Students in saffron shawls took to the streets chanting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ against a group of girls allegedly being denied entry into class with hijabs.

CBSE Class XII results have been declared and girls have proved their mettle once again. Also, there are some heartwarming stories that prove that there are students who achieve great results despite financial and social constraints. 17-year-old Sana Niyaz, daughter of a cook, is one such girl. She has emerged as the top scorer among all […]

Two female students received the President’s Gold Medal at the convocation ceremony of the Institute of Science Education and Research. Budding scientists Saloni Rose and Divita Gupta, received the prestigious award for their outstanding academic achievements. President Ram Nath Kovind arrived to confer degrees on 153 students of the IISER in Mohali on Sunday (May 20). […]

The Government Girls Primary School in Kherakan village of Sirsa district, Haryana, has been renamed as Shiksha Express. The villagers have joined hands to make this school a more interesting and interactive place for the girl students. They managed to crowdfund Rs 60,000, only to contribute for the school’s betterment. The walls have been revamped, […]

IIT Kharagpur is planning to have more girls on the campus this year. The decision came after the HRD Ministry instructed the IITs to add minimum 14% of girls quota earlier this year. Also read: IIT Goa To Have More Female Students From July Session The country’s oldest IIT will go a very organized way to achieve […]

A Y Kavya, a second year B.Com student, wrote her exam right before getting married on the same day. She is a resident of Agraharabachahalli village, Mandya district, Karnataka. Also read : Farmer’s Daughter Secures 2nd Rank In Class 10 Exams Of Punjab Board A strong decision We’ve heard cases where girls attend college after their […]

Child marriage is a blot on our society. Besides stripping children of their best days of life, it also thwarts them from completing their education and pursuing a career. V Sandhya’s fate would have been the same if city-based child rights NGO, Balala Hakkula Sangham (BHS), hadn’t intervened. She was 16 and still in school when her parents […]

Indians seem to be finally ending their obsession with giving birth to a male heir. According to the recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data, men and women from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Muslims, rural people and those from the lower rungs of the economic ladder are keener to have a daughter. Know more about the report: […]

The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) class 10  has given umpteen families reasons to cheer. But the success story of Muskan Rahim is sure to warm the cockles of your heart. This daughter of a waste-picker, Rahim Shabir Shaikh from a slum near Yerwada, Pune, earns a daily wage of Rs 400, has secured 74% in her class […]