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Extremely offensive for girls to be punished like that: women activist on
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Sonbhadra, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Feb. 7 (ANI): Condemning the shameful act in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra where a teacher stripped paraded class eight girls students on not finishing their homework, women activist Shashwati Ghosh said it is an offense for any girl to be punished in such
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Women activists condemn Sharad Yadav's remark, demand severe punishme
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): The women activists on Wednesday demanded a severe punishment against the Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav for his 'anti-women' remark, adding that the party leaders should come out in open, condemning the former's statement.
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Women activist calls for action against SRK for creating 'nuisance�
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Expressing her wrath over the 'promotional stunt' by Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan where a person ended up losing his life, social activist Abha Singh on Tuesday called for stern action against the actor and his PR team saying it is an o
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Murthal rape: Women activists welcome court order, demand action against p
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 20 (ANI): Welcoming the Punjab and Haryana High Courts' orders to track the accused involved in the mass kidnapping and rape case during the Jat agitation for reservation last year, social activist Abha Singh on Friday said it is important to take acti
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Women activists take swing at institutional failure to stop child abuse
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru/New Delhi, [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): Women activists across the nation on Monday lashed out at the Beed incident where a school teacher sexually abused girl students.
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Delhi: Women activists demand hanging of serial rapist
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): Following the arrest of serial rapist Sunil Rastogi, accused of assaulting and raping minor girls, the women's rights activists on Monday demanded strict punishment and immediate hanging of the culprit.
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Molestation shame: Seething women activists slam lax politicians
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 6 (ANI): The recent string of molestation cases from across the nation coming to light has left the people of the country enraged, especially women activists who have strongly slammed political fraternity for their lax attitude towards women safety and have voiced eve
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Women activist slams Abu Azmi's remark, says men need to change their
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): Upping the ante over Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi's derogatory statement, women activist Brinda Adige on Tuesday said that men need to change their mindset instead of pointing fingers at women, adding the former should apologise for his remark.
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K'taka HM finding excuses to cover failure: Women activists
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New Delhi/Kolkata [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): Condemning Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara's remark on mass molestation in Bengaluru that "such incident do happen on New Year day and Christmas", women activist Ranjana Kumari on Tuesday said instead of assuring that never such
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Brinda Adige condemns molestation of women in Bengaluru
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan. 2 (ANI): Expressing grief over the mass molestation of women on New Year's eve in Bengaluru, women activist Brinda Adige on Monday said it is extremely shameful that such incidents take place every year.
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Trolls reflect patriarchal mindset of society: Women activist
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 26(ANI): Woman activist Zakia Soman on Monday said that the recent trolling on cricketer Mohammed Shami's wife wardrobe reflects a patriarchal mindset of society, adding that this kind of harassment should be brought under the ambit of law.
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Govt. lacks will to use available tools to prevent crime against women: Wo
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 16 (ANI): Recalling the horrific December 16, 2012 gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman, women activist Annie Raja on Friday said the government lacks the political will to use available tools to prevent crimes against women due to which till now justice has not been deli
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