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Billie Jean King, 'Original 9' stars honoured at US Open
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 10 (ANI): Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who was among the nine women to take a stand for equal rights in tennis, along with five other former athletes were honoured at the US Open on Thursday (local time).
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Women hold protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul for decision-making roles i
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 3 (ANI): A group of Afghan women activists staged a protest in Kabul on Friday, seeking equal rights and to ensure decision-making roles for them in political life in the country that has been taken over by the Taliban.
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Survey reveals three in five believe more changes needed to give Black Ame
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): Over 50 per cent of the population in the United States believes that the country must "continue making changes to give Black Americans equal rights to white Americans," according to a new survey reported by The Hill.
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VP Naidu calls for ending gender discrimination in society
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday called for ending every form of gender discrimination in society and to ensure equal rights to women in every field.
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Shia community in Ladakh enjoys religious freedom, region gets development
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Leh/Kargil (Ladakh) [India], July 27 (ANI): The Shia community living in Ladakh are enjoying religious freedom and equal rights like citizens in parts of the country with the constitutional changes made in the state last year opening up new avenues of education and boosting development.
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Leonardo DiCaprio pledges to 'end disenfranchisement of Black America'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Friday said that he is donating to different organisations working on equal rights.
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'The time to take action is now': Nick Jonas calls out racism, bigotry pos
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Calling out, racism, bigotry, and exclusion, singer Nick Jonas on Thursday said "the time to take action is NOW" and revealed that he and his actor wife donated to organisations working for equal rights in the United States.
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India's most important characteristic is its plurality, says MJ Akbar at m
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 29 (ANI): India's most important characteristic is its plurality and the Constitution gives equal rights to everyone irrespective of its religion, Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha MJ Akbar said on Saturday at a special meeting held in Geneva to discuss the Cit
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Senitta Hygiene Bank takes the digital world by storm
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Jan 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a world where women are fighting for equal rights and pay parity, India is still struggling with the idea of curtailing the superstitions surrounding menstruation.
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All institutions should get equal rights like those run by minorities, dem
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has decided to seek equal rights for non-minority educational institutions from the Narendra Modi government and solicit amendments to Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution to bring
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LGTBQ, property rights to women accomplished through Art 370 abrogation: K
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Equal rights to the LGTBQ communities and property rights to women have only been accomplished through the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, said Kashmiri columnist and political commentator Sunanda Vashisht.
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CPM stands for equal rights of women in all spheres of society: Prakash Ka
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): CPM leader Prakash Karat on Thursday said that CPM stands for equal rights for women in all spheres of society.
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