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Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi meets 76th UNGA President-elect, discusses
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday met Abdulla Shahid, President-elect of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and discussed issues like COVID-19 vaccines, gender, youth, human rights and
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Gender equality pillar of Swedish foreign policy: Envoy
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Swedish Ambassador to India Klas Molin has said that gender equality is a pillar of Sweden's foreign policy and his country backs allocating resources and securing representation at all levels.
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Delhi High Court to hear plea challenging ban on cross-gender massage in s
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday listed for September 20 for hearing a plea challenging guidelines banning cross-gender massage services in spas.
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Study finds women receive less credit for their work in academic publicati
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Atlanta [Georgia], September 6 (ANI): A new study has found that women -- as compared to their male counterparts -- receive less credit for the work they put into academic publications, more frequently experience disagreements over authorship, and often end up losing out on opportunities for
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CFA Institue promotes gender diversity in the investment management indust
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, conducted its 'Young Women in Investment' initiative this year with 41 participants.
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Historic moment for gender representation as 3 women take oath as SC judge
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday wished and congratulated all the nine newly appointed Supreme Court judges terming it a historic moment for gender representation as three women were among those who were sworn in as judges of th
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JICA signs loan agreement for women's financial inclusion in India
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a 50 million dollar (about Rs 368 crore) loan agreement with Northern Arc Capital (NAC), an Indian financial institution, to fund non-bank financial entities that provide financial services to wo
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Eunuchs, transgenders receive first shot of Covid vaccine in West Bengal's
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): The members of the eunuch and the transgender community in Siliguri received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.
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Nykaa launches SKINRX: Harnesses the power of science for an efficacious s
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI/Target Media): Now take the most effective step towards your best skin with Nykaa's powerful new addition in its portfolio of consumer beauty brands- Nykaa SKINRX.
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Supreme Court allows women to take NDA exam scheduled for Sept 5
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New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday in an interim order has allowed women to take the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam scheduled for September 5 and has also slammed the Indian Army for the decisions that are based on "gender discrimination".
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Are 'people persons' also 'machine persons' when they interact online?
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people's personalities, such as how extroverted or introverted they are, and their gender can be linked to how they interact online, and whether they prefer interacting with a system rather than with other people.
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'The Crown' star Emma Corrin speaks about 'ongoing' journey since coming o
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): British actor Emma Corrin, best known for her role in the fourth season of Netflix period drama series 'The Crown', recently opened up about the importance of continuing the conversation around gender identity.
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