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    Why do so few women reach India’s boardrooms, leave alone the top?

    Abirami Sekar, Sowmya M
    8 March 2026 7:12 PM IST

    Many women aspire to lead in corporate India, yet only a tiny fraction reach the top. What barriers still hold them back?

    Very few women reach India’s boardrooms, leave alone the top
    Women's March
    India and New Zealand cricketers in action during a high-stakes T20 World Cup final match-up.
    Cricket

    India vs NZ T20 WC final: 3 key battles that could decide title clash

    8 March 2026 6:45 PM IST
    Kerala IUML MLAs son held for assault over Facebook comment
    Kerala

    Kerala IUML MLA's son held for assault over Facebook comment

    8 March 2026 6:38 PM IST
    Air India AI 171 Ahmedabad crash Boeing 787 Dreamliner
    Business

    Amid West Asia conflict, Air India to run 78 extra international flights

    8 March 2026 6:16 PM IST
    India team celebrates after winning the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 final

    Live: India script history with 3rd T20 World Cup win

    8 March 2026 6:02 PM IST
    Iran

    Iran has chosen a new Supreme Leader but name yet to be revealed: Reports

    8 March 2026 6:00 PM IST
    Narendra Modi

    PM Modi targets TMC over President Murmu row ahead of Bengal polls

    8 March 2026 4:45 PM IST
    UK07 Rider Anurag Dobhal crashes car live, now critical in ICU

    UK07 Rider Anurag Dobhal crashes car live, now critical in ICU

    8 March 2026 4:42 PM IST
    Sweta Garapati at Old Madras Baking Company.

    How Sweta Garapati shaped her culinary journey with Old Madras Baking Company

    8 March 2026 4:24 PM IST
    A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.

    Borah's BJP switch is just the tip of Assam's pre-poll poaching iceberg

    8 March 2026 4:21 PM IST
    Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

    Lok Sabha braces for uproar over Birla removal motion, Indo-US trade deal

    8 March 2026 4:00 PM IST
    PM Modi Inaugurates Delhi’s first ‘Ring Metro’

    PM Modi inaugurates Delhi’s first ‘Ring Metro’

    8 March 2026 3:17 PM IST
    Nitish Kumars son Nishant joins JD(U), tipped for deputy CM role

    Nitish Kumar's son Nishant joins JD(U), tipped for deputy CM role

    8 March 2026 2:53 PM IST
    College campus

    Why student union elections remain suspended in several universities

    8 March 2026 2:43 PM IST
    Former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao on Iran war, diplomacy, fighting patriarchy

    Former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao on Iran war, diplomacy, fighting patriarchy

    Kavitha Shanmugam
    8 March 2026 1:46 PM IST

    In an interview with The Federal, the former foreign secretary warns the US-Israel-Iran conflict could incinerate lives and civilisational heritage,...

    Yellow crime scene do not cross police tape over the entrance of a house with the front door wide open

    Ballari school horror: Class 9 boy ‘attacks’ students, warden; 1 dead

    8 March 2026 1:46 PM IST
    Grew up in a family where women were bosses: Rahul tells students

    'Grew up in a family where women were bosses': Rahul tells students

    8 March 2026 1:04 PM IST
    President Droupadi Murmu. File Photo: PTI

    Centre seeks Bengal response over ‘protocol lapses’ during President Murmu’s visit

    8 March 2026 12:23 PM IST
    Why did BJP bring Syed Ata Hasnain and RN Ravi as governors of Bihar and Bengal?

    The governor swaps that left people asking what BJP is really planning

    8 March 2026 12:13 PM IST
    FPIs, foreign investors, Nifty, buying, selling

    FPIs pull out Rs 21,000 crore from Indian equities amid Middle East tensions

    8 March 2026 12:03 PM IST
    AC prices rise 5-15 pc as major brands pass on higher production costs

    AC prices rise 5-15 pc as major brands pass on higher production costs

    8 March 2026 11:48 AM IST
    mcap loss, Infosys, TCS, HDFC bank worst hit

    Mcap of 8 of top-10 most valued firms erodes by Rs 2.81 lakh cr; SBI biggest laggard

    8 March 2026 11:32 AM IST
    Liquor scam, chhattisgarh

    Kerala Catholic Church slams state govt over rising liquor outlets and drug abuse

    8 March 2026 11:12 AM IST
    Why a look back at the ‘Me Too’ movement elicits mixed reactions in women

    Why a look back at the ‘Me Too’ movement elicits mixed reactions in women

    8 March 2026 10:21 AM IST
    Delhi Red Fort blast Al Falah

    Delhi court grants two-week interim bail to Al-Falah chairman Jawed Siddiqui

    8 March 2026 10:06 AM IST
    LDF and UDF face-off over Kerala election narrative on development and welfare

    LDF and UDF face-off over Kerala election narrative on development and welfare

    8 March 2026 9:52 AM IST
    Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP sweeps Nepal election, set to form govt

    Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP sweeps Nepal election, set to form govt

    8 March 2026 6:59 AM IST
    Iran Israel US Middle East explodes
    LIVE

    Live! Iran hits Bahrain desalination plant; smoke from oil depot strike shrouds Tehran

    8 March 2026 6:44 AM IST
    Sanket Upadhyay interview on TRP debate

    TRP ratings suspended: 'TV news has become a theatre of the absurd'

    8 March 2026 6:30 AM IST
    What does LPG price hike mean for supply, subsidies, and energy security?

    What does LPG price hike mean for supply, subsidies, and energy security?

    7 March 2026 8:58 PM IST
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