The CBI filed a case against Gandhi and two others for allegedly sanctioning Rs 50 Lakh to a trust in a fraudulent manner in 2001.

‘Boycott Maneka Gandhi’ trends on Twitter as social media users show support for the Indian Veterinary Association that is observing ‘Black Day.’

Maneka Gandhi demanded for the release dates of Rivaldo, an elephant who has been living inside an enclosure, for a month.

Tigress Avni, officially known as T1, was shot dead in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, on Friday night, as part of an operation. Union Minister Maneka Gandhi condemned this killing, calling out Maharashtra’s Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar for handling the issue poorly. Key Highlights T1, was shot dead in as part of an operation of Maharashtra’s […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lashed out at the Bihar government for the alleged rape of minor girls in a Muzzafarpur shelter home run by an NGO. The SC said, “It seems that these activities are state financed” and added that women are being raped “left, right and centre” in the country, reported TOI. Court questions […]

Children are more vulnerable than other members of the society. Therefore, responsibility of the authorities in criminal cases is greater when children are involved. Their protection under the law must be greater. Taking a serious note of the rape of 34 minor girls in a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, the Women and Child Development […]

After calling trangender people “the other ones” in the Lok Sabha during a debate on including information about human trafficking in school textbooks, women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi today apologized for her “lack of knowledge”. But is this Twitter apology enough? Shouldn’t the Honourable minister know better than that? LGBTQ is such a […]

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has said she would request the HRD ministry to include information on prevention of human trafficking in school textbooks. The minister said this during a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill. House passes Bill The Bill was later passed by the […]

Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, launched a handbook on legal processes for police in respect of crime against children. The event took place on 19th June, at a function organised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development reported the TOI. Union Minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi launched the ‘Handbook […]

The Women and Child Development Ministry’s  proposed amendment to make indecent representation of women on digital messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Skype illegal is quite a refreshing move. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986 is already there but the ministry wants to widen the domain of the act by involving observations made […]