Women’s group claims Goa government in cahoots with casinos
August 13th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition government in Goa is hand in glove with the casino industry, a leading women's organisation here alleged Monday.Sabina ... Read more...
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Protests against moral policing in Karnataka
July 29th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore/Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) Protest rallies and demonstrations were held across Karnataka Sunday condemning the violent moral policing of a pro-Hindu outfit whose eight activists were arrested for ... Read more...
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Bengal’s women sportspersons relieved at Pinki’s bail
July 11th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) West Bengal's leading women sportspersons, who had come together to protest the treatment meted out to Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik by the authorities, ... Read more...
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Believe in good story, not stars: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
May 8th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) There is no lead actress in "Ferrari Ki Sawaari", but producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra is confident about the film's box office performance and says he ... Read more...
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Two-shot lead for Aditi Ashok at Usha Delhi Ladies golf
April 18th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, April 18 (IANS) Aditi Ashok continued to stay ahead of the field after the second round of the Usha Delhi Ladies and junior girls golf Championships at the Noida ... Read more...
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More than 6,000 join Mawana Sugars Indian Open Marathon
February 11th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) More than 6,000 runners will be seen in action in the annual Mawana Sugars Indian Open Marathon to be held here February 19.The Indian Open, ... Read more...
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Malayala Manorama group executive editor elected WAN-IFRA president
April 9th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr. 9 (ANI): Jacob Mathew, Executive Editor of the Malayala Manorama Group of Publications, India has been unanimously elected to be the president of WAN-IFRA at its annual general meeting ... Read more...
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50 percent women elected in Goa municipal polls
March 14th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 14 (IANS) Fifteen of the 30 seats in Goa's only municipal corporation have been won by women, poll results announced Monday revealed.The fifteen women victors are spread ... Read more...
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Smriti, Sharmila star draw in Hero Honda women’s golf
February 1st, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Smriti Mehra, India's leading women's professional player, and 19-year-old Sharmila Nicollet, the current leader on the Hero Honda Women's Professional Golf Tour, will be the star attractions in ... Read more...
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India begins medal chase after CWG opening ceremony
October 4th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): After Sunday's gala opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Indian swimmer Arti Bajarang Ghorpade hopes to nail her country's first medal on Monday in the ... Read more...
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Real housewives of New Jersey banned from a country club
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It seems that the Real Housewives of New Jersey have drawn the ire of the New Jersey Country Club management. In the latest reports all the ... Read more...
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State-endorsed wine festival gives Goa a bad name: Women’s group
January 22nd, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) A wine festival promoted by the state government is now under attack by a leading women's rights group, which alleges that by aggressively promoting the sale of alcohol ... Read more...
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Brickbats, support for Goa MP over rape remarks
December 16th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) While a leading women's right activist Wednesday criticised Congress MP Shantaram Naik's controversial comments on rape in parliament, he found support from a surprising quarter - from ... Read more...
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Goa policemen in sex act may go scot-free
December 8th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 8 (IANS) Three policemen who allegedly forced a sex worker to perform oral sex in a police control room (PCR) van could go scot-free as, according to a senior official, ... Read more...
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Evert concerned about grunting women tennis players
June 29th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 29 (ANI): Former tennis great Chris Evert has admitted that she'd have trouble playing with the "louder, shriller" grunting now emitted by some leading women tennis players.Evert, a winner ... Read more...
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Goa chief minister dodges comment on colleague’s stole remark
June 1st, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 1 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat was left tongue-tied Monday when asked to comment on his home minister's remarks that women should not wear 'dupattas' (stole) as a serial ... Read more...
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Woman speaker for Lok Sabha?
May 31st, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Is the Lok Sabha going to elect its first woman speaker?
Congress sources say that although veteran parliamentarian V. Kishore Chandra Deo is the front-runner for the ... Read more...
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Women’s Indian Open Golf from Wednesday
February 23rd, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 23 (IANS) Defending champion Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum will be among the leading women golfers from Asia and Europe to tee off in the DLF Women's Indian Open at the DLF ... Read more...
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European, Asian stars vie for top honours at Women’s Indian Open
February 20th, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 20 (IANS) Leading women golfers from Asia and Europe will tee along with India's best in the DLF Women's Indian Open starting at the DLF Golf and Country Club here ... Read more...
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Brit bank tells female staff: dont forget to wear lipsticks, high heels!
February 1st, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 1 (ANI): The Bank of England has gathered much criticism after having held a seminar advising its female staff on what clothing, shoes and make-up to wear in the ... Read more...
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Leading Australian female cricketers to get financial aid
July 18th, 2008 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 18 (IANS) In an unexpected windfall for the leading women Australian cricketers, the top 20 players from the country will share in a $500,000 pool from Cricket Australia (CA), as ... Read more...
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Zheng Jie resurfacing in time for Olympics
July 16th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 16 (Xinhua) If Zheng Jie thought winning two Grand Slam tennis events was tough, she now faces an even tougher job - to claim her first ever Olympic title on ... Read more...
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Location at Wimbledon no problem for Federer, Nadal
July 1st, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (DPA) Main showcourt cheers during comprehensive wins from Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal drowned out the moans from a pair of "exiled" women's seeds Monday as the Wimbledon Championships ... Read more...
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Chetan, Saina for PSPB badminton
March 16th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) National champion Chetan Anand, Arvind Bhat and promising P Kashyap - besides leading women like Saina Nehwal and Trupti Murgunde - will be the top draws at ... Read more...
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Civilian monitoring of military operations on the anvil?
February 24th, 2008 - 9:51 am ICT by admin
By Rana Ajit
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil is exploring the possibility of having civilians monitor military operations in the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to tackle ... Read more...
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