-The Hindu On India being labelled the most unsafe country in the world for women Is India merely Dangerous for women or is it the most Dangerous place for women? Is measuring that on the basis of people’s perception of Danger and fear any less significant than on the basis of recorded statistics? In light of India’s labelling as the ‘world’s most Dangerous country for women’ in a recent global poll conducted by...

-The Hindu Punjab needs a sober, well-thought-out strategy to deal with drug abuse During the campaign for the Punjab Assembly elections last year, Amarinder Singh, then the Congress’s chief ministerial candidate, had pledged to eradicate the State’s drug problem within four weeks of coming to power. Given the complexity of the issue, hardly anyone took his pledge seriously but it did convey his concern. After coming to power, Capt. Singh took little...

-DD News Flood situation continues to be grim in Assam, Centre assures all possible help;  In Jammu & Kashmir, flood situation improves leading to resumption of  Amarnath Yatra. The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim.  Over 63,000 people are still affected by the floods across five districts, with the MeT department forecasting more rainfall in the state in the coming days. The death toll stood at 32 with no casualty being...

-News18.com Thomson Reuters Foundation survey ranked India as the world’s most Dangerous country for women, followed by Afghanistan and Syria, due to the high risk of sexual violence. The rankings were given on the basis of six key areas – healthcare, discrimination, cultural traditions, sexual violence, non-sexual violence and human trafficking. New Delhi: Akshita, a student of Delhi University, lives in the western fringes of Uttam Nagar in New Delhi. Long...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government has rejected an “opinion poll” by Thomson Reuters Foundation that said India is the most Dangerous country for women, saying the conclusion is not based on any data but solely on subjective opinion. With the report — which names India as more unsafe than strife-hit Syria and Iraq where violence against women is endemic, or deeply conservative Saudi Arabia with its discriminatory laws —...