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Things Pak courts do to appease ISI: Activist Gulalai Ismail on non-bailab
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Pakistani women rights activist Gulalai Ismail on Wednesday deemed the non-bailable arrest warrant issued against her as an act of appeasement by the Pakistani court before country's intelligence agency ISI.
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Nations with focus on women's rights have better health, growth prospects:
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 20 (ANI): Nations should focus on women rights for quick growth, as nations with strong women rights are more likely to have better health and faster growth than those who don't promote and protect these values, recent findings suggest.
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Cannes: Sand Van Roy makes red carpet statement on violence against women
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 20 (ANI): Dutch actor Sand Van Roy walked the Cannes red carpet with a protest statement- a large temporary tattoo on her back seeking an end to violence against women.
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Odisha: Class 6 student admitted to hospital after health deteriorates due
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): A class 6 student was admitted to a hospital after her health deteriorated as she was pregnant. The accused in the case has been arrested.
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Centre to set up committee to examine #MeToo cases
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Friday announced that it will be setting up a committee constituting of senior judicial and legal persons to examine all issues tumbling out from the #MeTooIndia movement.
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MP Court granted 6 weeks to respond to ex-judge's plea
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12, (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the registrar general of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a plea filed by a former woman district court judge.
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Triple Talaq Bill doesn't have clarity, says CPM
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mangalore (Karnataka) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) on Tuesday said the party did not concur with the Triple Talaq Bill brought by the Central Government as it had no clarity.
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Shayara Bano to continue her fight for women rights
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Ahead of the tabling of The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 in the Parliament, Shayara Bano, the petitioner who had filed a plea in Supreme Cpourt to ban Triple Talaq said that she will continue her fight for women rights.
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PM calls for constructive winter session
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.14 (ANI): A day ahead of the Parliament winter session, the Central government on Thursday said that they will discuss various important issues including the Muslim women rights and Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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Important to protect women rights: London Mayor on triple talaq
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Sunday said it was important to protect women rights, while condemning the practice of triple talaq.
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Triple Talaq still an issue at Yogi's Janata Darbar
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India] November 21 (ANI): A woman from Ramapur has alleged that her husband gave her Triple Talaq over the phone, even as the Supreme Court declared the practice 'unconstitutional' three months ago.
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Great to see women working harder than men: `Thug` Big B
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, a staunch feminist and a big supporter of women rights, finds it great to see many women on the set of 'Thugs of Hindostan' working harder than men.
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