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Triple talaq about gender discrimination, not religion or politics: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/Mumbai [India], May 12 (ANI): With the Muslim community's practice of triple talaq being discussed in the Supreme Court, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday dubbed the issue as one that breaches gender equality.
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Centre opposes Triple Talaq, next hearing on May 15
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Maintaining the same stand on the much debated triple talaq, the Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it opposes the system and wants to fight for women equality and gender justice.
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Manner of divorce questions 'equality': Allahabad HC on Triple T
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 09 (ANI): Reacting strongly on the burning issue of Triple Talaq, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday said the rights of any person including Muslim women cannot be violated in the name of 'personal law'.
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Leading a life of dignity, equality is right of every girl: Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Congress party president on Friday Sonia Gandhi welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict to uphold the death sentence of the four convicts involved in the December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gang-raoe and murder case.
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Swamy stirs row, says Muslim women have `third class status` in Islam
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Citing examples of 'triple talaq' and the practice of 'marrying four wives' in Islam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday described Swamy Prasad Maurya's comments on Muslim women as 'correct',
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Kerala: One-day sports meet held for transgender athletes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvnanthapuram (Kerala),[India], Apr 29,(ANI): In a bid to promote equality for the transgender community in the state, a one-day athletic meet was organized by the state government in Kerala on Friday.
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Red beacon ban: Govt. believes in equality, says Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 20 (ANI): Appreciating the Centre's decision to ban the use of red beacon on vehicles attached to dignitaries, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that the government wants everyone to get equality, adding every person is
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Korean actress urges community to empower girls in India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 16 (ANI): Noted South Korean actress Baek Jin-hee concluded her visit to India with a call to end girl child discrimination and work towards gender equality.
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Google.org supports 'Not for profit' organisations to improve In
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): Google.org on Friday announced grants of USD 8.4 million to four Indian NGOs, including Learning Equality, Million Sparks Foundation, Pratham Books StoryWeaver, and Pratham Education Foundation over the next two years to expand and scale the work they are doi
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Congress steers clear of Hassan's 'menstruation' remark
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday termed party leader M.M. Hassan's remark on women as a personal view, making it clear that the party believes in equality.
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There is an imperative need to defend universities as free spaces: Vice-Pr
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar. 25 (ANI): Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari on Saturday said there is an imperative need to defend the universities as free spaces, independent, critical repositories of knowledge, and as sources of renewal of liberal values that provide avenues of social
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Red beacon culture should end to maintain equality in India: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar. 21 (ANI): The Congress Party on Tuesday said the red beacon culture should end in all the states to maintain equality in the nation.
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