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"RSS Was Against Independence, Women's Voter Rights": Mallikarjun Kharge
PM Modi's effusive praise of the RSS, the BJP's parent body, in his Independence Day speech drew strong criticism from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who, on Sunday, claimed that the outfit had been "opposed" to freedom from the British
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Abortion Rights Issue Influencing Indian American Women's Voting Preference
In the upcoming US presidential election, the issue of abortion rights is emerging as a significant factor that is influencing Indian American women's voting preferences.
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Bhaichung Bhutia Wants Voting Rights For Players In Future AIFF Constitution
Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to remove the Committee of Administrators as it was done to "salvage" the U-17 Women's World Cup and ensure revocation of the FIFA ban on India
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Women Take Out 'Pink Rally' In UP's Varanasi For Awareness On Voting Right
Ahead of the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, teachers in Varanasi have geared up today to increase awareness among voters to exercise their voting right.
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In UP, 2 Brides Head To Vote Right After Wedding
The two women cast their votes in Firozabad and Mahoba districts of Uttar Pradesh during the third phase of the polls in the state
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Women's Participation In Polls Has Exceeded That Of Men: Election Commission Chief
Indian democracy has covered a remarkable distance since the first Lok Sabha polls and today 7 decades and 17 general elections later, women's participation in voting has exceeded that of men, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said.
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Women's Equality Day 2020: Know Why It Is Celebrated
Women's Equality Day: The day is observed primarily in the United States of America on August 26, to commemorate American women getting the constitutional right to vote. The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted in 1920. The law prohibits denying citizens, of the United States, the right to vote on the basis of gender.
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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Telangana Rashtra Samiti May Skip Voting On Triple Talaq Bill: Report
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) is likely to abstain during voting on the triple bill in Lok Sabha, a senior party leader told news agency PTI today.
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Parliament Highlights - "Triple Talaq Must Go For Equal Rights To Women": President To Parliament
President Ram Nath Kovind is addressing the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament at the Central Hall. President Kovind lauded the large number of participation of women in the Lok Sabha elections. "Despite the intense heat, people came to vote in large numbers. Women folk also came to the polling booth in large numbers," President Kovind...
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"If Sati And Dowry Banned, Why Not Triple Talaq": Smriti Irani Asks House
Addressing a parliamentary session held to decide on the Triple Talaq law, Union Minister Smriti Irani today wondered why there was so much opposition to curbing the controversial Islamic practice of instant divorce when the house has enacted similar legislations on dowry and sati in the past.
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The President's Address: Farmers, Jobs, Women On Government's Agenda
Addressing the joint session of parliament on the first day of budget session, President Ramnath Kovind gave an overview of what to expect in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's fifth budget, the last full-fledged one, before the country votes for the general elections in 2019. The government's list of priorities before heading to parliamentary electio...
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UP Elections 2017 Highlights: 60.5% Voting In Phase 7, Women Turn Out In Large Numbers
Uttar Pradesh is voting in the final and last phase of the seven phase elections today. A total of 1.41 crore voters, including 64.76 lakh women are likely to exercise their right in the 40 seats that go to polls today.
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Around 42 Per Cent Voting in DUSU Polls; Results to be Out Tomorrow
Around 42 per cent students today exercised their franchise in the keenly contested Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) elections which were dominated this year by issues such as right to accommodation, women security and transport problems faced by varsity students.
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"RSS Was Against Independence, Women's Voter Rights": Mallikarjun Kharge
PM Modi's effusive praise of the RSS, the BJP's parent body, in his Independence Day speech drew strong criticism from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who, on Sunday, claimed that the outfit had been "opposed" to freedom from the British
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Abortion Rights Issue Influencing Indian American Women's Voting Preference
In the upcoming US presidential election, the issue of abortion rights is emerging as a significant factor that is influencing Indian American women's voting preferences.
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Bhaichung Bhutia Wants Voting Rights For Players In Future AIFF Constitution
Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to remove the Committee of Administrators as it was done to "salvage" the U-17 Women's World Cup and ensure revocation of the FIFA ban on India
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Women Take Out 'Pink Rally' In UP's Varanasi For Awareness On Voting Right
Ahead of the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, teachers in Varanasi have geared up today to increase awareness among voters to exercise their voting right.
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In UP, 2 Brides Head To Vote Right After Wedding
The two women cast their votes in Firozabad and Mahoba districts of Uttar Pradesh during the third phase of the polls in the state
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Women's Participation In Polls Has Exceeded That Of Men: Election Commission Chief
Indian democracy has covered a remarkable distance since the first Lok Sabha polls and today 7 decades and 17 general elections later, women's participation in voting has exceeded that of men, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said.
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Women's Equality Day 2020: Know Why It Is Celebrated
Women's Equality Day: The day is observed primarily in the United States of America on August 26, to commemorate American women getting the constitutional right to vote. The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted in 1920. The law prohibits denying citizens, of the United States, the right to vote on the basis of gender.
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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Telangana Rashtra Samiti May Skip Voting On Triple Talaq Bill: Report
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) is likely to abstain during voting on the triple bill in Lok Sabha, a senior party leader told news agency PTI today.
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Parliament Highlights - "Triple Talaq Must Go For Equal Rights To Women": President To Parliament
President Ram Nath Kovind is addressing the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament at the Central Hall. President Kovind lauded the large number of participation of women in the Lok Sabha elections. "Despite the intense heat, people came to vote in large numbers. Women folk also came to the polling booth in large numbers," President Kovind...
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"If Sati And Dowry Banned, Why Not Triple Talaq": Smriti Irani Asks House
Addressing a parliamentary session held to decide on the Triple Talaq law, Union Minister Smriti Irani today wondered why there was so much opposition to curbing the controversial Islamic practice of instant divorce when the house has enacted similar legislations on dowry and sati in the past.
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The President's Address: Farmers, Jobs, Women On Government's Agenda
Addressing the joint session of parliament on the first day of budget session, President Ramnath Kovind gave an overview of what to expect in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's fifth budget, the last full-fledged one, before the country votes for the general elections in 2019. The government's list of priorities before heading to parliamentary electio...
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UP Elections 2017 Highlights: 60.5% Voting In Phase 7, Women Turn Out In Large Numbers
Uttar Pradesh is voting in the final and last phase of the seven phase elections today. A total of 1.41 crore voters, including 64.76 lakh women are likely to exercise their right in the 40 seats that go to polls today.
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Around 42 Per Cent Voting in DUSU Polls; Results to be Out Tomorrow
Around 42 per cent students today exercised their franchise in the keenly contested Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) elections which were dominated this year by issues such as right to accommodation, women security and transport problems faced by varsity students.
