The police have booked Babu Thakor under IPC sections 326 (a) for acid attack, 498 (a) for harassment of women, and 323 for causing hurt.

The woman has claimed that the man spat near her. When she merely looked at him without even saying a word, he allegedly ripped off her T-shirt and thrashed her.

As per the police, the accused rented a room for the stay of the woman. Later, in the same room, the accused raped the woman on multiple occasions.

In an attempt to ensure women’s safety in the city, Ahmedabad police will station 100 technologically equipped vans knowns as ‘Nirbhaya’. These vans are equipped with state-of-the-art technological advancements with efficient detection systems to identify and catch the culprits. The vans will be deployed by the 108 Abhayam Helpline team to reduce the time travel in responding to the crisis calls made by women victims.  The van is aimed at controlling and penalizing the eve-teasing, harassment, chain snatching and other crimes against women.

We bring you some of Ahmedabad’s successful female entrepreneurs, who have broken the stereotypes related to women and business, and who have carved a niche for themselves in the game of economics.

Meet Chef Aanal Kotak, who ran off from her engagement ceremony to appear for auditions in a regional cooking show. Today she runs a chain of restaurants in Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara.

Shabnam Sahay from of Ahmedabad, Gujarat,  has emerged as the topper among female candidates in JEE Advanced exam, securing the 10th rank. Kartikey Chandresh Gupta has bagged the All India Rank 1 securing 346 out of 372 marks.

Speaking at the Women Writers’ Fest in Ahmedabad, Devdutt Pattanaik explored the topic of the gendered gaze in mythology in an engaging talk. Pattanaik wowed the audience into silence and forced them to contemplate differing ways to look at patriarchy, how the male body is considered purer than the female and how most religions have different […]

Esther David’s Bombay Brides talks about what it means to be one of the last surviving members of a community in a multicultural country like India. An extract:  Ilana had trained as a police officer. Since then, she had decided that Jewish suitors were not for her. She felt that she was stronger than most […]

Heena Tabiyar is a 24-year-old girl from Banswara, Ahmedabad who is being hailed for her selflessness and courage. She saved her father’s life with a brave and selfless act. Task of Courage On June 14 – three days before Father’s Day, Heena donated her kidney to her father Mohan Lal, 49, in a laparoscopic procedure. Currently, […]