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Chhattisgarh girls 'tan-a-tan' row: Congress lashes out at MP Bansilal Mah
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 04 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansilal Mahato over his comment calling Chhattisgarh girls `tan-a-tan`, asserting that the people of the state demand a public apology and this statement reflects the
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Six-year-old gangraped by sweepers: Women activists urge strict action, ch
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata/ Aligarh [India], Sept. 16 (ANI): Women Activist on Friday condemned the alleged gang-rape of a six-year-old girl by sweepers at a government school in Rajasthan's Barmer and took a dig on the government and the Indian judiciary for the unrushed action on rape cases.
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Odisha: Women activists protesting against wine shop beaten up by police
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Odisha [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Women activists in a village in Odisha were recently beaten up by the police while protesting against a wine shop in the district.
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Gauri Lankesh's death, an act by communal forces: Activists
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sep 6 (ANI): Condemning the brutal murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, women activists accused the communal and Hindutva forces of attacking.
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Women activists call parties to take cognizance into Rupa Ganguly rape rem
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 15 (ANI): Women activists on Saturday condemned the trade of rape comments exchanged between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rupa Ganguly and West Bengal Power Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, saying that both the leaders are not worthy of holding the
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Women activists target West Bengal minister for shameful remark on Rupa Ga
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 15 (ANI): Condemning the controversial statement made by West Bengal Power Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rupa Ganguly, women rights activists on Saturday said it is shameful and deplorable for a minister to make such
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Rajasthan: Women activist condemns mobile phone ban among girls in Dholpur
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] July 3 (ANI): Condemning the decision of a Panchayat in Rajashthan's Dholpur banning girls from wearing jeans and using mobile phones, women's rights activist Pramila Nesargi on Monday said that everyone has the right to know what is going around the w
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North Eastern people 'made to feel like foreigners', say women a
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Responding to the Delhi Golf Club's eviction of a woman from the north east for allegedly not adhering to prescribed attire, women activists on Tuesday condemned the club for making the north eastern community feel like 'foreigners' in their o
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Women activist slams Hyderabad hotel for denying room to single woman
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru(Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Dubbing the Hyderabad incident where a woman was refused a room for being 'single' as regressive, women rights activist Brinda Adige on Tuesday slammed the patriarchal mindset of the hotel authorities.
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Women activists for action against cop asking rape survivor for sexual fav
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai/ New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Condemning recent Rampur incident, where a cop asked for sexual favour from a rape survivor to nab her perpetrators, women activists on Thursday said that strict action needs to be taken against the police personnel for his act.
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Important for "pati parmeshwar" society to understand man, woman
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Following the incident where a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in northeast Delhi's Dilshad Garden area, women activists on Thursday said it is extremely important for the people and the "pati parmeshwar" society to u
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Activist lashes at UP, Haryana Govt. over increasing crimes against women
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Following the incident where a woman was gangraped in a moving vehicle in Sohna and was later thrown out in an unconscious state in Greater Noida, women activist Annie Raja on Tuesday lashed out at the Chief Ministers of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for creatin
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