International Womens Day

Madam Sir: 'Honoring women power' -Modi's campaign

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a big gift to women. Modi government announced to reduce the price of domestic gas cylinder by Rs 100.

Mar 09, 2024, 02:06 AM IST

How did Pink become a colour for women?

In the year 1918, pink was just a colour, not a 'gender defining colour'. Men or women all used to wear pink equally. In fact, even if pink was labeled to some extent, it was called the color of males only. Because at that time the army soldiers of many countries used to have red uniform, and since pink is considered to be a lighter shade of red colour, then boys were made to wear pink more in their childhood. It was mentioned in the article Pink or Blue of the 1918 journal The Infants' Department. But then what happened that pink became the color of women.

Mar 08, 2023, 08:38 AM IST

15 outstanding women honoured with Nari Shakti Puraskar by Prez on International Women's Day

On the day that marks the International Women's Day, President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019 at a special ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Mar 08, 2020, 14:48 PM IST

Women's Day Special: Zee News' tribute to women power of this nation

International Women’s Day was born out of a movement of working class women who marched through New York in 1908 demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights, with the first National Women’s Day held the following year.

Mar 08, 2020, 11:20 AM IST

Women's Day Special: Success stories of some Indian Businesswomen

International Women’s Day was born out of a movement of working class women who marched through New York in 1908 demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights, with the first National Women’s Day held the following year.

Mar 07, 2020, 10:50 AM IST

Lady officers to take charge of police stations, train operations on Women's Day in Kerala

Kerala DGP Lokanath Behra has issued a directive asking all district police chiefs to handover duty of station house officers (SHO) to women police personnel on March 8, Women`s Day.

Mar 07, 2020, 10:01 AM IST

Women's Day Special: Late Major's wife set to join Indian Army

A year ago, Nitika Dhoundiyal was shattered when she came to know that her husband Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal was martyred during an operation against the terrorists that took place following the February 14 Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. But now, Nitika has summed up the courage deciding to follow the footsteps of her late husband and is all set to join the Indian Army. On the occasion of International Women's Day, she fits as the perfect example for hashtag 'She Inspires Us' which PM Narendra Modi tweeted.

Mar 06, 2020, 22:48 PM IST

Women's Day Special: Success stories of Women farmers in India

Zee brings for you a special show on women empowerment on the occasion of womens day. Today we are talking about womens farmer who succeed not in the field but in realitty.

Mar 06, 2020, 08:58 AM IST

Women's Day: End of Triple Talaq is a Real Freedom for Women

Zee brings for you a special show on women empowerment on the occasion of womens day. Today we are talking about the real freedom of women after Triple talaq gets implemented.

Mar 05, 2020, 08:56 AM IST

Women Empowerment: End of Teen Talaq is a real freedom for women

Zee brings for you a special show on women empowerment on the occasion of womens day. Today we are talking about the real freedom of women after Triple talaq gets implemented.

Mar 05, 2020, 08:52 AM IST

Women's Day: Special Show on Women Empowerment

Special Show on Women Empowerment running on Zee news for Women's Day. This show is dedicated to all the women who works hard and inspires others. Watch the special segment.

Mar 04, 2020, 08:56 AM IST

Women who 'inspire' can take over PM Modi's Account on Women's Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes Sabbatical from Social Media. Modi announces to dedicate his account to women who is inspiring on Womens Day.

Mar 03, 2020, 15:34 PM IST

Special story on those women who avail Ayushman Bharat Yojana

Zee News comes up with a Special Show on International Women's day. In this Show you can watch how women's are getting benefitted from Ayushman yojana to change their life.

Mar 02, 2020, 14:06 PM IST

Hard Kaur, Swara come together to celebrate the ‘fire' within them

On the occasion of International Women's Day, 21 women such as actresses Neena Gupta and Swara Bhasker, rapper Hard Kaur and yoga expert Natasha Noel came together to celebrate womanhood through a music video titled "Fire within me".

Mar 08, 2019, 23:37 PM IST

I wish as women we value ourselves each day, says Vidya Balan

Actress Vidya Balan feels that women should value themselves each day so that they do not need women's day to celebrate their achievements and strengths.

Mar 08, 2019, 23:22 PM IST

Akshay Kumar joins female bikers to remove stigma around menstruation

Actor Akshay Kumar on Friday participated in the Lucknow leg of a nationwide Run4Niine marathon to create awareness among people about menstrual taboos.

Mar 08, 2019, 17:25 PM IST

McDonald's flips iconic 'M' logo upside down to honour women

All McDonald's social media profiles, including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, displayed the logo upside-down.

Mar 09, 2018, 08:18 AM IST

Niti Aayog to launch a women entrepreneurship platform

The WEP will provide opportunities to women realize their entrepreneurial aspirations, scale-up innovative initiatives and chalk-out sustainable, long-term strategies for their businesses.

Mar 08, 2018, 10:31 AM IST

'Badrinath' Varun Dhawan cracks formula of Women's Day, 'Dulhania' Alia Bhatt gives thumbs up

This is the third time that this lovable jodi will be seen sharing screen space. 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' marks the second instalment of a franchise that began with 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'.

Mar 08, 2017, 17:55 PM IST

International Women's Day 2017: Celebrities give a shout-out to women power

From diva Alia Bhatt to superstar Shah Rukh Khan, celebrities stepped forward to share wisdomous messages. Some also shared their pictures with the special ladies in their life and made the occasion more special.

Mar 08, 2017, 11:16 AM IST