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Women empowerment achievable only by removing violence, inequality, stereo
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"It is also a fact that women still face violence, economic inequality, social stereotypes, and health-related issues. The goal of women empowerment can only be achieved by removing these obstacles. Women will truly be empowered when they have the ability to make independent decisions, li
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"They promote violence, hate speech": MK Stalin slams BJP, labels NDA-AIAD
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Stalin contrasted the Dravidian Model of progressive development against the BJP's ideology, which he claimed was a mix of "violence, hate speech, and regressive" policies.
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MHA warns states to brace for possible violence after US-Israel strikes on
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In its advisory, the MHA asked state authorities to monitor and identify "pro-Iran radical preachers giving inflammatory sermons" that could incite unrest or communal tensions within local communities. The letter underscores the need for intensified intelligence sharing and preventive act
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Shia Muslims across India mourn Iran leader Khamenei's death; raise slogan
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Large-scale mourning gatherings and protests erupted across the country following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, with Shia communities taking to the streets in grief and anger.
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"No caste issue in this," says Congress' Mallu Ravi on Nagarkurnool toddle
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Congress MP Mallu Ravi on Saturday said there was no caste angle in the death of a two-year-old child in Kummera village of Nagarkurnool district, and cautioned against attempts to disturb social harmony.
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"No one is arguing that US believes Iran is America...": Former Pentagon o
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Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin on Saturday drew a comparison between the Israel-Iran conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stating that the biggest difference is that the United States is not trying to conquer Iran, as Russia did with Ukraine.
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"Elections cannot be conducted in West Bengal without central forces," say
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On the issue of deployment of central forces in West Bengal, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that elections cannot be conducted without central forces, citing tensions and incidents of violence during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.
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JNU students burn effigy of Vice Chancellor over casteist , racist remarks
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The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students on Friday gathered to burn the effigy of JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit over her alleged casteist remarks, and condemned the Delhi Police for detaining and arresting JNU students following yesterday's protest staged to demand the imp
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Parivartan Yatra to cover 5,000 km in West Bengal: West Bengal LoP Suvendu
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"The Parivartan yatra will cover a route of approximately 5,000 kilometres. Alongside the 'Griha Sampark Abhiyan', the party has reportedly enrolled nearly 5 million members in the state through its membership drive. PM Modi had already set the tone for change, and the objective now is to
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"Good thing for people": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar hails initiative aga
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At a UNHRC side event, humanist Dina Perla Portnaar warned that blasphemy laws are being weaponised as tools of "coercion" and "power" rather than faith. She highlighted how these laws lead to the "criminalisation of identity," silencing minorities in Asia through state-sanctioned persecutio
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South Sudan risks "return to full-scale war" amid entrenched impunity and
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A UN body has warned that South Sudan is close to returning to full-scale war amid rising violence, political instability, and sexual abuse. With mass displacement and severe malnutrition affecting millions, the commission urged urgent international action to prevent further atrocities and i
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"Police personnel seen breaking Dr Ambedkar's portrait": JNUSU condemns po
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14 students of JNU, including three JNUSU office bearers, were arrested as clashes occurred between the police and the students during the protest. The Patiala House Court has granted bail to all of the students, directing each of them to furnish a bail bond of Rs 25,000.
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