The Finger Wrap: Forced Marriages, Fantastic Reportage and Football Prowess

Goa’s PWD minister Sudin Dhawale said women going to pubs in short skirts was not India’s culture and appealed to women in Goa not to drink alcohol, also managing to throw in some cute words of support for Sri Ram Sene leader Pramod Muthalik  (who has just moved to Goa).

That’s not all, folks. Haryana BJP leader OP Dhankar allegedly announced that his party would get girls from Bihar to ensure that all men from Haryana could get married. Apparently, promising TVs and refrigerators just isn’t enough these days.

(OP Dhankar)

Want to marry the love of your life but your family’s standing in the way? Try your luck in Bihar. Cops there can force you to get married for simply making out with your lover.

It doesn’t happen ‘only in India’. A UK judge presiding over a case in which a man raped a woman who was passed out, thinks it is “sad to see a man of generally good character in the dock for such a serious offence,” as he wasn’t a “classic rapist”.

A fantastic peek at how the women reporters of Khabar Lahariya operate.

After the Supreme Court banned routine arrests under Section 498A of the IPC (which relates to dowry harassment) and observed that it was being used as a “weapon” by “disgruntled wives” to “harass” their husbands and in-laws, here’s a look at how the whole false case thing is rather exaggerated.

Hockey India’s announced the 16-member team captained by Ritu Rani that will head to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games this year.

And did you know the women’s football team has a far better chance of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup than the men do? They’re ranked 50 out of 125 nations and 11^th in Asia. Don’t miss this interview with goalie Aditi Chauhan.

A woman in was raped in a building in Delhi’s Connaught Place after a security guard lured her inside on the pretext of helping her get a job in housekeeping.

NCRB data for 2013 shows that the highest number of unnatural deaths for women took place in their homes. Suicide was the highest cause of accidental death for women (it was road accidents for men).

For kicks, here’s a great list of tumblr posts on women.

Beyonce fans, you’ll love this. She’s overtaken Oprah to head Forbes’ list of powerful celebrities. Jay-Z only comes in sixth on that list.

(Image courtesy Khabar Lahariya)