Aurat

The BJP has accused the AAP of victim-shaming and protecting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, in the Swati Maliwal assault case.

Insulting a woman or being rude to her and not behaving in a chivalrous manner will not amount to outraging the modesty of a woman, the Delhi High Court has held while setting aside an order putting a man on trial for calling a woman gandi aurat'.

The Aurat March, a rally conducted every year by women across Pakistan on International Women's Day to voice their grievances and celebrate womanhood turned violent on Wednesday amid clash between the marchers and the police, reported Geo News.

Known as the Aurat (women) March, the rallies have courted controversy because of banners and placards waved by participants that raise subjects such as divorce, sexual harassment and menstruation.

Authorities in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore have refused permission for a rally to mark International Women's Day, which regularly meets a fierce backlash in the conservative, patriarchal country.

Akshara Singh was seen annoyed with Shamita's English speaking. Shamita slammed Akshara for being lazy.

Stones, shoes and sticks were thrown at campaigners in Islamabad on Sunday as they marched through Pakistan's capital to mark International Women's Day.

The BJP on Wednesdayslammed the AAP and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his MLA Somnath Bharti's alleged misbehavior with a female journalist. Union minister Harsh Vardhan dubbing the party as "Anti Aurat Party".

An angry brother shot his elder sister dead because she voted in Pakistani local elections after he had forbidden her to do so, police said today.

A young Pakistani woman died today after a rejected suitor set her ablaze for refusing his marriage proposal, a doctor said.

The reaction to Arvind Kejriwal's television commercial-anger, disillusionment, mockery-is caused by overlapping but distinct provocations. It's useful to separate them to understand the vehemence of this reaction.

In a big show of strength in the last lap of campaigning, hundreds of women workers and leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party landed in Kiran Bedi's constituency today, dancing to loud drum beats and raising slogans in praise of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

Arvind Kejriwal takes his battle to the turf of Kiran Bedi, his main rival for the post of Delhi chief minister today, strategically focusing on women's security, the BJP leader's key agenda, and also featuring a former top cop to counter her USP.

In a scathing attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister Giriraj Singh today said he was quarrelling like a "dehati aurat" (rural woman) with Narendra Modi out of "jealousy".

The "dehati aurat" comment attributed to him reportedly deeply upset Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who swung into damage control mode, sending a message to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he never used such language against him.

The BJP has accused the AAP of victim-shaming and protecting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, in the Swati Maliwal assault case.

Insulting a woman or being rude to her and not behaving in a chivalrous manner will not amount to outraging the modesty of a woman, the Delhi High Court has held while setting aside an order putting a man on trial for calling a woman gandi aurat'.

The Aurat March, a rally conducted every year by women across Pakistan on International Women's Day to voice their grievances and celebrate womanhood turned violent on Wednesday amid clash between the marchers and the police, reported Geo News.

Known as the Aurat (women) March, the rallies have courted controversy because of banners and placards waved by participants that raise subjects such as divorce, sexual harassment and menstruation.

Authorities in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore have refused permission for a rally to mark International Women's Day, which regularly meets a fierce backlash in the conservative, patriarchal country.

Akshara Singh was seen annoyed with Shamita's English speaking. Shamita slammed Akshara for being lazy.

Stones, shoes and sticks were thrown at campaigners in Islamabad on Sunday as they marched through Pakistan's capital to mark International Women's Day.

The BJP on Wednesdayslammed the AAP and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his MLA Somnath Bharti's alleged misbehavior with a female journalist. Union minister Harsh Vardhan dubbing the party as "Anti Aurat Party".

An angry brother shot his elder sister dead because she voted in Pakistani local elections after he had forbidden her to do so, police said today.

A young Pakistani woman died today after a rejected suitor set her ablaze for refusing his marriage proposal, a doctor said.

The reaction to Arvind Kejriwal's television commercial-anger, disillusionment, mockery-is caused by overlapping but distinct provocations. It's useful to separate them to understand the vehemence of this reaction.

In a big show of strength in the last lap of campaigning, hundreds of women workers and leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party landed in Kiran Bedi's constituency today, dancing to loud drum beats and raising slogans in praise of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

Arvind Kejriwal takes his battle to the turf of Kiran Bedi, his main rival for the post of Delhi chief minister today, strategically focusing on women's security, the BJP leader's key agenda, and also featuring a former top cop to counter her USP.

In a scathing attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister Giriraj Singh today said he was quarrelling like a "dehati aurat" (rural woman) with Narendra Modi out of "jealousy".

The "dehati aurat" comment attributed to him reportedly deeply upset Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who swung into damage control mode, sending a message to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he never used such language against him.