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Railway Protection Force rescued 1045 children from trafficking this Janua
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in January this year saved a total of 1045 children, including 344 girls, who were vulnerable to being exploited and trafficked, if not secured in time, the Railways said on Thursday.
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Shaurya, Arshvant, birdie-machine Ojaswini shine in 7th leg of US Kids Gol
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], February 17 (ANI): Ojaswini Saraswat, the pint-sized young champion stayed unbeaten as she won her fifth straight title in the US Kids India North series here at the Classic Golf and Country Club. Ojaswini played in the Girls Under-8 and under category.
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Manipur Polls: BJP unveils manifesto, promises free scooty for college gir
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party chief J P Nadda on Thursday released the party's election manifesto for Manipur, promising preservation of the rights of the indigenous people, two extra LPG cylinders, and free electric scooty to college going girls. The ma
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Return of girls to school, access of women to work are demands of Afghan n
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 17 (ANI): Former Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said that the return of the girls to school and the access of women to work is the demand of the Afghan nation itself.
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Karnataka Education Min says schools running properly amid Hijab row
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Hijab ban row in Karnataka's educational institutions, State Minister of Primary and Secondary Education BC Nagesh on Wednesday said that all schools are running properly and incidents of girls returning from school were repo
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Discrimination against Muslim girls purely based on religion: Senior advoc
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): Senior Advocate Ravivarma Kumar, appearing for the petitioners challenging the ban on hijab, submitted before Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that discrimination against Muslim girls is purely based on religion.
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Violence against women surges in Pakistan as officials arrest two for abdu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Violence against women is on the surge in Pakistan as officials in Lahore have arrested the two people involved in the abduction of girls and selling them in other provinces, reported local media.
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Hyderabad: Muslim Women Association staged silent protest over Hijab ban i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 15 (ANI): Members from the Muslim Women Association on Tuesday participated in a silent protest at the city's Masab Tank in solidarity with women and girls against the Hijab ban in Karnataka.
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Students in Karnataka refuse to give exams without wearing hijabs
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Shivamogga / Udupi (Karnataka) [India], February 15 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Karnataka hijab controversy, some students were asked to sit in a separate room as they refused to appear for exams without wearing their headscarves in Shivmogga and Udupi cities of the state.
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Merck Foundation marks International Day of Girls and Women in Science thr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks 'International Day of Girls and Women in Science 2022' through their Merck Foundation STEM program and "Educating Linda" program.
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UP Polls: Muslim girls feel safe under BJP rule, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Muslim girls feel safe under the administration of the Yogi Adityanath led government. He was addressing a public rally here in Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh.
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Hijab not essential to Islam like turbans for Sikhs, says Kerala Governor,
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing hijab controversy, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday said that the hijab is not an essential part of Islam in the manner say a turban was to the Sikh religion and that controversy around it was part of a "conspiracy" to prev
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