Lakshmi Puri of UN Women joins… Michelle Obama called on young African leaders to change traditional attitudes and beliefs that harm girls and women, adding that educating and making women ...

Read participant bios. Watch the archived webcast of the UN commemoration: Also on 8 March, UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New ...

and Mrs. Lakshmi Puri, former Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nations. Their engaging discussions focused on government education institutions and women's status in society, with ...

(PTI) 18:40 (IST) 7 Mar 2025 In 4 years, Delhi free-bus ride scheme woos 20% more women travellers ... Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued notice to Puri, a former assistant secretary general of the ...

Inspired by letters shared between the author’s parents, this debut novel set in the pre-Independence period features educated, empowered and independent women A coming-of-age story set in the ...

Lado Lakshmi Yojana is a women-special scheme in which women from below poverty line (BPL) will get Rs 2,100 per month which will help promote economic independence among women. The initiative shows ...

Chandigarh: As the beneficiaries are waiting for an announcement on Lado Lakshmi Yojana for the women in the state, Haryana Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi informed the Assembly on Tuesday that the ...

Among them is Chashu Mumbai Pani Puri, where two women are at work. Soon two others join them. They are Manjusha Das, P Niwetha, John Crishma Mole and Asiya D. Chashu was opened early this year on ...

The world is more gender-equal today than at any point in history, but progress is not guaranteed and could even be reversed without sustained action, Belén Sanz, regional director of UN Women ...

The UN has denounced the Taliban’s repeated attacks on women’s rights, with the special representative saying: "We must stand with Afghan women as if our own lives depend on it — because ...

Women will receive Rs 2,100 per month. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced on Monday the Lado Lakshmi Yojana as part of his Rs 2.05 lakh crore tax-free Budget for 2025-26.