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January 13, 2014
India, U.S. to move WHO resolution on addressing violence against women

It urges member-states to address the issue in national health plans and reinforce legal framework

January 11, 2014
Rahul Gandhi: If I bring one change, it would be women's empowerment in India

AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday batted for giving youth more space in politics and said the fundamental reason for them not getting it is that the "process for entry and promotions are not transparent".

January 5, 2014
Indian women continue to fight for respect: A place at the high table

As the world celebrates 100 years of women suffrage, Indian women continue to fight for things that matter.

December 3, 2013
Activists promote "Womanifesto" as Delhi heads to polls, India

On the eve of elections in Delhi, women's rights activists called on political parties on Tuesday to commit to a "Womanifesto" - a gender-sensitive agenda - to combat rising crimes against women in the Indian capital.

December 2, 2013
Delhi: Parties claim big, but still keep women out

Campaigning for the December 4 Assembly elections in Delhi ended on Monday with around 25 rallies and road shows being organised in the capital.

November 17, 2013
Sonia Gandhi holds rally in Mizoram, lures youth and women voters

Congress president Sonia Gandhi sought to lure voters at a rally in Mizoram's Lunglei town on Monday with the prospect of joint sharing on a 50-50 basis the profits from oil and natural gas proceeds from the state.

October 24, 2013
India's AAP struggles to find women candidates willing to join politics

The Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi has only seven women candidates out of 62. AAP is struggling to find women candidates willing to join politics. CNN-IBN spoke to some of the women candidates, including Rakhi Birla, who is contesting from the Mangolpuri constituency, a seat reserved for Dalits.

October 22, 2013
Mizoram polls: No women representatives in state legislature, India

Women voters have been outnumbering male voters in Mizoram for the past few years, but paradoxically there are no women representatives in the state legislature for years together.