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DMK Sacks Worker Accused Of "Grooming" Women For Sex With Politicians
The DMK worker whose wife accused him of attempted sexual exploitation, has been sacked by Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
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Nitish Kumar Flags Off 166 Deluxe Buses In Bihar, 20 Reserved For Women
In a major boost to Bihar's public transport system, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday flagged off 166 new deluxe buses, including 20 exclusively reserved for women passengers.
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DMK, AIADMK's 'Hang Your Head In Shame' Barbs Over Pollachi Sex Assault Case
On Tuesday, hours after a Tamil Nadu court sentenced nine men to life in prison - for raping and blackmailing eight Pollachi women multiple times between 2016 and 2018 - Chief Minister MK Stalin and the AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami bickered.
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"Foundation Of Developed India Rests On 4 Key Pillars...": PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the foundation of Viksit Bharat rests on four key pillars that are the poor, farmers, youth, and women's empowerment.
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More Than 1,000 Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Detained In Crackdown In Gujarat
More than 1,000 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, including women and children, were detained following combing operations in Ahmedabad and Surat, and efforts were underway for their deportation, Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said.
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'Take Hate Speech Seriously': Court Orders Case Against Tamil Nadu Minister
The Madras High Court today ordered the police to file a case against Tamil Nadu minister K Ponmudy for allegedly making derogatory and hate speeches against women and religious denominations.
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Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy Apologises For 'Inappropriate' Remarks On Women
Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K Ponmudy, who stoked a controversy for his derogatory remarks on women and Shaivism and Vaishnavism 'symbols', on Saturday said he apologised for his 'inappropriate remarks'.
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Tamil Minister's "Disgusting" Comment On Sex Workers Triggers Furious Row
Tamil Nadu's Forest Minister K Ponmudy's misogynistic remarks - laced with caste undertones - have landed Chief Minister MK Stalin in trouble, inviting fierce criticism from women's rights activists, the opposition, and within his DMK.
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"Over-Nutrition And Obesity Rising In Children", Says Minister
Raising concern over childhood obesity, Union minister Savitri Thakur on Tuesday said over-nutrition and obesity have become grave problems with children consuming too much oily food.
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Revanth Reddy's 16 "Harrowing Nights In Jail" Barb Draws KTR Retort
The Revanth Reddy vs KT Rama Rao spat - which has included jabs over Telangana hosting the Miss World pageant and the arrest of two women journalists - continued Thursday with the Chief Minister claiming he spent 16 nights in jail for flying a drone.
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Rekha Gupta Presents BJP's 1st Delhi Budget In 28 Years, Focus Is On...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the ruling BJP's budget - its first in Delhi in 28 years - with a "historic" Rs 1 lakh crore outlay and 10 'focus' areas, including cleaning the Yamuna, ensuring women's safety, and improving infrastructure.
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Rs 1 Lakh Crore Delhi Budget: Focus On Yamuna Cleaning, Women's Welfare
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented Rs 1 lakh crore FY26 Budget with ten focus areas, including electricity, roads, water, and connectivity.
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Yamuna Cleaning, Waterlogging In Focus Of "Viksit Delhi Budget": Rekha Gupta
The BJP government's "Viksit Delhi Budget" for the 2025-26 fiscal will focus on economic empowerment of women, better education and health service, improved infrastructure, pollution and waterlogging issue, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday
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"Wrong Judgment": Minister On "Not Rape" Order By Allahabad High Court Judge
Union Minister of Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi today strongly condemned a recent judgment by the Allahabad High Court, which ruled that the act of grabbing a woman's breast and snapping the string of her pyjama does not constitute rape.
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Opinion | Isn't Revanth Reddy Crossing The Line?
Women, and often men, being stripped and paraded is a depressingly familiar headline in India. In religion, caste, or family conflicts, a woman's body becomes the metaphor for the "honour" of an entire community, caste, and clan.
