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Why is Walmart boycott happening in US and what items are being snubbed?

Walmart stated in late 2024 that it will no longer be included in the Human Rights Campaign's annual benchmark index, a reflection of its DEI practices
Updated on Apr 06, 2025 12:06 AM IST

Gender parity: Gap between intent and implementation

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State-crafted advancements are often undermined by inconsistent implementation and societal attitudes (PTI)
Published on Mar 13, 2025 08:32 PM IST

International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence

International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
Published on Mar 09, 2025 01:00 AM IST

Are women freer in free India?: An essay by Begum Hamid Ali from the HT archives

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At a protest in Madras in 1945. Women emerged from their homes in large numbers to participate in the Swadeshi movement, which acted as a turning point in this respect, in India. (Wikimedia)
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 12:20 AM IST

Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation

The constitution was framed over a period of three years, during the tumult of the Partition.
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 03:49 PM IST

Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation

Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 08:26 AM IST

The lodestar of We, the people

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Continuing incidents of social violence — centred on caste, faith, gender, and wealth — suggest that the ideals of the Constitution are far from being realised. But blame not the document for our failure, hold those responsible for its implementation accountable
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 05:31 PM IST

India’s founding document sparked a social revolution

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BR Ambedkar and Rajendra Prasad, two of the stalwarts of the Constituent Assembly. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 05:22 PM IST

Viral video: Amritsar men serve banana milkshake at langar, internet reacts

A viral video from Amritsar showed Sikh men serving banana milkshake at a unique langar event.
Published on Oct 20, 2024 07:24 PM IST

NYT faces heat for portraying Hezbollah's Nasrallah as champion of ‘equality’

Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, carried out multiple horrifying attacks on Jews worldwide because he wanted destruction of the Jewish state.
Published on Sep 30, 2024 07:39 PM IST

Right to equality guarantees factual not formal equality, individual can be treated as class:SC

Right to equality guarantees factual not formal equality, individual can be treated as class:SC
Published on Aug 01, 2024 07:28 PM IST

Melania Trump raises $1.4m in GOP fundraiser at NYC Trump Tower penthouse

Melania Trump raises $1.4m in one night at GOP fundraiser
Published on Jul 10, 2024 06:10 PM IST

Hajj 2024: Significance behind sacred Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Hajj 2024: Significance behind sacred Muslim pilgrimage to Kaaba at Mecca in Saudi Arabia
Published on Jun 12, 2024 04:21 PM IST

Need to neutralise anti-national elements, narratives: V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar being felicitated during the 71st convocation of Panjab University, in Chandigarh, Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 09:02 AM IST

Zero Discrimination Day 2024: Date, history, significance and theme

Zero Discrimination Day 2024: Date, history, significance and theme
Published on Feb 29, 2024 04:50 PM IST

Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2024: Wishes, images, messages to share

Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2024: Wishes, images, messages to share
Updated on Feb 24, 2024 10:10 AM IST

Important to create genuine equality of opportunity: Michael Sandel

Michael Sandel (Photograph: Jared Leeds for the)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 01:39 PM IST

Increasing women's presence in flexi employment

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Working woman (REPRESENTATIONAL)
Published on May 11, 2024 03:37 PM IST

International Parity at Work Day 2024: Why do we celebrate this day?

International Parity at Work Day 2024: Why do we celebrate this day?
Published on Jan 09, 2024 01:43 PM IST

‘India loses more than 1% GDP through the exclusion of LGBT persons’

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Lee Badgett spoke at an event organised at the Godrej DEI Lab in Mumbai
Published on Nov 28, 2023 10:45 AM IST

Neena Gupta calls feminism ‘faltu’, says women are not equal to men

Neena Gupta talked about feminism and the need for financial independence.
Published on Nov 26, 2023 03:34 PM IST

Spirit of Constitution guides the Republic

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The makers of our Constitution had the wisdom and foresight to acknowledge that a document drafted and adopted in a particular age needs to be equipped with flexibility and adroitness to accommodate the demands of future generations.
Published on Nov 25, 2023 10:55 PM IST

Taste of Life: Festivals are all about breaking caste barriers

‘Prabodhankar’ Keshav Sitaram Thackeray decided to publicly celebrate the festival of “Navaratra” on a grander scale, where members of all castes could participate. (SOURCED)
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 06:34 AM IST

India and Bharat no longer that dissimilar

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India and Bharat no longer that dissimilar
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 05:01 PM IST

Congress key panel firms up poll plans, leaders voice concern on AAP tie-up

Hyderabad: (L-R) Congress leaders Pawan Khera, P Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh duirng a press conference after the CWC meeting.
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 12:32 AM IST

In a first, three Tamil Nadu women complete training to be priests

Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said that after appointment of people of all castes as priests, women are also now stepping into the sanctums, bringing a new era of inclusivity and equality. (PTI)
Published on Sep 15, 2023 07:12 PM IST

Kinnar Akhada’s high priest flays Udhayanidhi’s remarks on Sanatan Dharma

Kinnar Akhada Mahamandaleshwar (high priest) Swami Kaushalyanand Giri (in yellow sari) with her supporters in Prayagraj. (HT)
Updated on Sep 05, 2023 11:25 PM IST

Women's equality - Making inclusive progress through collaboration

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Equality
Published on May 11, 2024 12:00 PM IST

Women’s Equality Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebrations

Women’s Equality Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebrations
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 01:17 PM IST