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How to Be Safe Online

The digital world was meant to connect and empower. Yet for many women and girls, it has become a space of harm and fear. Online abuse is real, widespread, and deeply harmful. According to UN Women, between 16-58% of women worldwide report online abuse or harassment.

Online abuse can affect one’s mental health, affect relationships and reputations, and derail careers. As comes to a close, we have compiled a list of ways to spot signs of online abuse and measures to take to ensure your safety online.

What does online abuse look like? Online violence can take many forms, including:
👉🏽Harassment, threats, and repeated unwanted messages
👉🏽Cyberstalking and surveillance through apps or social media
👉🏽Image-based abuse, including sharing private images or videos without consent
👉🏽Deepfakes and manipulated images
👉🏽Doxxing, identity theft, impersonation, and hateful content
👉🏽Controlling behaviour such as limiting access to devices, accounts, or the internet
👉🏽Catfishing or impersonation

Digital abuse often starts small, such as a partner demanding your password or coercing you to share images that make you feel uncomfortable. Here are some warning signs to look out for:
🚩Threats to share private photos if you don’t comply with demands
🚩Controlling behaviour over conversations and contacts you may have
🚩Harassing and abusive comments or DMs that keep coming even after you block someone.
🚩Fake or doctored images of you suddenly appearing online.
🚩Impersonation, exclusion, or smear campaigns in online groups.

So how can you protect yourself online?
🛡️Block and report abusive accounts
🛡️Save evidence such as screenshots, messages, links, and dates
🛡️Strengthen privacy settings and use two-factor authentication
🛡️Check devices for spyware or unfamiliar apps
🛡️Reach out to someone you trust or a support organisation

If you witness online abuse, don’t ignore it. Reporting harmful content and supporting survivors can help stop the cycle. Together, we can make the internet safer for every woman and girl ✨

Source: UN Women
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🏏 Champions: India Win the Women’s World Cup! 🏆

After five decades since their first appearance in cricket, India’s women have made history. They clinched their first ever Women’s Cricket World Cup on home soil. In a thrilling final in Navi Mumbai, India posted 298–7 and then bowled out South Africa for 246, sealing victory by 52 runs.

The heroes were many. Shafali Verma, brought in as an injury replacement, smashed a fearless 87 off 78 balls and grabbed two wickets, turning the tide. Deepti Sharma shone with both bat and ball, contributing a crucial 58 and taking the wicket of Laura Wolvaardt. Richa Ghosh added spark with a quick 34 off 24 balls.

💬 Captain Harmanpreet Kaur led with heart, grace, and belief. “I am so grateful for this crowd – thank you for being there for us. We lost three back-to-back games, but we knew this team had something special to turn things around.”

As the tricolour waved across the stands, one thing was clear, this was more than just a victory, it is a statement that women’s sport, long pushed to the sidelines, belongs at the centre. In India, where cricket is religion, this win validates decades of dreams, struggles, and perseverance. The roar that echoed through Navi Mumbai wasn’t only for a team, it was for every girl who’s ever picked up a bat and dared to dream bigger.

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Ten-Year-Old Bodhana Sivanandan: A Chess Prodigy Making History ♟️

At just 10 years, 5 months, and 3 days old, Bodhana Sivanandan has amazed the chess world by becoming the youngest female player ever to defeat a grandmaster in a classical game. Her historic victory came at the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool, where she outplayed 60-year-old Grandmaster Peter Wells in the final round.

This achievement broke the previous record set by American prodigy Carissa Yip, who was nearly 11 when she beat her first grandmaster in 2019. More than just a symbolic milestone, Bodhana’s result secured her the prestigious Woman International Master (WIM) title, a stepping stone toward the highest honours in chess, the Woman Grandmaster title.

Raised in Harrow, northwest London, Bodhana first discovered chess at age five during the COVID-19 lockdowns. By eight, she had already been crowned best female player at the European rapid and blitz championships. That same year she represented England at the Chess Olympiad, becoming the youngest player ever to represent the country in any sport.

In 2024, she became a Woman FIDE Master and in July 2025 she earned her first Woman Grandmaster norm*, at a younger age than even the legendary Hou Yifan. She finished the Liverpool tournament with her third WIM norm and a performance rating above 2300. Commentators hailed her victory as “extraordinary,” not only for its historic value, but for the maturity she showed against vastly more experienced opponents.

Bodhana’s breakthrough is more than a personal triumph. It’s a landmark moment for women in chess, inspiring a new generation of girls to pursue the game at the highest levels. Her discipline, creativity, and composure suggest she is only at the beginning of what promises to be an extraordinary career.

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*Grandmaster norm means that she performed at a Grandmaster level in the tournament. Once she collects three norms and achieves the required rating, and she will become a earn the Grandmaster title.