Increase Lok Sabha seats, pass women's reservation bill as pa
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): Backing electoral reforms in the Indian political system, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday asked the government to come up with necessary amendments and hold public debates on a set of recommendations proposed by the Election Commission to hold simultan
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Women activists welcome Allahabad HC ruling on triple talaq
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Ahmadabad (Gujarat)/New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): Welcoming the ruling of the Allahabad High Court on triple talaq, women activists on Thursday said it is a very unlawful act and must be abolished.
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Hormonal contraceptives linked with more sex in committed relation
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 8 (ANI): A recent study has found that women in long-term relationships using hormonal contraception are more committed and have more sex with their partners, than one might expect.
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Kerala HC bans women from wearing churidar in Sri Padmanabhaswamy
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec. 8(ANI): The Kerala High Court on Thursday banned women from to wearing salwar kameez and churidars inside the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple here.
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JobsForHer partners with Global Action on poverty to bring women b
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI): JobsForHer (JFH), a connecting portal enabling women on a professional break to restart their careers announces its partnership with Global Action on Poverty (GAP) an initiative of Head Held High (HHH) Foundation aiming to alleviate poverty. The main objective
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Japan, UNOPS Pakistan launch pilot project for development of wome
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Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec. 8 (ANI): The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) pilot has signed an agreement with the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan for the development of women-specific transport service in selected districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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Triple talaq unconstitutional, violates rights to Muslim women, sa
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec.8 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Thursday termed the Islamic practice of divorcing a woman by uttering the word "talaq" thrice as unconstitutional.
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It isn't ok to feel weak, because we aren't weaker sex:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec. 7 (ANI): Katrina Kaif, who was at the 'WeUnite' conference yesterday to express her views on sensitive issues related to women, urged them to speak out against atrocities, marital rape and other crimes committed against them.
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Women grooming pubic hair are at higher risk of STD
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States],Dec 6 (ANI): People, especially women, who groom all pubic hair at least 11 times a year, are four times more likely to suffer from Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) than those who never groomed, warns a new study.
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Cancer drug may increase new eggs in women, study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 6 (ANI): British researchers have revealed that a chemotherapy drug combination, commonly used to target cancer, may increase the number of non-growing eggs in women's ovaries.
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Jayalalithaa was godmother for women of TN: Mehbooba Mufti
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec. 6(ANI): Offering condolences to the people of Tamil Nadu over the demise of chief minister Jayalalithaa, her Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said Amma was a godmother for the women of her state.
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Justin Bieber single but not ready to mingle
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 6 (ANI): Justin Bieber, who has been romantically linked to several women in the past, now he tells Ellen DeGeneres that he is single though he is "not really looking" for anyone.
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