Sex & consent | 1st India Today Consent Survey

Viral awareness has transformed public discourse, but meaningful change requires consent to become a culture rooted in equality and dignity

How families, kinship networks and households become spaces where women’s desires, refusals and freedoms are monitored, negotiated or suppressed

After decades of women’s empowerment, if we are still not safe from violence by men, something is very wrong. Our strategies must change, move from individualistic to communal, and also involve the men

How women’s boundaries are violated across public spaces, workplaces and digital platforms, enabled by a toxic continuum of harassment, institutional power, privacy breaches and enforced silence

Though there is more awareness among women, to end non-consensual sexual behaviour in public spaces, workplaces and in the digital sphere, we need to shift the burden of safety from their bodies to the institutions of patriarchy

Women look beyond what is broken, pointing to better education, stronger institutions and deeper cultural change as the path to making consent a lived social norm rather than an exception

From workplace harassment to marital rape, the gap between legal protections and women’s lived realities remains stubbornly wide, exposing the need for education as much as enforcement

The India Today-Reckitt survey reveals why building a culture of respect requires a shared national framework for consent, dignity and mutual understanding

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Improved exploration of remote landscapes and advances in molecular techniques are helping scientists distinguish previously overlooked species

The flagship guarantees are a costly budget item. The new CM makes sure their targeting isn’t amiss

Jagan had meant it as an opulent camp office. Now it will be a deluxe resort, and maybe a museum to hubris

A stake sale at Vizhinjam port, to a Swiss container major, sets off a debate. What will CM Satheesan do?

White elephants? The Bhopal and Indore Metros see paltry footfalls, get rented out for shaadis and dos

An exhibition of Pahari paintings in Washington DC offers visitors an opportunity to rediscover a rich artistic tradition

Created by Rajkumar Hirani, Pritam and Pedro is a cybercrime comedy thriller streaming on Jio’s premium content label, Hotstar Specials

Upcoming theatrical and OTT releases to look out for

With a sculpture on view in Venice and artwork adorning the new Noida International Airport, artist Paresh Maity has a full palette

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A volume of devotion that captures not just the visual brilliance of the gold-leaf architecture but the deep faith that binds the temporal to the spiritual.

The gaming laptop has had its glow-up. Power meets polish in this season’s most dangerously desirable machines.

Hosting the coveted Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards for the first time, Hong Kong, the city of dim sum dreams, made good on its promise as Asia’s dining capital. From timeless Cantonese masterpieces to audacious culinary evolutions, these tasting menus are world-class.

The FIFA World Cup Luxury Escape: Tequila, Michelin Stars & Superyachts

The British capital’s newest destination for art, design, and elevated hospitality: The Chancery Rosewood.

Redefining eco-luxury on a quiet cruise through Hamburg in the Mercedes-Benz S 450e Plug-in hybrid.

Jean Etienne Gourgues, EVP Global Brands, Pernod Ricard, has been coming to India for the past 31 years; he distils his thoughts on the changing dynamics of India’s premium liquor segment through the prism of Pernod Ricard India’s role in forging this new direction.

Breguet invented the tourbillon 225 years ago and has spent every decade since, refining it. Its anniversary quartet proves the old house still knows how to make a cage worth watching.

From low-minerality, silky sips to naturally carbonated volcanic springs, water is finally having its fine-dining moment.

What's hot in the world of fine dining

Apple’s flagship headphones are still among the most desirable in the business.

Oppo’s Find X9 Ultra has the cameras, the chip and the chutzpah to back up its name.

A 635bhp twin-turbo V8, no hybrid safety net and a chassis that defies its own mass. The Sport SV is the rare super-SUV that earns every decibel.

The new watch is an ode to a historical timepiece from the 1980s