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UNFPA, WHO condemn medicalisation of female genital mutilation, issue join
Updated : 10 months ago IST
In 2024, over 230 million women and girls globally had undergone FGM, with 80 million of them living in Asia. Alarmingly, around 1 in 4 acts of FGM are carried out by professional health workers, in clinics or homes. This creates the misconception that FGM is 'safer' and 'less harmful' wh
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'The Buccaneers' renewed for third season
Updated : 10 months ago IST
'The Buccaneers', based on Edith Wharton's unfinished final novel of the same name, follows a group of young American girls who shake up the courting scene in 1870s London.
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Arbaaz Khan, wife Sshuru welcome baby girl, name her Sipaara
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan and his wife, makeup artist Sshura Khan, have become proud parents to a baby girl.
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RBI-backed credit of ₹8 trillion strengthens MSMEs; FICCI-CMSME Prez
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Around Rs 8 trillion in credit has been disbursed to India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over the past three years, backed by the RBI and government policies, helping them access finance, expand business, and participate more effectively in public procurement, Girish Luthra,
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Pakistan: Parents strangle 2 children to death
Updated : 10 months ago IST
A nine-month-old boy and an eight-year-old girl were strangled to death.
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UP CM Yogi hails PM Modi for introducing schemes for women empowerment
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Speaking at the Annapurna Rishikul Brahmacharyashram Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Yogi said that the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao program promoted education and empowerment of girls across the country, and said that the PM had immense respect towards women in the country.
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Pak: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa girls' education suffers as stipend payments halt
Updated : 10 months ago IST
According to Dawn, the girls' stipend programme was initially launched by the Awami National Party-led provincial government after the 2008 general elections. The initiative provided Rs 200 per month to each girl student from Grade 6 to Grade 10 enrolled in government schools
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Aubrey O'Day says "let this serve as a cautionary reminder" to young talen
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Singer and reality TV personality Aubrey O'Day, a former member of the girl group Danity Kane, spoke about Sean "Diddy" Combs' 50-month prison sentence and shared a "cautionary reminder" to young artists, according to People.
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Tripura: Girl raped, poisoned in Agartala; accused arrested
Updated : 10 months ago IST
A minor girl was allegedly raped and poisoned by a man known to her family in the Rajnagar area of West Agartala, police said on Sunday. The victim is hospitalised.
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YSRCP slams Andhra govt over tribal school health crisis, demands Rs 10 la
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Leaders of the YSR Congress Party expressed strong criticism of the coalition government due to the concerning health crisis affecting tribal residential schools in Parvathipuram district.
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Govt responsible for Kurupam tribal girls' deaths: Former Andhra Pradesh C
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy squarely blamed the gross negligence of the Chandrababu Naidu-led coalition government for the tragic death of tribal girl students in Parvathipuram Manyam district.
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'Vice Principals' actor Kimberly Hebert Gregory passes away at 52, ex-husb
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Kimberly's ex-husband, actor Chester Gregory, confirmed the news of her demise, as he offered an emotional tribute to her.
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