Sky Is The LimitArmy Will Now Allow Women To Be Pilots, Army Chief Announces The move finally follows in the footsteps of other branches of the armed service. By Devrupa Rakshit
They Want To Be ThereCJI’s Plea for Women, Elderly at Farmer Protests to Go Home Is Sexist, Ageist Condescension Though couched as concern for health, the CJI's suggestion implies responsibility for negotiation and a resolution lies with young men. By Aditi Murti
Lucrative BusinessCoaching Institutes Are Helping Students Cheat on Their GRE, Investigation Finds Students are hiring and hiding “expert” test-takers offered by coaching centers during the online GRE exam in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. By Satviki Sanjay
Gloss Is Not EnoughThe Kamala Harris Vogue Cover Shows Fashion Magazines Are Struggling for Relevance Readers want authenticity, but they also want powerful women to be treated with reverence. By Aditi Murti
Not Tolerating It AnymoreAthletes Are Calling Out Racist Trash Talk in Real‑Time, Forcing Sporting Culture to Adapt Players like cricketer Mohammed Siraj are challenging the traditional advice to ignore racist abuse. By Rajvi Desai
A Win for Daughters EverywhereA Daughter’s Rights Within Her Family Don’t End When She Marries, Karnataka HC Rules The ruling came after a married daughter sought appointment on compassionate grounds to a deceased parent's government position. By Devrupa Rakshit
Digital VulnerabilityHarassment During Exams Spotlights a Pitfall of the Rush to Adopt Online Learning In their hurry to minimize pandemic disruption to learning schedules, colleges and universities have left students vulnerable online. By Aditi Murti
Who Could She Be?Can We Move On: From The Long‑Suffering Woman Trope As A Vehicle To Highlight Men’s Virtues She is beautiful, altruistic, tragic, and never ever in control of her own narrative. By Aditi Murti
For Love Or MoneyWoe Is Me! “Is My Boyfriend Taking Advantage of Me Financially?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Lacking Recognition Not ValueSC Quantifies Economic Value of Homemaker’s Work in Landmark Judgment, Awards Additional Rs. 11.2 Lakhs The judges wrote that the judgment is "a step towards the constitutional vision of social equality." By Rajvi Desai
Why in the world?The Buzz Cut: Indian Patriotism Finds Its Way to the Pro‑Trump Rally Plus, the end of America's 'greatness.' By Rajvi Desai
Weaving A FarceTell Me More: Talking Inequality in Sustainable Fashion Aesthetics With Meher Varma "Do people even know what ‘sustainability’ translates to in Hindi, or any other regional language?" By Aditi Murti
With Friends Like These...National Commission for Women Rep Says Badaun Rape‑Murder Victim “Could Have Been Saved” Had She Stayed Home It's the latest in a series of disappointments from the venerable and supposedly feminist institution. By Aditi Murti
Menstrual ModelThane Rolls Out Low‑Cost Public Toilet Upgrade Aimed at Improving Menstrual Hygiene The city's new 'period room' offers a model that could be implemented at a large, cost-effective scale. By Satviki Sanjay
Take a chanceWhy It’s So Difficult to Start New Things Humans' aversion to change, combined with a fear of failing, leads to an apprehension so overwhelming we don't even try. By Rajvi Desai
Pile OnKashmir — Already Hit By Internet Ban, Pandemic — Reels Under Extreme Snowfall The beleaguered, isolated region was further cut off from basic services, the rest of the country, over the past three days. By Devrupa Rakshit
State-Sanctioned CasteismKarnataka Plans to Pay Low‑Income Brahmin Women to Marry Within Their Caste Framed as economic empowerment initiatives, the schemes just happen to ensure the 'purity' of the upper-caste gene pool. By Satviki Sanjay
Paying The PriceIndian Economy Lost Rs. 20,000 Crores Due to Government’s Internet Bans in 2020 India more than doubled its economic losses from internet restrictions compared to the previous year. By Devrupa Rakshit