23 h. ago Women in India don’t want ‘safe zones’ – they want to enjoy public spaces as equals | Nilanjana Bhowmick

Segregation does not make going outside any safer or more comfortable for women – it only reinforces the idea that the public sphere belongs to menA couple of weeks ago, I was in an upmarket neighbourhood in Delhi for a photoshoot. The sun was already unforgiving, and only a handful of walkers and joggers had dared to step out in the heat. A few children, on their summer break from school, gave curious glances in our direction, but they quickly lost interest and returned to their games. Women walking by offered quick looks, but the men stared – every single one who passed us.Then one went a step further. Mid-shoot, he walked straight up and interrupted us. At first, we smiled – out of habit, out of conditioning – thinking that he would leave. But he didn’t. Instead, his questions turned increasingly personal. From “What are you doing?” to “Do you have an Insta page?” and “Where do you stay?”, the questions grew increasingly intrusive. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago England v India: second women’s T20 cricket international – live

All the action from Bristol, play from 6.30pm BSTSign up to The Spin, our weekly cricket newsletterEngland are unchanged, which gives their XI the chance to right Saturday’s wrongs.India do change a winning side, but only to bring back their captain Harmanpreet Kaur in place of Harleen Deol. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago Huge summer of women's cricket sees England Women hosting India and the return of The Hundred

Cricket fans across England and Wales are set for a huge summer of sporting action, starting later this month with a refreshed England Women side, following a whitewash of the West Indies, taking on India in a series destined for unlimited drama. New Head Coach Charlotte Edwards and new Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt will lead their team in three Metro Bank ODIs and five Vitality IT20s across June and July, with the rivalry between the two nations running deeper than ever before as – for the first time – England Men and England Men’s Mixed Disability sides will also host India.

Politics

1 week ago US issues latest India travel advisory with warnings about solo women travellers, conflict and crime

Updated advisory from State Department has an increased emphasis on regional unrest and potential terrorist attacks

Events

2 w. ago Robin Wright said that she couldn’t earn as much as Kevin Spacey on Netflix show because she hadn’t won an Oscar

Wright played Claire Underwood in the hit Netflix show ‘House of Cards’

Technology

2 w. ago Boat firm wins alcohol licence despite locals' claims they've seen customers ram into others, defecate in gardens, enjoy al fresco sex and get naked in public

GoBoat's application was opposed by nearly 40 local residents who said they'd witnessed public sex, nudity, harassment and even punters using their gardens as toilets.

Economics

3 w. ago England make dominant start to Charlotte Edwards era — but India will provide true test of their progress

An overmatched West Indies were duly dispatched in a 6-0 clean sweep, but tougher tasks are to come for Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side

Events

3 w. ago Trans lobby groups 'lied for years' that anyone self identifying as a different gender could access women's' toilets, equality chief says

Transgender people were misled about their rights to female only spaces by lobby groups, according to a senior member of an equality watchdog, Akua Reindorf, has said. 

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