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Change of mindset can end rape culture: Kirron Kher
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana/Punjab) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): With violence against women becoming a burning issue in India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirron Kher said that a change in the mindset of the people can go a long way in preventing rapes.
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Violence against women is a major concern: Kovind
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday that violence against women was a major concern, adding government and society should find ways to deal with it.
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France to combat violence against women with new initiative
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], November 26 (ANI): Describing the French society as "sick with sexism," President Emmanuel Macron launched an initiative to combat violence and harassment against women.
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Commercial courts will be set up in 13 cities of UP: Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Nov. 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said commercial courts will be set up in 13 cities of the state.
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New Delhi now world's worst megacity for sexual violence against women, sa
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): New Delhi, the national capital, has been named as world's worst megacity for sexual violence against women in a survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Coimbatore DCP blames misogynistic cinema for violence against women
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 4(ANI): Blaming misogynistic cinema for rising violence against women in Indian society, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and order) Coimbatore, S. Lakshmi, on Thursday appealed to filmmakers to stop promoting violence in their films.
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Filmmaker flays Maneka's statement, says films teach what is right an
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit on Saturday condemned Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi's statement that films have been promoting sexual violence against women.
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Maneka Gandhi blames movies for rising violence against women
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Blaming movies for the rising crime against women in the country, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has urged the film fraternity to portray women in a better light.
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