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UK's First Black Woman Lawmaker Says Labour Party "Banned" Her From Polls
Diane Abbott, the first black woman to become an MP in the UK, on Wednesday said the Labour party has "banned" her from standing as its candidate in the general election.
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Sex Harassment Case Filed Against Deve Gowda's Grandson Amid Video Scandal
A woman has filed a police case against Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna over alleged sexual assault, the police said today. The First Information Report (FIR) has been filed with Holenarasipur police station in Hassan district.
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1st Woman PM, President: NCP MP Backs Congress On Women's Reservation Bill
NCP MP Supriya Sule on Monday strongly defended the Congress after the BJP criticised it over the Women's Reservation Bill issue, saying that India's first woman PM and President were from the Congress and the legislation was also brought by it.
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"First Home": 10 Woman MPs Pen Letters To Share Memories Of Old Parliament
In a display of nostalgia, 10 women parliamentarians shared their memories, messages and experiences of the old Parliament building in handwritten notes as they prepared to bid farewell to the structure ahead of a move into the new complex.
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Who is Phangnon Konyak, First Woman MP From Nagaland To Preside Over Rajya Sabha? 5 Points
S Phangnon Konyak, an MP from the BJP, became the first woman from Nagaland to preside over the Rajya Sabha yesterday. House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar had nominated her and three other women members to the panel of vice-chairpersons on July 17.
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Phangnon Konyak First Woman MP From Nagaland To Preside Over Rajya Sabha
S Phangnon Konyak has become the first woman member from Nagaland to preside over the Rajya Sabha.
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Nagaland Set To Get First Woman Rajya Sabha MP
BJP's S Phangnon Konyak is all set to become the first woman Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland as no other candidate filed nomination for the March 31 election to the lone seat from the state on Monday, which was the last day.
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Nagaland Likely To Get First Woman Rajya Sabha MP
Nagaland is likely to get a woman Rajya Sabha MP for the first time as a coalition of the NDPP and the BJP, having 35 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly, nominated the saffron party's Mahila Morcha president S Phangnon Konyak as their candidate.
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Couldn't Even Collect Fistful Of Soil: Afghan's 1st Non-Muslim Woman MP
Afghanistan's first non-Muslim woman MP Anarkali Kaur Honaryar never thought she would have to leave her country.
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Indian-Origin MP In Scottish Parliament Recites Sikh Prayer Before Oath
Pam Gosal, Scotland's first woman MP of Indian-origin, recited a Sikh prayer before her oath-taking in Parliament on Thursday.
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"A Single Woman Fighting Alone": Jaya Bachchan On Mamata Banerjee
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, in Bengal to campaign on behalf of Mamata Banerjee, came out guns blazing at her first press conference, reminding voters that Ms Banerjee was "fighting to preserve the democratic right of all Bengalis"
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Haryana's First Woman MP Chandrawati Dies At 92
Haryana's first woman MP and former Puducherry Lt Governor Chandrawati passed away on Sunday. She was 92.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 - In BJP, Only ''Tai'' Can Admonish Me: PM Modi On Sumitra Mahajan
Praising Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for her "dedication" towards work, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that she was the only BJP leader who could admonish him.
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Rajasthan's Lone Woman Lawmaker Claims BJP "Sidelined" Her For 2019 Polls
The only woman Member of Parliament or MP from Rajasthan in last Lok Sabha, Santosh Ahlawat, who was dropped by BJP in its first list of 16 out of total 25 candidates for upcoming parliamentary polls, has expressed anguish over the development.
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit's Portrait To Find Place In UNGA President's Office
General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa has said that she draws inspiration from Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, the first woman to hold the office, and plans to install her portrait in her office, according to an Indian MP who met her on Friday.
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UK's First Black Woman Lawmaker Says Labour Party "Banned" Her From Polls
Diane Abbott, the first black woman to become an MP in the UK, on Wednesday said the Labour party has "banned" her from standing as its candidate in the general election.
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Sex Harassment Case Filed Against Deve Gowda's Grandson Amid Video Scandal
A woman has filed a police case against Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna over alleged sexual assault, the police said today. The First Information Report (FIR) has been filed with Holenarasipur police station in Hassan district.
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1st Woman PM, President: NCP MP Backs Congress On Women's Reservation Bill
NCP MP Supriya Sule on Monday strongly defended the Congress after the BJP criticised it over the Women's Reservation Bill issue, saying that India's first woman PM and President were from the Congress and the legislation was also brought by it.
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"First Home": 10 Woman MPs Pen Letters To Share Memories Of Old Parliament
In a display of nostalgia, 10 women parliamentarians shared their memories, messages and experiences of the old Parliament building in handwritten notes as they prepared to bid farewell to the structure ahead of a move into the new complex.
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Who is Phangnon Konyak, First Woman MP From Nagaland To Preside Over Rajya Sabha? 5 Points
S Phangnon Konyak, an MP from the BJP, became the first woman from Nagaland to preside over the Rajya Sabha yesterday. House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar had nominated her and three other women members to the panel of vice-chairpersons on July 17.
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Phangnon Konyak First Woman MP From Nagaland To Preside Over Rajya Sabha
S Phangnon Konyak has become the first woman member from Nagaland to preside over the Rajya Sabha.
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Nagaland Set To Get First Woman Rajya Sabha MP
BJP's S Phangnon Konyak is all set to become the first woman Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland as no other candidate filed nomination for the March 31 election to the lone seat from the state on Monday, which was the last day.
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Nagaland Likely To Get First Woman Rajya Sabha MP
Nagaland is likely to get a woman Rajya Sabha MP for the first time as a coalition of the NDPP and the BJP, having 35 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly, nominated the saffron party's Mahila Morcha president S Phangnon Konyak as their candidate.
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Couldn't Even Collect Fistful Of Soil: Afghan's 1st Non-Muslim Woman MP
Afghanistan's first non-Muslim woman MP Anarkali Kaur Honaryar never thought she would have to leave her country.
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Indian-Origin MP In Scottish Parliament Recites Sikh Prayer Before Oath
Pam Gosal, Scotland's first woman MP of Indian-origin, recited a Sikh prayer before her oath-taking in Parliament on Thursday.
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"A Single Woman Fighting Alone": Jaya Bachchan On Mamata Banerjee
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, in Bengal to campaign on behalf of Mamata Banerjee, came out guns blazing at her first press conference, reminding voters that Ms Banerjee was "fighting to preserve the democratic right of all Bengalis"
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Haryana's First Woman MP Chandrawati Dies At 92
Haryana's first woman MP and former Puducherry Lt Governor Chandrawati passed away on Sunday. She was 92.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 - In BJP, Only ''Tai'' Can Admonish Me: PM Modi On Sumitra Mahajan
Praising Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for her "dedication" towards work, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that she was the only BJP leader who could admonish him.
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Rajasthan's Lone Woman Lawmaker Claims BJP "Sidelined" Her For 2019 Polls
The only woman Member of Parliament or MP from Rajasthan in last Lok Sabha, Santosh Ahlawat, who was dropped by BJP in its first list of 16 out of total 25 candidates for upcoming parliamentary polls, has expressed anguish over the development.
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit's Portrait To Find Place In UNGA President's Office
General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa has said that she draws inspiration from Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, the first woman to hold the office, and plans to install her portrait in her office, according to an Indian MP who met her on Friday.
