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Swamy stirs row, says Muslim women have `third class status` in Islam
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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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Korean actress urges community to empower girls in India
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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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On International Women's Day, TRS MP Kavitha bats for gender equality
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): Jagruthi, an organisation headed by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP K. Kavitha celebrated Women's Day in full spirit and enthusiasm.
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PM Modi bats for gender equality on International Women's Day
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Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Mar. 8 (ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the social evil of female foeticide still prevalent in the Indian society and urged the woman sarpanchs to play a key role in ending this vicious a
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#WeAreEqual: Big B roots for gender equality
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New Delhi [India], Mar. 2 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has given us another reason to love him even more!
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Actor Vikrant Massey says CBFC rejection of 'Lipstick Under My Burkha
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb. 24 (ANI): After the censor board refused to certify 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' for being 'lady oriented', its lead actor Vikrant Massey said the irony is the movie received its first award for gender equality and not for best actor or di
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Women Safety Week - Men take a Stand
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New Delhi [India], Feb. 18 (ANI): Prior to International Women's Day on March 8, a 'Women Safety Week', from February 19-24, is being organized by NGO SLAP (Street Level Awareness Program) and Priceless Possessions in Delhi and Agra, where men are taking a lead to raise a voic
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National Girl Child Day: Lets reaffirm our commitment to challenge gender
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New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): As the nation observes National Girl Child Day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the nation to reaffirm their commitment to challenging stereotypes based on gender and promote gender sensitisation as well as gender equality.
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Global Citizen movement encourages lakhs of youngsters to take action on S
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New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Global Citizen India has announced that over four lakh young Indians have signed up and taken action on issues such as sanitation, education and gender equality, making it the largest youth movement in the country today.
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Govt. stands by gender justice, gender equality, gender dignity: Law Minis
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Patna (Bihar) [India] Oct. 14 (ANI): Clarifying the government's stand on triple talaq, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday asserted that the Centre stands by gender justice, gender equality and gender dignity.
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Emma Watson bullied for "boring, whining, leftie" speech at UN
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Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 24 (ANI): Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations, Emma Watson made a respectable call for gender equality in a recent speech at 'HeForShe' campaign in New York but a UK tabloid daily took it as a means to make fun of the Hollywood actresses.
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Preity Zinta speaks on gender equality in NY
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New Delhi [India], Sept. 20 (ANI): Bollywood actress Preity Zinta recently presented her views about gender equality while exuding an unbreakable spirit at the Social Good Summit in New York.
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