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Pakistan: Sindh Commission for Women airs concerns over abduction of minor
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): In the case of the mysterious disappearance of two girls from Karachi, the Sindh Commission on the Status of Women (SCSW), while highlighting the recent trend of minor girls being abducted, said that the girls must be recovered and brought back to Karachi and a
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India at forefront of uplifting and empowering women: Smriti Irani at UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that India has been at the forefront of uplifting and empowering women at the socio-economic and political front while addressing the 66th session of the United Nations Commission on
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P&G Health collaborates with Tata Trusts to advance the nutritional st
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Procter & Gamble Health Limited announced today a 3-year collaboration with Tata Trusts for 'YES To POSHAN' a new program which aims to advance the nutritional status of women and children in the Krishna district of Andhra
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Pakistan sees considerable decline in status of women as compared to Bangl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Bangladesh], April 8 (ANI): Even after 50 years since Pakistan and Bangladesh became two separate countries in 1971, the two nations are diametrically opposed in terms of the status of women with Islamabad witnessing a decline over the years.
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La Global Foundation takes its Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign to Newer H
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, Delhi, [India], March 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): La Global Foundation that operates under the guidelines laid by the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on women empowerment, health, education, culture, institutional building and economic development, success
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India is committed to advance gender equality, women empowerment: Smriti I
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 20 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Friday reiterated India's commitment towards advancing the goals of gender equality and empowerment of all women to ensure that men and women are accorded equal treatment and enjoy the same opport
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Gender equality a priority focus for India; PM Modi moved nation to women-
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 19 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to United Nations on Thursday said that achieving gender equality is India's priority focus, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved the nation from a paradigm of women's development to women-led dev
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Women Reservation Bill, still a far-fetched dream: Political Analyst Sujat
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): India is on the cusp of the transformation of its traditions and modernises them with women empowerment, gender equity, and other socio-political measures. Over the past decades, the country has made significant progress in proving the status of
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Women condition in Pakistan result of 'callous apathy' of successive gover
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], September 19 (ANI): Commenting on the two rape incidents in Pakistan, a european think tank on Friday said that the condition of women in the country is a result of the "callous apathy" of successive Pakistani governments, including Prime Minister Imran Khan-led a
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China faces reverses in UN bodies, India makes it to ECOSOC
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): China is facing significant reverses in UN bodies, on Monday India secured a seat in UN Commission on Status of Women by beating China.
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India beats China, becomes member of UN's ECOSOC body
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): India has been elected as a member of the United Nation's Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), said TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations, on Monday (local time).
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Investing in women is investing in economy: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Saturday released a report on Status of Women in Media in South Asia and said investing in women is not just a social expenditure but an investment in the economy of the country.
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