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Some 'Taliban-minded' people conspiring against progress of girls, will ex
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): In a veiled attack at the Opposition for criticizing the Union Cabinet's decision to raise the minimum marriageable age of women from 18 to 21, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said that some orthodox 'Taliban-minded' peo
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Girls who marry without parents' consent get killed, forced into flesh tra
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], December 31 (ANI): Bihar's Director General of Police on Thursday made a bizarre statement from the stage of 'Samaj Sudhar Abhiyan' when he said that 'many girls who leave home for marriage without their parents' consent are forced into flesh trade.'
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Girls take keen interest in calligraphy workshop organized by J-K cultural
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 31 (ANI): A calligraphy workshop organized here by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages attracted many art lovers, especially girls and women.
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Bengaluru girl missing from her home for two months, parents suspect 'sham
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 30 (ANI): A 17-year old girl from Bengaluru has been missing from her home for the past two months. The worried parents, who suspect a 'shamanism' connection to her disappearance, have reached out to the public on social media platforms.
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Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty on 5 charges of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell faces decades in prison after a New York jury found her guilty on five of six charges related to sex trafficking of underage girls, the New York Times reported.
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Here's how Kriti Kharbanda wished her beau Pulkit Samrat on birthday
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 29 (ANI): Actor Pulkit Samrat has turned a year older on Wednesday. Making his day special, his girlfriend Kriti Kharbanda penned a heartfelt post for him on social media.
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Empowering women and girls through better menstrual health & hygiene
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI/SRV): Stetho Health Systems Limited is a U.S.-based company focused on researching and producing science-backed innovative and sustainable personal hygiene products for women and girls.
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BJP has weakened democracy in Goa, says Congress leader
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 28 (ANI): Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alleged that people were losing faith in institutions built over decades due to its policies.
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Girls must learn to raise alarm immediately on encountering sexual harassm
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) presiding officer Punam Kumari on Tuesday clarified that the 'controversial statement' made in circular announcing counselling sessions on sexual harassment for the students and said that
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Food poisoning: 31 students of Pune institute hospitalised
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 28 (ANI): At least 31 girl students of Nav Gurukul training centre in Flora Institute of Technology, Kusgaon are hospitalized due to food poisoning, said Vishal Tanpure Block Development Officer (BDO), Bhor Tehsil, Pune.
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Study suggests storybooks might be an early source of gender stereotypes f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): Studies have shown that children by age 2 start to develop beliefs about gender, including stereotypes that boys are better at math or girls are better at reading.
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Delhi HC quashes FIR against man in minor girl kidnapping case
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against a man, booked under charges of kidnapping a minor girl, observing that the man had married the girl and living happily now.
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