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Indian Origin Man Slaps Woman and Shouts Vulgarities Inside Hindu Temple
Singapore, Sep 17 (PTI) An Indian-origin lawyer, already been suspended from practising in connection with some other case, has been charged for four different offences under law by the State…
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Pregnant Woman and Child Died During Delivery Allegedly Due To Negligence
Ballia (UP), Sep 17 (PTI) A doctor couple running a private clinic in Risra here were on Sunday arrested for alleged medical negligence leading to the death of a pregnant…
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Woman Raped Repeatedly By Giving Spiked “Panchamrit” To Ward Off Evil Spirits and Vastu Mistakes
A 35-year-old woman in Palghar districts in Maharashtra was allegedly raped multiple times by five men in the pretext of removing evil spirits from her husband’s life and vaastu mistakes…
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महिला आरक्षण बिल – इतिहास, समयरेखा, और इस पर भाजपा और कांग्रेस का रुख
महिला आरक्षण बिल एक बार फिर चर्चा में है. यह विधेयक सुनिश्चित करता है कि भारत की संसद में 33% सीटें महिला उम्मीदवारों से भरी जाएंगी। भारत में इसके संघर्ष…
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Ask Men In Family to Make Tea, See The Anti-Feminist Meltdown and Misogyny
“Next time you visit your family, ask your bhaiya (brother), jiju (brother-in-law), mama (uncle) and papa (father) to make that chai for you, instead of asking your didi (elder sister),…
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Why ‘Jawan’ Is a Women Centric, Politically Relevant, Great Entertainer: Film Review
Activist Shabnam Hashmi explains why the film ‘Jawan’ is not just a great entertainer, but also a strong women centric and politically relevant film. Six Strong Woman Characters, an Unapologetic…
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Hindu Muslim Couple Can Live Together But Not Marry – Strange Laws and Strange Verdicts
Two separate verdicts from the Allahabad High Court seemingly lead to a situation where Hindu-Muslim couple can live-together without anybody, including their parents, harassing them but if their marriage may…
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PM’s Modi’s Raksha Bandhan Gift Reeks of Gender Stereotypes and Lacks Rights Based Approach to Women’s Empowerment
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan Prime Minister Modi reduced the LPG Gas cylinder prices by Rs. 200 as his “gift” to women of the country. “On the occasion of…
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Government Making Women Dance in Front Of Guests Arriving for G20 Summit, Reducing Women To “Item Numbers”
Why is the Government of India making various groups of women dance at the airport to welcome the international guests arriving for G20 Summit and reducing them to item numbers?…
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जम्मू-कश्मीर के कठुआ में महिला को सार्वजनिक रूप से पीटा गया, व्यक्तिगत पसंद के लिए अपमानित किया गया
जम्मू, पांच सितंबर (भाषा) जम्मू-कश्मीर के कठुआ जिले में एक वायरल वीडियो के सिलसिले में चार लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया गया है, जिसमें कुछ लोग एक महिला को उसके घर…
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