Women

"It was started because the women who are working during the tourist season in the town expressed problems going home late after work."

Vijay Kumar lunged at Pooja and tried to rip off her shirt. Pooja was thrown to the ground, but the sudden attack did not take away her strength or presence of mind.

The Team Leaf Wearables, led by 24-year-old Indian entrepreneur Manik Mehta, won the competition with their device, Safer Pro.

The CCTV captured the entire episode where the two gutsy women in their late 30s rescued their father successfully and thwarted the armed gang’s looting attempt. All in 37 seconds!

Gender parity aside, a recent UN study found that assembly constituencies led by women showed significantly greater economic development

Even in this darkest phase of her life, all hope was not lost. She would have to find a way to live. If not for her, then at least for the two-year-old baby who lay in her lap, giggling, clueless about the catastrophe that had befallen them.

The 'motherhood' journey that a woman goes through, from becoming pregnant to delivering a child, can be both incredible and worrisome at the same time.

Today, this gritty mom from Mangaluru runs a fleet of 12 ambulances called the Cauvery Ambulance Service.

From losing her mother at 16 and taking up the responsibility of her family, to being widowed at 32, this mother stood the test of time, battling every difficulty thrown her way, emerging as a role model for her daughter.

She is a shining example of how a tragedy can be turned into a fuel that drives you to achieve your goals, no matter what.