International Women’s Day – March 8
LUCKNOW: International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8. In the context of women empowerment, a seminar was held under Mission Shakti, in which, the speakers expressed their views on the subject of women’s rights and responsibilities’ and explained the participation of women in Indian society, and said that today women are standing shoulder to shoulder in every field to men and playing an important role in the development of India and has occupied higher to higher positions and performing their duties while discharging the responsibilities of family and society. In Indian culture, since the beginning of the
Ranking Downgraded From ‘Free’ to ‘Partly Free’ by Freedom House
NEW DELHI: The annual report released by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO that studies political freedom around the world has given thumbs down to India’s status as a democratic and free society. Freedom House is a Washington-based non-profit, non-government organisation that has been conducting research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights since 1941. The status of India has been relegated from free to ‘partly free.’ The report on political rights and civil liberties, released by NGO Freedom House says ‘democracy is under siege in India.’ It went on to say that India “appears to have abandoned