A heated debate over a video posted by Kerala activist Rehana Fathima earlier this year, which led to her arrest, has resurfaced. After the Kerala HC refused to grant the activist bail for her protest video, in which her two minor children are seen painting her semi-naked body, the Supreme Court had some harsh words for her.

Rema Rajeshwari, the SP in Mahabubnagar, Telangana, set up a mobile safety vehicle to check in with survivors of domestic violence, regardless of whether they had approached the police or not.

Bhojpuri film actress Anupama Pathak died by suicide at her residence in Dahisar. A day before her death, the 40-year-old actress went live on Facebook and spoke about feeling cheated and not being able to trust anyone. Another day, another tragic death. It has made everyone ask – what is going on in the entertainment industry?

The Madras High Court has fined Ramdev’s Patanjali ₹10 lakh and ordered it to stop using the trademark Coronil. It pulled up the company for chasing profits by exploiting the fear and panic among the general public amid a pandemic.

Popular TV actor Sameer Sharma was found dead in his Malad apartment late on Wednesday night. The police said that the 44-year-old took his own life. Sharma was best known for appearances in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, and Left Right Left.

Twenty-three-year-old Aishwarya Sheoran who secured the 93rd rank in the UPSC exam is a former Miss India finalist. Challenging stereotypes about the intellect of those in the fashion industry, this IAS officer wants work toward women’s safety and education

There’s a sliver of good news from Haryana. The state government launched a scheme guaranteed to bring a smile to the faces of 22.50 lakh women and girls below the poverty line. Under the Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana, the women are entitled to a packet of free sanitary pads every month for a year.

Another disease has been identified in China — one that may be capable of human transmission. The Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, or SFTS, caused by the bunya virus, which comes from ticks, has led to seven deaths and infected 60 people.

As Lord Ram manifested at New York’s Times Square, protesters were outnumbered by those playing dhols and distributing sweets, but their voices were not unheard. Chants of “Jai Shri Ram” were countered with calls for “Azadi” and “BJP has to go”.

For the Bhoomi Pujan for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, news channels went into bhakti overdrive. Zee News created a “Shri Ram Darbar”, with footage playing on eight tiny screens simultaneously. Singer Anuradha Paudwal was hired to deliver the “news”, and it was difficult to tell if one was on Aastha channel or a news channel.