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New Delhi [India], March 31: PAN Health has won the prestigious 'Excellence in Manufacturing - Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals' award at the 3rd Edition of the ET Entrepreneur Awards. Also Read | Oracle Layoffs: Abrupt 6 AM Job Cuts, No Warning Leave Employees Shocked. The ET Entrepreneur Awards is a benchmark platform recognising India's most visionary business leaders across sectors, celebrating excellence in innovation, resilience, and business transformation. The focus of the 2026 awards was ...Read More >
The Haryana Police have booked three officials of the Rohtak-based Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) after two woman sanitation workers claimed that they were forced to take photographs of their private parts and sanitary pads to prove that they were menstruating, a police officer Thursday said. The University, on its part, suspended two sanitation supervisors and has ordered an internal probe into the incident. The FIR was registered Wednesday against sanitation supervisors Vitender and Vinod ...Read More >
About 12 billion disposable pads and 7 billion tampons go into US landfills every year It was six months ago that Selin Celikoyar bought her last tampon and switched to a reusable menstrual disc. "I had already been wary of tampons from an environmental perspective and also from a biological perspective. I felt that they were very wasteful and expensive to consistently keep buying," she said. The flexible discs and other reusable menstrual products are gaining traction as alternatives to the ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court has demanded a response from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation following allegations that sanitary pad vending machines in metro stations are faulty. A lawyer, Nikhil Goyal, petitioned for immediate installation of fully operational machines, emphasizing the impact on women commuters' health and rights. The Delhi High Court has called upon the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for a response concerning a plea that highlights the malfunctioning of sanitary pad vending machi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on a plea alleging that sanitary pad vending machines at metro stations across the capital are either faulty or non-functional, causing inconvenience to women commuters.Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Nikhil Goyal, a bench of chief justice D K Upadhyaya and justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notices to DMRC, Delhi govt, and other concerned authorities. The court gave DMRC two wee ...Read More >
RANCHI: Jharkhand Pradesh Youth Congress has filed a complaint at a cyber police station in Ranchi stating that visuals showing Rahul Gandhi's picture pasted on a sanitary pad are an attempt to discredit the Congress' campaign to improve menstrual hygiene in Bihar. The Bihar Mahila Congress, under the Priyadarshini Udaan Yojana, conducted a sanitary pad distribution campaign ahead of the Bihar assembly elections. Youth Congress member Shilpi Kumari lodged a complaint stating that the doctored ...Read More >
Ranchi: Ahead of Bihar Assembly polls, the controversy over use of a morphed image of Rahul Gandhi inside a sanitary pad in Bihar has triggered widespread protests, now spreading to Jharkhand. On Tuesday, the Jharkhand Pradesh Youth Congress Legal Cell lodged a complaint at Ranchi's Cyber Police Station demanding action against "those outraging modesty of women and attempting to incite hostility towards Rahul Gandhi". Youth Congress member Shilpi Kumari stated in the complaint that All India Ma ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Amid a row over Rahul Gandhi's image on sanitary pad packets to be distributed in Bihar, the Indian Youth Congress has filed police complaints in multiple states against a "coordinated and defamatory" digital campaign allegedly aimed at defaming the Congress leader and undermining the dignity of women. The IYC has claimed that the campaign involved a "doctored image and vulgar video" linked to the Congress' sanitary pad distribution drive in Bihar, which was part of a soc ...Read More >
Mumbai: Two months since the BMC started a dedicated drive to collect domestic hazardous waste, nearly 2,000 housing societies, women's hostels, beauty parlours, and educational institutions registered for the initiative.Currently, an average of 1.7 tonnes of such waste is collected daily and transported to six plasma incineration facilities within BMC's jurisdiction for safe and scientific disposal. This includes adult diapers, sanitary pads, pet waste, discarded medicines, and used waxing shee ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5: Several social media users claimed that the Congress party distributed five lakh sanitary pads to women in Bihar as part of its election campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Users also shared videos alleging that the sanitary pads, which were given to women under the "Mai Bahin Maan Yojana," had a picture of party leader Rahul Gandhi on them. The alleged claims come a day after several political parties slammed Congress for its unique women-centric initiativ ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 5 (ANI): Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Saturday accused the Congress of misleading the country with its claim that the BJP-led government at the Centre wants to change the Constitution. He added that AICC has now become the 'All India Cheating Congress'. "The words 'secular' and 'socialist' were not there in the Constitution. It was added after the 42nd Amendment. The Amendment was brought during the Emergency. Emergency was a black day in the d ...Read More >
Bihar: In the run-up to the Bihar state elections, the Congress Party has launched a distinctive initiative aimed at attracting women voters. As part of its women empowerment campaign, the party distributed five lakh sanitary pads for free across the state. However, a controversial element of the campaign has surfaced, causing a stir on social media. It is alleged that Rahul Gandhi's image is printed not only on the packaging of the sanitary pads but also on the inner layer. A video purportedly ...Read More >
Saturday, 5 July 2025 () Congress's initiative to distribute sanitary pads with Rahul Gandhi's image in Bihar sparked controversy, drawing criticism from NDA leaders who deemed it an insult to women. The scheme, aimed at promoting menstrual hygiene, faced backlash as opponents questioned the appropriateness of featuring a male figure on sanitary products. ...Read More >
Patna: The Congress's announcement to distribute five lakh sanitary pad boxes under its 'Priyadarshini Udaan Yojana' triggered a political storm in Bihar on Friday after images of party MP Rahul Gandhi appeared on the boxes. The NDA criticised the move, calling it a "direct insult" to women, who have emerged as key voters in recent state elections.Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar, speaking in the presence of All India Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba, said the scheme was aimed at promoting ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4: Congress party's unique women-centric initiative and public outreach via sanitary pads has sparked controversy in the poll-bound Bihar, with political parties reacting sharply to what they called 'weird' attempt to woo voters. The ruling Janata Dal (United) launched a tirade at the grand old party for politicizing issues sensitive to women and called it an example of its ideological bankruptcy. The criticism was triggered by a photograph of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi featuri ...Read More >
Hong Kong: Mainland Chinese shoppers are once again flocking to stores in Hong Kong, but this time, their focus is on purchasing sanitary towels and other feminine care products, rather than infant formula, cooking oil, or Yakult drinks. This shift in shopping habits is driven by concerns over reports of contaminated and discoloured cotton fillings in similar products sold in mainland China. These safety issues have led many consumers to seek alternatives in Hong Kong, where the quality is perc ...Read More >
Hong Kong, December 3, (ANI): Mainland Chinese shoppers are once again flocking to stores in Hong Kong, but this time, their focus is on purchasing sanitary towels and other feminine care products, rather than infant formula, cooking oil, or Yakult drinks. This shift in shopping habits is driven by concerns over reports of contaminated and discoloured cotton fillings in similar products sold in mainland China. These safety issues have led many consumers to seek alternatives in Hong Kong, where ...Read More >
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