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India, Azerbaijan agree for global action on terrorism
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], Apr 4 (ANI): India and Azerbaijan on Wednesday agreed for a global and concerted action to combat terrorism, stating that both sides had zero tolerance on the issue.
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Centre committed to protecting SC/STs rights: Union Minister
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 2 (ANi): The central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to protecting the rights of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Scheduled Castes (SC), Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot said on Monday.
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SC/ST Act ruling will thwart justice to suppressed: Thawar Chand Gehlot
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot on Sunday said the Centre has decided to file a review petition against Supreme Court's decision on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1
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Centre to file review petition in SC against SC/ST Act ruling
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 30 (ANI): The Centre will file a review petition in the Supreme Court over its recent ruling on Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) Act, said Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot on Friday.
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Shivraj Singh calls for women safety, empowerment
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured to provide security to women in the state while saying that people who don't respect women deserve strict action.
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SC seeks empowerment of widows, destitute women
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): In a bid to improve the livelihood of widows and destitute women in Mathura and Vrindavan, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed temples in the two cities to donate all flowers offered to them to shelter homes.
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Credit disbursal to MSMEs up by 20% YoY
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): Amid a slew of reforms taken for the empowerment of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) segment, the Centre revealed that loan disbursal to this segment witnessed a 20 percent growth year-on-year (YoY).
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There should be more women in Armed Forces: Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday pitched for women empowerment and said there should be more women in the Armed Forces.
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Dr. Madhu Chitkara honoured with Nivedita Award
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Mar 9 (Businesswire-India): Chitkara University is proud to announce that Dr. Madhu Chitkara (Vice-Chancellor of Chitkara University) has been honoured with NIVEDITA award for outstanding service towards women empowerment. The award was presented during the International
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Women hosts earned $20 bn on Airbnb
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 6 (ANI): With International Women's Day inching closer, online marketplace and hospitality service Airbnb stated that women hosts on the platform have earned nearly USD 20 billion, thus taking a step further towards the financial, professional, and social empowerment
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Srishti Bakshi's 'The New Delhi Night Walk' with a special message
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 05 (ANI): Srishti Bakshi, who has embarked on a walking mission to cover the entire stretch from Kanyakumari to Kashmir- on foot, mobilising citizens along the way to make India a safer country for women, took out her 'The New Delhi Night Walk' initiatives in Delhi.
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Empowering women is empowering entire household: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed on the importance of empowering women for the development of household.
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