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UN experts decry Iran's proposed hijab law, says it could mount to 'gender
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A potential draft legislation in Iran that would cement harsh sanctions for women and girls who do not wear a headscarf might amount to 'gender apartheid' in the country, the UN experts in a statement issued on Friday, according to CNN.
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Nobel foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After facing widespread criticism, the Nobel Foundation finally withdrew its invitations to three countries: Russia, Iran and Belarus, saying that the invitations had provoked "strong reactions".
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“Knives are out”: Ramaswamy hits out at critics, “debunks myths”
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Indian-American entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hit out at his critics and said that the “knives are out” against him pertaining to him surging in the race.
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Over 1200 Afghan refugees return to Kabul from Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
This repatriation wave continues a rising trend of Afghan refugees being ejected from Iran and Pakistan or returning willingly.
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India to face Japan, Iran in Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The top three teams from the competition will qualify for the 2025 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Women's World Championship
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LPG price reduction: BJP calls it gift to "sisters"; Opposition terms "pol
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
With an eye on Lok Sabha polls that are slated to be held next year, the Centre announced to reduce the prices of cooking gas by Rs 200 per cylinder.The decision Modi government called it a gift to the "sisters" of the country so as to make lives of the women in the country comfortable while
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Reduced price of LPG cylinders will help mothers, sisters run their kitche
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"It is a historical decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give a subsidy of Rs 200 per gas cylinder and approve 75 lakh additional Ujjwala connections. This will benefit 10.35 crore beneficiaries, including more than 1.75 crore beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh. This will help our mothers
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Minister Smriti Irani launches Room to Read India and Boeing partnership o
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 29: The Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs of the Government of India, Smriti Irani, on Friday, August 25, 2023, announced the launch of Room to Read India and Boeing’s partnership on Literacy Program in the Amethi district of
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Smriti Irani felicitates gold medal-winning Indian women's blind cricket t
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani felicitated the gold medal-winning Indian women's blind cricket team, who won laurels for the nation after scripting history in the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 in Birmingham.
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"Counter action" if Tehran’s right to Helmand River water not honored: Ira
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A member of the Iran parliament Fida Hussain Maliki has said that if Tehran’s right to Helmand River water is not honoured, a "counter-action" should be taken, TOLO News reported.
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Iran urges international community to provide aid for Afghan refugees
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi strongly called upon the international community for assistance intended for Afghan refugees in Iran, reported Khaama Press.
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“Bought Smriti Irani’s old cylinder which she carried in 2013-14, will gif
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
“Irani is making a lot of statements these days, I want to tell her that the old gas cylinder she used to carry in 2013-2014, we found that cylinder and bought it for Rs 21,000. We will gift it to her,” he said.
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