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World Health Day | India's Health Report Card

On the occasion of World Healthcare Day a reminder on India's health statistics to help raise awareness among people towards healthcare issues facing the nation. A charticle: (Courtesy: Signa TTK Health Insurance)

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Why Women's Day Should Not Be Celebrated

Because men don’t get to celebrate men’s day. Does men’s day even exist, off Couse it does. World men’s day is on 19th November. Don’t feel happy about it, world toilet day falls on the same day. FACEPALM. (With inputs from Kshitiz Mohan )

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5 Reasons Why Feminism Is Slang

(With inputs from Rajguru Tandon)

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Recall these Men on Women's Day : They stood up for 'her'

Women's Day is just not about saluting women and their courage. It is also about the men who stood up for them, when everything else went wrong.

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Controversies Around Women In India In Last One Year

Shraddha Kapoor's linking with Farhan Akhtar, Gurmehar Kaur's social media campaign against ABVP and more

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10 Current Women Political Leaders From South Asia

Female participation in politics has moved up and we have the most powerful women in their respective region (With inputs from Bhragu Haritas)

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5 Pro-Women Policies Taken Up By The Government

The government's various welfare schemes play a vital role in empowering women (With inputs from Bhragu Haritas)

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Top Seven Budget Speeches | From Nehru To Jaitley: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

Some budget speeches have acquired a larger than life image because of unusual circumstances. But as you go through a selection of quotes from budget speeches ranging from Jawaharlal Nehru to Arun Jaitley, you cannot mistake the "commitment" to the Indian farmer and to the agriculture sector. One wonders why Indian agriculture continues to face an existential crisis even after seven decades of "unwavering commitment". Some other budget speeches have been delivered by prime minister's after political upheavals. In 1958-58, the Congress finance minister T. T. Krishnamachari had to resign based on corruption charges and Nehru had to perforce present the budget. In 1969, the Congress split and finance minister Morarji Desai parted ways with Indira Gandhi who had to present the budget. And in 1987, Rajiv Gandhi presented the budget as former loyalist and finance minister V. P. Singh declared a revolt in the aftermath of Bofors. Of course, who can forget Dr. Manmohan Singh quoting Victor Hugo in his 1991 budget speech.

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