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Pakistan likely to get first female foreign secretary
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 29 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to appoint Tehmina Janjua as the new foreign secretary in February. If appointed, she will be the country's first woman to hold the post.
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Afghanistan urges more women to join national army
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan. 27 (ANI): The Afghan Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it has enforced a special salary scale and other incentives for female recruits to encourage more women to join the ranks of the Afghan National Army (ANA).
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Include green leafy vegetables, nuts in your daughter's diet to boost
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 26 (ANI): Dear parents, boost your daughter's iron intake with green leafy vegetables, nuts, beans and pulses as a new study reveals that physically fit female students with normal iron levels may perform better academically.
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Sharad Yadav refuses to apologize, says votes as important as daughters
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday clarified his sexist remark while asserting that he did not demean women but drew an analogy between females and votes to state that respect of a daughter is equivalent to respect of a vote.
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Four female umpires appointed for ICC Women's WC Qualifier 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jan.25 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named four women in a strong field of nine umpires to officiate in next month's ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017 in its continued efforts and commitment for the overall growth and development of women's
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PTV bans two female anchors for defamation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 24 (ANI): The state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) has imposed a ban on two of its female anchors for defaming the organization after both took to social media and talk shows to allege harassment faced by them at the channel.
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PPP minister reprimanded for insulting remarks towards female legislator
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 22 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed Sindh provincial party head Nisar Khuhro to issue a show-cause notice to Sindh Works and Services Minister Imdad Pitafi for offending remarks towards a female legislator.
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No one's like Deepika, expresses Vin Diesel
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): We have heard Vin Diesel gushing over his female lead, Deepika Padukone from day one.
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'So proud of you': Daddy Anil showers praise on Sonam after her
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): Anil Kapoor showered a load praise and appreciation on daughter Sonam Kapoor, who was awarded 'Filmfare Best Actor (Female) Critics' Choice' last night for her performance in 'Neerja'.
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Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman on the need to see 'real women'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 15 (ANI): Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, who star in the upcoming HBO series 'Big Little Lies', recently spoke at a press tour about why female-focused stories should now be a priority in Hollywood.
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UP: Constable booked for sexually abusing female personnel
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): A Police Constable has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district for allegedly sexually abusing and threatening a female Home Guard officer.
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Reject asylum for Afghanistan's first female pilot, Afghan activists
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec. 30 (ANI): A group of Afghan activists has requested U.S. President Barack Obama to reject the asylum application of Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in Afghanistan's air force, and deport her insisting that the she does not face any k
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