According to the petition, Bihar is the only state in India that has been providing two days of special menstrual pain leave to women since 1992 through its Human Resources.
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In India, menstruation continues to be shrouded as a taboo, and about 12.1 out of 33.6 crore menstruating women use sanitary napkin in the country as per National Family Health Survey. To address the situation and expanding its initiativ
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): To uphold the dignity of women, a Delhi based NGO, Sachhi Saheli, organised an event called 'Period Feast' in Mayur Vihar here on Sunday.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Pune-based women's rights activist Trupti Desai on Thursday expressed hope that the Supreme Court will repeat its last year judgement, which allowed women of all ages to worship in the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Holding the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) responsible for the stand-off on entry of menstruating women in the Sabarimala Temple, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) politburo member S. Ramachandran Pillai on Wednesday equated it with "Taliban and K
Mumbai [India],Mar 29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday slammed Congress leader M.M. Hassan for his remarks against menstruating women and asked him to think before making such immature comments.