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Taliban Investigating Death Threats Against UN's Afghan Female Staff: Report
The Taliban are investigating explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations, according to a report.
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Nighttime Coffee Drinking May Increase Impulsivity In Women: Study
The findings could have negative implications for shift workers, health care, and military personnel who consume coffee at night, particularly females, said a team of biologists from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
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India-UK Free Trade Deal Empowers Indian Women Across Sectors
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), set to be formalized on Thursday, is expected to be a major turning point for women entrepreneurs and workers across India.
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'Apologise To Raj Thackeray': MNS Workers Assault Man For Not Speaking Marathi
Another man has been beaten up in Maharashtra by MNS workers for not speaking in Marathi and saying, "I will not speak in the language. What will you do?".
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After 7-Year Wait, Women Supervisor Recruitment Now Nightmare For Aspirants
After a gap of seven years, the state government had issued a notification for the recruitment of 660 Women Supervisors. The announcement lit a spark of hope among six lakh candidates, many of whom had spent years preparing for government jobs.
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Women On Night Shifts Face Higher Asthma Risk: Study
Women who work nightshifts are more likely to suffer from moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a study of more than 270,000 people.
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Women's Panel Seeks Probe Into "Disturbing" Charges Against Ex-DMK Worker
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of allegations of torture and sexual harassment against a former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) worker.
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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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Huge Row After DMK Worker's Wife Says He 'Groomed' Women For Politicians
A young woman from Tamil Nadu has accused her husband - a 40-year-old man associated with the ruling DMK - of torture and sexual harassment, declaring "his job is to force 20-year-old girls to sleep with politicians".
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Kashmiri Student Assaulted At Jamia Millia Islamia, Mess Worker Detained
A mess worker at the Jamia Millia Islamia University in the national capital has been detained for allegedly assaulting a Kashmiri woman student on campus.
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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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BJP Workers Protest Against TMC's Bill Allowing Women To Work In Bars
BJP workers in Kolkata staged a protest against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Saturday, opposing a recently introduced bill that permits women to work in bars.
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"When Will We Get Free Cylinder" : AAP Protests Against Delhi Government
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Wednesday held a protest against the BJP's promise of giving free LPG cylinders to women during Holi. Later, they were detained by the police.
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Auto Drivers, Women, Farmers: BJP's 'Aam Aadmi' Guest List For Delhi Oath
The BJP's guest list for Thursday - when the new Delhi Chief Minister will take his/her oath - includes gig workers, cab and auto rickshaw drivers, farmers, and chiefs of city jhuggis, or slums, as well as women beneficiaries of government schemes.
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Taliban Investigating Death Threats Against UN's Afghan Female Staff: Report
The Taliban are investigating explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations, according to a report.
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Nighttime Coffee Drinking May Increase Impulsivity In Women: Study
The findings could have negative implications for shift workers, health care, and military personnel who consume coffee at night, particularly females, said a team of biologists from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
-
India-UK Free Trade Deal Empowers Indian Women Across Sectors
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), set to be formalized on Thursday, is expected to be a major turning point for women entrepreneurs and workers across India.
-
'Apologise To Raj Thackeray': MNS Workers Assault Man For Not Speaking Marathi
Another man has been beaten up in Maharashtra by MNS workers for not speaking in Marathi and saying, "I will not speak in the language. What will you do?".
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After 7-Year Wait, Women Supervisor Recruitment Now Nightmare For Aspirants
After a gap of seven years, the state government had issued a notification for the recruitment of 660 Women Supervisors. The announcement lit a spark of hope among six lakh candidates, many of whom had spent years preparing for government jobs.
-
Women On Night Shifts Face Higher Asthma Risk: Study
Women who work nightshifts are more likely to suffer from moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a study of more than 270,000 people.
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Women's Panel Seeks Probe Into "Disturbing" Charges Against Ex-DMK Worker
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of allegations of torture and sexual harassment against a former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) worker.
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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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Huge Row After DMK Worker's Wife Says He 'Groomed' Women For Politicians
A young woman from Tamil Nadu has accused her husband - a 40-year-old man associated with the ruling DMK - of torture and sexual harassment, declaring "his job is to force 20-year-old girls to sleep with politicians".
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Kashmiri Student Assaulted At Jamia Millia Islamia, Mess Worker Detained
A mess worker at the Jamia Millia Islamia University in the national capital has been detained for allegedly assaulting a Kashmiri woman student on campus.
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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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BJP Workers Protest Against TMC's Bill Allowing Women To Work In Bars
BJP workers in Kolkata staged a protest against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Saturday, opposing a recently introduced bill that permits women to work in bars.
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"When Will We Get Free Cylinder" : AAP Protests Against Delhi Government
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Wednesday held a protest against the BJP's promise of giving free LPG cylinders to women during Holi. Later, they were detained by the police.
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Auto Drivers, Women, Farmers: BJP's 'Aam Aadmi' Guest List For Delhi Oath
The BJP's guest list for Thursday - when the new Delhi Chief Minister will take his/her oath - includes gig workers, cab and auto rickshaw drivers, farmers, and chiefs of city jhuggis, or slums, as well as women beneficiaries of government schemes.
