Balaji has sustained itself and grown for the past 25 years, and this shows what women can achieve if they are single minded, up for a challenge and thick skinned to criticism

On October 1, 2019, Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will release ‘The Book of Gutsy Women: Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience’, with Simon & Schuster UK.

Barbie is going through a complete image overhaul. Ahead of Women’s Day, it has launched a new batch of dolls based on feminist icons. Dolls are based on first female aviator, Amelia Earhart, Mexican artist Frieda Kahlo, mathematics and race pioneer Katherine Johnson and more. The dolls came about after Barbie conducted a survey of […]

It was the 2008 summer Olympics. Olympians were flying off to Beijing to mark the day memorable. Olympic Gold Medalist Sanya Richards-Ross was fighting her own private battle. The five-time Olympic medalist Richards-Ross has just released a new memoir in which she mentioned about having an abortion just weeks before sprinting in the 2008 Summer Olympic […]

We’ve all read and loved the children’s magazine, Tinkle. One of the most exciting comic books, it would definitely remind most millennials of their childhood. Most of us will recall one prominent story in Tinkle is Butterfingers. A story about a 13-year old boy Amar, who is clumsy and always up to something mischievous, but […]

The most famous nurse in history, Florence Nightingale was born on this day 197 years ago. The founder of modern nursing, also, known as  ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ – she played a significant role during the Crimean War between 1853 and 1856. She nursed wounded soldiers at night while carrying a lamp along with […]

We know that sportswomen have to work extra hard and face more challenges than their male colleagues. Recently, Serena Williams announced her pregnancy. We also came to know that she won the Australian Open in January while she was pregnant. Kudos to her! But she isn’t the first woman to do this, and nor will […]

If you haven’t heard of Regina Dugan, then today is a good day to learn about her. Regina Dugan is an American business woman and technology developer. Now at Facebook, she is working on areas such as virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence and connectivity. Dugan will be overseeing all these operations at the social media […]

Agricultural biotechnologist and research leader, Neena Mitter, has come up with ‘BioClay’, a special clay-like spray that can benefit farmers battling pesticide blockage in crops. The innovation will help the rural sector extensively. Mitter said the clay spray contained molecules that helped protect crops from invading pathogens, reported ABC. The professor at Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation […]

Madonna‘s never been one to shy away from headlines — and she’s been making the news over the past few days for sure. One was a supremely fun appearance on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke session, which has already clocked more than 9 million views in a handful of days. She is the consummate entertainer par excellence, and teases […]