTERVIEW WITH AMBASSADOR LAKSHMI PURI ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL & DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UN WOMEN

Jan 12, 2018 - 7:55 am EST @theindpanorama 0

INTERVIEW BY PROF. INDRAJIT S SALUJA, CHIEF EDITOR, THE INDIAN PANORAMA “The power of one is about passion, commitment and indomitable courage and keeping faith with the causes we serve no matter the difficulties and setbacks. […]

The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of the the Nirbhaya gangrape case convicts. (File)
India

Nirbhaya rapists to hang as Supreme Court upholds death sentence

May 5, 2017 - 9:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today upheld the death penalty+ for the four convicts for the 2012 gang-rape and murder of Nirbhaya. “The Nirbhaya rape-cum-murder case+ is rarest of rare case and we are compelled […]

This photo, taken on March 1, 2002, shows a policeman as he walks in front of a row of burning shops in Ahmedabad.
India

BILKIS BANO CASE: HC SETS ASIDE ACQUITTAL OF 7

May 5, 2017 - 9:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Setting aside the acquittal of seven persons, including five policemen and two doctors, the Bombay High Court on May 4 upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of 12 persons in the Bilkis Bano […]

Triple talaq
Featured

Triple Talaq – myths and misperceptions

Apr 28, 2017 - 7:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has, in a recent meeting, decided on a code of conduct for divorce. In a major climbdown, it has conceded ground and resolved in favor of “one divorce.” […]

Chand Deep Kaur has sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's help in getting her husband who has deserted her deported from New Zealand
Asia

Deserted by NRI Husband, Punjabi Woman Seeks Sushma Swaraj’s Help

Apr 14, 2017 - 7:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KAPURTHALA (TIP): A 29-year-old woman who has been deserted by her NRI husband has sought help from External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. She has requested the minister to get him deported from New Zealand. Though […]

Other News

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE: FIVE SIGNS TO WATCH OUT FOR

Apr 14, 2017 - 7:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

After Arunabh Kumar, the founder of The Viral Fever, an online entertainment YouTube channel, filmmaker Vikas Bahl, directer of the film, Queen, has also been accused of sexual harassment at workplace by female employees. Such […]

Surbhi Kaur
India

TV News anchor reads news of her husband’s fatal accident on live TV

Apr 14, 2017 - 4:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Supreet Kaur, a news anchor with Chattisgarh’s private IBC-24 channel was reading her morning bulletin on Saturday and was directed to break the news of a fatal accident in the Mahasamund district fifteen minutes after […]

Honorees with Shabana Azmi (6th from left). Neeta Bhasin, organizer of 'Diwali at Times Square' is seen to the left of Shabana Azmi
Indian Americans

IAA Women Achievers Awards make a powerful statement

Apr 7, 2017 - 6:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW JERSEY (TIP): With all eyes on a beautifully decorated stage, almost 300 guests from New York and New Jersey in audience, the expectations were running high to know the names of 15 women “Honorees” […]

The Honorees with their awards Photo/Vijay Shah
Indian Americans

OUTSTANDING WOMEN HONORED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE SIXTH IAF GALA

Mar 31, 2017 - 9:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): As Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Town of Hempstead Clerk Nasreen Ahmed (Among many other VIP’s) walked into Antun’s of Hicksville on Friday March 24, […]

India

NO SUMMER BREAK, 19 JUDGES TO HEAR CASES ON TRIPLE TALAQ, WHATSAPP PRIVACY

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DEIHI (TIP): It will be a long working summer for the country’s top judges. For the first time in the Supreme Court’s history, three constitution benches of five judges each will sit during the […]

Shabana Azmi
Indian Americans

The Indian Academy Awards to honor Women’s global achievements through Women’s Achievers Award

Mar 24, 2017 - 7:19 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

To commemorate International women’s day, Indian Academy Awards launched IAA WOMEN ACHIEVERS AWARDS; a campaign urging NRI women to share their personal success stories so that they could be rewarded and felicitated. IAA aims at […]

Aishwaryaa Rajnikanth Dhanush enchanted the gathering with her Bharatnatyam performance, March 8 Photo / Mohammad Jaffer/SnapsIndia
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WOMANHOOD CELEBRATED AT THE UN ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Mar 10, 2017 - 7:10 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP); Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush, famous filmmaker, UN Ambassador for Gender Equality and daughter of Super Star Rajinikanth presented a Bharathanatyam performance at the United Nations on the International Day for Women, March 8. […]