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DMK Sacks Worker Accused Of "Grooming" Women For Sex With Politicians
The DMK worker whose wife accused him of attempted sexual exploitation, has been sacked by Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
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Nitish Kumar Flags Off 166 Deluxe Buses In Bihar, 20 Reserved For Women
In a major boost to Bihar's public transport system, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday flagged off 166 new deluxe buses, including 20 exclusively reserved for women passengers.
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DMK, AIADMK's 'Hang Your Head In Shame' Barbs Over Pollachi Sex Assault Case
On Tuesday, hours after a Tamil Nadu court sentenced nine men to life in prison - for raping and blackmailing eight Pollachi women multiple times between 2016 and 2018 - Chief Minister MK Stalin and the AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami bickered.
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"Foundation Of Developed India Rests On 4 Key Pillars...": PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the foundation of Viksit Bharat rests on four key pillars that are the poor, farmers, youth, and women's empowerment.
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More Than 1,000 Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Detained In Crackdown In Gujarat
More than 1,000 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, including women and children, were detained following combing operations in Ahmedabad and Surat, and efforts were underway for their deportation, Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said.
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'Take Hate Speech Seriously': Court Orders Case Against Tamil Nadu Minister
The Madras High Court today ordered the police to file a case against Tamil Nadu minister K Ponmudy for allegedly making derogatory and hate speeches against women and religious denominations.
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Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy Apologises For 'Inappropriate' Remarks On Women
Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K Ponmudy, who stoked a controversy for his derogatory remarks on women and Shaivism and Vaishnavism 'symbols', on Saturday said he apologised for his 'inappropriate remarks'.
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Tamil Minister's "Disgusting" Comment On Sex Workers Triggers Furious Row
Tamil Nadu's Forest Minister K Ponmudy's misogynistic remarks - laced with caste undertones - have landed Chief Minister MK Stalin in trouble, inviting fierce criticism from women's rights activists, the opposition, and within his DMK.
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"Over-Nutrition And Obesity Rising In Children", Says Minister
Raising concern over childhood obesity, Union minister Savitri Thakur on Tuesday said over-nutrition and obesity have become grave problems with children consuming too much oily food.
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Revanth Reddy's 16 "Harrowing Nights In Jail" Barb Draws KTR Retort
The Revanth Reddy vs KT Rama Rao spat - which has included jabs over Telangana hosting the Miss World pageant and the arrest of two women journalists - continued Thursday with the Chief Minister claiming he spent 16 nights in jail for flying a drone.
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Rekha Gupta Presents BJP's 1st Delhi Budget In 28 Years, Focus Is On...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the ruling BJP's budget - its first in Delhi in 28 years - with a "historic" Rs 1 lakh crore outlay and 10 'focus' areas, including cleaning the Yamuna, ensuring women's safety, and improving infrastructure.
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Rs 1 Lakh Crore Delhi Budget: Focus On Yamuna Cleaning, Women's Welfare
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented Rs 1 lakh crore FY26 Budget with ten focus areas, including electricity, roads, water, and connectivity.
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Yamuna Cleaning, Waterlogging In Focus Of "Viksit Delhi Budget": Rekha Gupta
The BJP government's "Viksit Delhi Budget" for the 2025-26 fiscal will focus on economic empowerment of women, better education and health service, improved infrastructure, pollution and waterlogging issue, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday
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"Wrong Judgment": Minister On "Not Rape" Order By Allahabad High Court Judge
Union Minister of Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi today strongly condemned a recent judgment by the Allahabad High Court, which ruled that the act of grabbing a woman's breast and snapping the string of her pyjama does not constitute rape.
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Opinion | Isn't Revanth Reddy Crossing The Line?
Women, and often men, being stripped and paraded is a depressingly familiar headline in India. In religion, caste, or family conflicts, a woman's body becomes the metaphor for the "honour" of an entire community, caste, and clan.
