“It is a really terrifying time”: why India’s Rape Scandal is essential viewing
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The heartbreak of watching the farmers’ protests from afar for British Indians
Supermodel and activist Neelam Gill talks about how it feels to watch the Indian farmers' and citizens protest new government laws
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Netflix’s trailer for The White Tiger just made us very excited for January
Priyanka Chopra stars in the book-to-screen adaptation.
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Recipes
5 delicious and foolproof vegan sides to go with your Christmas dinner
Sprouts, carrots and parsnips! The most flavour-packed side dishes from BBC chef Romy Gill for a vegan Christmas dinner.
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Life
A Suitable Boy: everything you need to know about the BBC’s new period drama
From the screenwriter behind House of Cards and the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice.
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Find serenity on the banks of the River Ganges in India
Follow in the footsteps of famous yogis on this amazing holiday...
Long Reads
“How I’ve learned to cope with grief at Christmas”
“This is a time to create your own rituals that heal, nurture and comfort you. And I promise you, it gets easier.”
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Life
The new Netflix horror series so scary it’s keeping people awake at night
Are you brave enough to watch Typewriter?
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People
Why everyone is talking about Indian athlete Dutee Chand's tribute to her girlfriend
“I believe nobody has the right to judge me as an athlete because of my decision to be with who I want....”
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Travel
Travel inspiration: relax and refuel at a chic oasis in India’s liveliest city
Where to stay, eat and shop in Mumbai
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Opinion
The dark subtext to the headlines calling Priyanka Chopra a “scam artist”
The way some publications are talking about the Bollywood star’s wedding to Nick Jonas suggests something more sinister at play.
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Opinion
“India has scrapped its tampon tax. Why are we still paying it in the UK?”
The world’s ‘most dangerous country for women’ is ending taxes on sanitary products – but in the supposedly enlightened UK, we’re still being forced to pay up.
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Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 16/5/18
Hindu priestesses, lesbian witches, breast cancer beer and more
Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 18/4/18
Hunger strikes against India’s rape laws, protests against plastic surgery in South Korea, and more
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Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 11/4/18
The world’s most admired women are revealed, Tanzanian girls get vaccinated against cervical cancer, and more
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Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 23/2/18
Journalists remember trailblazing war reporter Marie Colvin, FGM is banned in Somaliland, and more
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Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: the news you need to know on 5/2/18
Scottish women grapple with period poverty, rare suffragette posters are unveiled, and more
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Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 30/1/2018
BBC Women reject findings of pay gap report, female jockeys are proven to be just as good as men, and more.
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Life
Uber forced to apologise for sexist ‘Wife Appreciation Day’ message
“Thank you, Uber, for defining gender roles.”
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Why India banning instant divorce is a major victory for women
India’s Supreme Court has ruled against triple talaq, which allowed Muslim men to instantly divorce their wives.
Life
The defiant reason women in India are posting selfies after midnight
A male politician's attempt at victim blaming has backfired spectacularly.
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