Entertainment

AMY SCHUMER: I’M WHAT HOLLYWOOD CALLS FAT BUT I FEEL SEXY

Mar 10, 2017 - 6:11 am EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

Amy Schumer says she feels sexy despite being what Hollywood calls fat. Slamming the body image standards followed by the film industry, the 35-year-old actress says she feels “strong and healthy” in her skin, regardless […]

SOFC President Maria Isabel Nieto and India's Consul General Riva Ganguly Das join the honorees for a photography session
Featured

Women Power on Display in Celebration of International Women’s Day

Mar 3, 2017 - 8:22 pm EST Bidisha Roy 0

Malini Shah among 18 women honored by SOFC for outstanding contribution to the society The Society of Foreign Consuls (SOFC), New York, hosted an event to celebrate the International Women’s Day on March 02, 2017 […]

Entertainment

CHASTAIN WAS SLAMMED FOR TALKING ‘TOO MUCH’ ABOUT GENDER EQUALITY

Mar 3, 2017 - 6:26 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Actress Jessica Chastain, who has been a vocal supporter of gender equality, has revealed that she has faced some discouragement in raising the issue. Chastain says she was once told by a director that she […]

In her message for International Women's Day 2017, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka calls for change in every part of society, from home to the workplace, if we are to benefit from the equal world envisioned in the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
World

WOMEN IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK: PLANET 50-50 BY 2030

Mar 3, 2017 - 1:17 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FEATURE Across the world, too many women and girls spend too many hours on household responsibilities – typically more than double the time spent by men and boys. They look after younger siblings, […]

India

CONSTITUTION BENCH TO DECIDE PETITIONS ON TRIPLE TALAQ: SUPREME COURT

Feb 17, 2017 - 10:27 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): A five-judge constitution bench would be set up by the Supreme Court to hear and decide on a batch of petitions relating to the practice of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy […]

Entertainment

ILEANA D’CRUZ REVEALS ‘TRAUMATIC’ EVE-TEASING EXPERIENCE

Feb 4, 2017 - 1:40 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

In a shocking revelation by actress Ileana D’Cruz, she admitted to have been eve-teased and harassed, describing the experience as ‘traumatic’. Sharing the link of an post that read, “I’m Leaking My Ex’s Dirty Messages […]

Entertainment

I WAS MOLESTED AT 7 AND RAPED AT 14, SAYS ASHLEY JUDD

Feb 4, 2017 - 1:33 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Hollywood actor Ashley Judd who is in the Capital, as a part of the World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls initiative, spoke at length about gender discrimination, and said that she too […]

Womankind Staff and Board Members Photo courtesy Hannah Bae
Indian Americans

New York Asian Women’s Center Changes Name to Womankind

Feb 3, 2017 - 2:15 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

The New York Asian Women’s Center, a leader in providing innovative and award-winning multilingual and culturally responsive services to survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual violence and later in life abuse, officially changed its […]

Priyanka Chopra named UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador
Entertainment

Priyanka Chopra named UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador

Dec 16, 2016 - 12:00 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Priyanka Chopra was appointed as UNICEF global Goodwill Ambassador at UNICEF’s 70th Anniversary celebration at the United Nations headquarters in New York, December 11. The ‘#Quantico’ actress celebrated her appointment alongside Ambassadors […]

Madhu Saran has been named ‘Women Entrepreneurship Day Global Ambassador of India’
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Madhu Saran made Global Ambassador of Women Entrepreneurship Day

Nov 24, 2016 - 1:30 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS: Madhu Saran, a leading social entrepreneur from Chennai was named ‘Women Entrepreneurship Day Global Ambassador of India’ by Wendy Diamond, Founder Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) at a glittering function held in the United […]

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman co-hosts star-studded gala to mark 20 years of grant-making through UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
Featured

Luminaries, activists and artistes come together to spotlight life-changing interventions on ending the pandemic of violence against women and girl

Nov 18, 2016 - 10:58 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Celebrating 20 years of vital work to end violence against women and girls, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) hosted its fund-raising gala last night, showcasing […]

Aishwaryaa Rajnikanth Dhanush said at UN Women's Headquarter that it was necessary to understand the meaning of gender equality before the equality could be effectively brought about.
Other News

Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush advocates for ‘Proper Understanding of Gender Equality’

Oct 28, 2016 - 10:17 am EDT Bidisha Roy 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush, UN Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India, strongly believes that to bring gender equality in the society we have to first understand what equality […]

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Prof. Saluja being awarded Jewel of India by NY Consul General Mr. Randhir Jaiswal

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