In a historic moment for the Indian Armed Forces, the first batch of 17 women cadets successfully passed out from the ...

According to the latest World Bank figures, from 2021, fewer than 1 in 5 Indian women work – at least formally. (Though most work in India is informal – agricultural or domestic work – which ...

This debate over the role of women in the military is not limited to the US. In India, which prides itself for promoting "Nari Shakti" (Women Power) in the defense forces, a similar debate on ...

DHANARUA, India — Indian women have been attending schools and universities like never before, and female education levels in the country are a success story. Yet the percentage of women in the ...

Women of the Rajbanshi tribe in West Bengal, India, have been weaving jute into mats, bags, and other products for generations. Many depend on the craft to make their livelihoods. But mass ...

The cooperative she founded has helped millions of women who had never before had a safety net. “They were,” she said, “the poorest among the poor.” By Sameer Yasir NEW DELHI — Ela Bhatt ...