Manipur’s women gun survivors weave new beginning (With Image)
August 26th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 26 (IANS) A hand-woven scarf, or Leiroom, as they call it in Manipur, a cane jewellery box, a painting on Manipuri dance -- the Lei Hao brand is ... Read more...
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Replacing rape with sexual assault: activists welcome move (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In view of increasing number of sexual crimes, the government has sought to make rape laws gender neutral by substituting the term "rape" with "sexual ... Read more...
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UP Khap diktat outrages women politicians, activists (Lead)
July 13th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Reacting to the decision of a Khap panchayat (community council) in an Uttar Pradesh village - banning love marriages and restricting movement of women ... Read more...
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Women activists slam feudal panchayats, demand action
July 13th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Reacting to the decision of a Khap panchayat (community council) in an Uttar Pradesh village - banning love marriages and restricting movement of women out ... Read more...
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Changes in marriage law welcome, says women
March 25th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The government's move to make divorce a quicker process has been largely welcomed as a long overdue step though some women activists and lawyers have ... Read more...
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Women activists stage silent protest in Srinagar (With Images)
March 8th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 8 (IANS) Women's rights activists staged a silent protest in Srinagar Thursday against the alleged deteriorating women's rights scenario in Kashmir.Lighting candles in broad daylight and carrying banners, ... Read more...
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Jayant Chaudhary’s wife is cynosure at Congress-RLD rally
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, Feb 2 (IANS) Charu Chaudhary, the wife of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary, was the cynosure of all eyes at the Ramlila Ground in Meerut as ... Read more...
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Three women activists receive Nobel Peace Prize
December 10th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Dec 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three women rights activists from Africa and the Arab world received the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo Saturday.Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, ... Read more...
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Agra markets join shutdown against FDI in retail
December 1st, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 1 (IANS) Markets in Agra wore a deserted look Thursday as shopkeepers joined the nationwide shutdown to protest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector.
All ... Read more...
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Protests in Telangana mark Andhra Pradesh formation day
November 1st, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 1 (IANS) The 56th formation day of Andhra Pradesh was marred by protests and black flag demonstrations in Telangana with almost all ministers from the region staying ... Read more...
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PDP steps up protests against Omar Abdullah government
October 14th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party has stepped up its protests against the "rampant corruption" in the Omar Abdullah government, holding another rally here Friday ... Read more...
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Activists give voice to women in strife-torn regions
September 30th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Women activists from South Asian countries have emphasised upon a greater role for women in peace building measures in conflict-ridden regions."We need to document women's ... Read more...
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Women detained for topless protest in Ukraine
September 27th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Sep 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four women activists were arrested Tuesday for staging a topless protest near Ukrainian capital Kiev's main sports arena during a visit by UEFA chief Michel ... Read more...
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Illegal arms trade has direct effect on women: Activists
September 21st, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Women need to be included while addressing the issue of disarmament as illegal weapon proliferation has a direct effect on their lives and survival, say ... Read more...
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Reddy faces Telangana heat, seeks end to strike
September 20th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Tuesday had the taste of ongoing protest for a Telangana state with striking government employees of the ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party workers clash with police during protest
September 16th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Hundreds of Samajwadi Party (SP) activists clashed with police here in Uttar Pradesh Friday while protesting the hike in petrol prices, an official said.Shouting slogans ... Read more...
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Nepal echoes Anna Hazare’s protest
August 19th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 19 (IANS) Inspired by veteran Indian activist Anna Hazare's protest against corruption in the Indian capital, women activists in Nepal and human rights workers championing women's rights have ... Read more...
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India blamed for rights abuses in Sri Lanka
July 27th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A group of women activists in India has blamed the Indian government for what they said were widespread human rights violations in Sri Lanka.The "Indian ... Read more...
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BJP wants rape victims, kin to join sit-in
July 19th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) In a bid to corner the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government over "rising crimes against women", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday called upon victims and ... Read more...
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Working women have to be provided safety: Dikshit
July 15th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Working women have to be provided safety and a sense of dignity, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Thursday."It's also essential to develop sensitivity amongst ... Read more...
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Women activists slam Delhi Police chief’s remark (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Slamming Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta's statement that women venturing out late night should be accompanied by a male, activists and politicians Sunday said ... Read more...
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BJP workers detained after clash with police
June 28th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 28 (IANS) Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women activists were detained here Tuesday after they clashed with the police while demonstrating against the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Agra activists join Ramdev’s fast
June 4th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 4 (IANS) Scores of activists and supporters of yoga guru's campaign against corruption Saturday started a fast here.A large number of them were Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Mexico women activists demand safe abortion
May 29th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 29 (IANS/EFE) Activists from more than 40 civil organisations protested in Mexico City to demand that the federal government permit abortion nationwide as a woman's right to ... Read more...
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Congress leader’s poem on sex worker irks women activists
April 16th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 16 (IANS) A poem about a sex worker written by Goa Congress vice president and award-winning writer N. Shivdas has sparked outrage among women's groups here.Several women's groups, ... Read more...
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After 2,000 years, temple allows women into sanctum sanctorum
April 15th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), April 15 (IANS) Breaking a 2,000-year-old tradition, women were allowed entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahalakshmi temple here Friday. The temple is dedicated to the ... Read more...
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BJP seeks inquiry into attack on workers
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded a judicial inquiry into the police attack on its workers here that it said left many seriously injured.Raising the ... Read more...
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Girls not safe in Uttar Pradesh, say activists
February 7th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Women activists Monday expressed shock at the attack on a Dalit minor whose ear was nearly chopped off and fingers smashed after she resisted gangrape, saying girls ... Read more...
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Telangana protests hit road transport, hundreds detained
January 17th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Road transport was affected in several parts of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh Monday as agitators raised road blockades, demanding separate statehood to the region.The movement of ... Read more...
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BJP women activists clash with Jammu police
November 27th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, Nov.27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women protestors clashed with the Jammu Police on Saturday during a three-hour-long demonstration against the surrender policy passed by the provincial ... Read more...
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Act now, make capital safe for northeast women: Activists
November 25th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Aghast over the rape of yet another woman from the northeast in Delhi, activists from the region Thursday called for steps to make the capital safe for ... Read more...
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Safety of women BPO employees inadequate, say activists
November 25th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Security of women employees of call centres remains inadequate even after repeated instructions issued by Delhi police to BPOs in the national capital region (NCR), women activists ... Read more...
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No legal action against Arundhati: Chidambaram
November 1st, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said no action according to law could be taken against author-activist Arundhati Roy for her alleged seditious speech on Kashmir ... Read more...
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Police baton charge Kanpur protesters, 10 hurt
October 13th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured when police resorted to baton charge after locals in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district Wednesday staged demonstrations demanding closure of a school where ... Read more...
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Crime against women rising in India: NCW member
September 10th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 10 (IANS) A case of violence against a woman is registered in India every three minutes and every 29 minutes a woman is raped, National Commission for Women (NCW) member ... Read more...
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