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Cannes Winner Paul Laverty Slams Hollywood For Blacklisting Actors For Gaza Stance
Paul Laverty showed support for Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo, claiming they faced backlash in Hollywood after speaking out about the situation in Gaza.
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'For Taliban, Women Not Human': Taslima Nasreen On Row Over Journalist 'Ban'
Bangladesh's exiled writer Taslima Nasreen has slammed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi for not allowing women journalists to attend a press conference in Delhi on Friday.
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Alice Munro, Canadian Author Who Won Nobel Prize In Literature In 2013, Dies At 92
Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and travails of small-town women in her native land made her a globally acclaimed master of the short story, died on Monday at the age of
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Scotland Police Investigate Harassment Case Against Ex-BBC Sikh Presenter
The police in Scotland have said inquiries are ongoing related to harassment allegations from a number of women against a Scottish Sikh former BBC presenter and food writer.
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Irish Newspaper Admits One Of Its Most-Read Articles Was An AI Hoax, Apologises
Several social media users questioned whether the photo and the name of the writer were those of a real person.
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Mohamed Salah And Sam Kerr Win English Football Writers' Awards
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted footballer of the year by sportswriters in England, while Chelsea's Australian striker Sam Kerr won the women's award
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At Bhopal Railway Station, Vendors Can't Sell Khushwant Singh's "Obscene" Novel
A senior official of the Railway Board on Wednesday directed a book vendor at the city's railway station to stop selling renowned writer Khushwant Singh's novel "Women, Sex, Love and Lust", saying that such "obscene" literature may spoil the future generation.
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Writer Who Accused Donald Trump Of Sexual Assault Sues Him For Defamation
A writer and longtime women's advice columnist on Monday sued President Donald Trump, accusing him of defaming her this summer after she claimed he sexually assaulted her two decades ago in an upscale New York City department store.
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Magazine Columnist Alleges Trump Raped Her At A Store Two Decades Ago
E. Jean Carroll, a New York-based writer and longtime women's advice columnist, accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her more than two decades ago in a dressing room of an upscale Manhattan department store, an episode detailed in a book excerpt published Friday in New York magazine.
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Women's Day 2019: Writers On What "Feminism" Means To Them
Women's Day 2019: While women writers are taking bolder steps across genres, male authors too are defining their female characters with more earnestness.
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Danger Marks In Saffron Drawn On Office Doors Of Kerala Writer: Cops
Danger marks in saffron colour were found drawn on the office doors of noted orator and thinker Sunil P Elayidom, Kerala Police said. Mr Elayidom strongly advocates implementation of Supreme Court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala temple.
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Writer Honey Irani Says, 'Don't Mock' The #MeToo Movement
"When you can't deal with it now, imagine how could you 10 or 15 years back," Honey Irani said
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Comedy Group AIB Removes Videos Of Ex-Member Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Comedy group AIB has said it has decided to remove every video featuring a former member who has been accused of sexual harassment by women on social media.
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"Craftsmanship Of A Writer Deserves To Be Respected": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to ban a book for allegedly depicting Hindu women visiting temples in a derogatory manner, saying "craftsmanship of a writer deserves to be respected".
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban On Malayalam Book Meesha
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to ban the book 'Meesha' for allegedly depicting Hindu women visiting temples in derogatory light, saying "craftsmanship of a writer deserves to be respected".
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Cannes Winner Paul Laverty Slams Hollywood For Blacklisting Actors For Gaza Stance
Paul Laverty showed support for Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo, claiming they faced backlash in Hollywood after speaking out about the situation in Gaza.
-
'For Taliban, Women Not Human': Taslima Nasreen On Row Over Journalist 'Ban'
Bangladesh's exiled writer Taslima Nasreen has slammed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi for not allowing women journalists to attend a press conference in Delhi on Friday.
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Alice Munro, Canadian Author Who Won Nobel Prize In Literature In 2013, Dies At 92
Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and travails of small-town women in her native land made her a globally acclaimed master of the short story, died on Monday at the age of
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Scotland Police Investigate Harassment Case Against Ex-BBC Sikh Presenter
The police in Scotland have said inquiries are ongoing related to harassment allegations from a number of women against a Scottish Sikh former BBC presenter and food writer.
-
Irish Newspaper Admits One Of Its Most-Read Articles Was An AI Hoax, Apologises
Several social media users questioned whether the photo and the name of the writer were those of a real person.
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Mohamed Salah And Sam Kerr Win English Football Writers' Awards
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted footballer of the year by sportswriters in England, while Chelsea's Australian striker Sam Kerr won the women's award
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At Bhopal Railway Station, Vendors Can't Sell Khushwant Singh's "Obscene" Novel
A senior official of the Railway Board on Wednesday directed a book vendor at the city's railway station to stop selling renowned writer Khushwant Singh's novel "Women, Sex, Love and Lust", saying that such "obscene" literature may spoil the future generation.
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Writer Who Accused Donald Trump Of Sexual Assault Sues Him For Defamation
A writer and longtime women's advice columnist on Monday sued President Donald Trump, accusing him of defaming her this summer after she claimed he sexually assaulted her two decades ago in an upscale New York City department store.
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Magazine Columnist Alleges Trump Raped Her At A Store Two Decades Ago
E. Jean Carroll, a New York-based writer and longtime women's advice columnist, accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her more than two decades ago in a dressing room of an upscale Manhattan department store, an episode detailed in a book excerpt published Friday in New York magazine.
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Women's Day 2019: Writers On What "Feminism" Means To Them
Women's Day 2019: While women writers are taking bolder steps across genres, male authors too are defining their female characters with more earnestness.
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Danger Marks In Saffron Drawn On Office Doors Of Kerala Writer: Cops
Danger marks in saffron colour were found drawn on the office doors of noted orator and thinker Sunil P Elayidom, Kerala Police said. Mr Elayidom strongly advocates implementation of Supreme Court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala temple.
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Writer Honey Irani Says, 'Don't Mock' The #MeToo Movement
"When you can't deal with it now, imagine how could you 10 or 15 years back," Honey Irani said
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Comedy Group AIB Removes Videos Of Ex-Member Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Comedy group AIB has said it has decided to remove every video featuring a former member who has been accused of sexual harassment by women on social media.
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"Craftsmanship Of A Writer Deserves To Be Respected": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to ban a book for allegedly depicting Hindu women visiting temples in a derogatory manner, saying "craftsmanship of a writer deserves to be respected".
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban On Malayalam Book Meesha
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to ban the book 'Meesha' for allegedly depicting Hindu women visiting temples in derogatory light, saying "craftsmanship of a writer deserves to be respected".
