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Who Is Pooja Sharma, Indian On BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Women List
Pooja Sharma, who has performed funeral rites for over 4000 people, has been named on BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women across the globe for the year 2024.
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Senior Papua New Guinea Minister Arrested For Assaulting Woman In Australia
Papua New Guinea's influential petroleum minister has been charged with assault following a "domestic dispute" near Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, Australian police said Sunday.
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In Blackmail Case Involving Politicians, Odisha BJP, Congress Demand Probe
The opposition BJP and the Congress in Odisha demanded a high-level investigation into a case in which a woman was arrested for allegedly blackmailing influential people, including politicians.
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Fame No Shield From Massive Iran Anti-Hijab Protests Arrest Wave
An international footballer, an influential tech-blogger, a woman who was merely eating her breakfast without a headscarf.
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"Wonder Woman", "Avengers" Comic Book Artist George Perez Dies At 67
George Perez, an acclaimed comic book artist and writer known for his influential work on such superhero titles as the Avengers, Wonder Woman and the Teen Titans, has died, Marvel and DC Comics announced.
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"PM Modi Also My Son": Bilkis, Shaheen Bagh's Dadi Who Made TIME 100 List
Bilkis Dadi from Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, who is on TIME magazine's list of 100 "Most Influential People of 2020", has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "her son" and she would meet be happy to meet him, if invited. The 82-year-old woman became the face of anti-citizenship law protests in the country earlier this year.
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PM Modi, Shaheen Bagh Dadi On TIME's "Most Influential People of 2020"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bilkis, an 82-year-old woman who had emerged as of the most identifiable faces of the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi, are among the Indians who have made it to TIME magazine's list of 100 "Most Influential People of 2020". Actor Ayushmann Khurrana too has been featured in the list.
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Man At The Centre Of Nobel Scandal Found Guilty Of Rape, Jailed
Once an influential figure in Stockholm's cultural scene, 72-year-old Jean-Claude Arnault was convicted by a Stockholm appeals court of raping a young woman in October 2011 and again in December the same year.
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Hindu Lawmaker From Pak Makes BBC's 100 Inspiring And Influential Women
A Hindu woman lawmaker and human rights activist in Pakistan has made it to the list of BBC's 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.
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Woman Who Ran UP Shelter Home With Husband Started With Stitching Centre
Call it ambition or an urge to make quick money that prompted a woman at a 'Silai Kendra' to become an influential manager of the shelter in Uttar Pradesh from where 24 girls, who were allegedly forced into prostitution, were rescued.
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No Medicine, No Burial At Graveyard: "Fatwa" Against Triple Talaq Victim
A cleric at an influential seminary in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has put out a fatwa or decree against a woman who was given a "triple talaq" divorce by her husband and now runs a non-profit to help others like her. No medicines, no prayers, no grave for Nida Khan, the cleric has ordered in his fatwa.
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England Woman Wicket-Keeper Sarah Taylor Compares Herself With de Kock, Posts Hilarious Picture On Twitter
Sarah compared de Kock's appearance and looks with herself, giving her fans a visual treat. She uploaded a demonstrative picture of de Kock's appearance if he dresses up as a woman.
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Virat Kohli Inspires Me To Be Fit Every Day, Says Mithali Raj
The Indian women's captain was named as one of the most influential women in India by BBC in the month of October.
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Wife Of Techie Killed In Kansas Shooting Gets Temporary Work Visa In US
An Indian woman, who lost her residency rights in the US following the murder of her techie husband in a suspected hate crime, can stay in the country for now after an influential lawmaker helped her get a temporary work visa.
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Pakistan Lawmaker Booked For Abusing Woman Activist On Live TV Debate
An influential lawmaker of Pakistan's ruling coalition has been booked for allegedly verbally abusing and trying to physically attack a woman rights activist during a live TV debate on honour killing.
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Who Is Pooja Sharma, Indian On BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Women List
Pooja Sharma, who has performed funeral rites for over 4000 people, has been named on BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women across the globe for the year 2024.
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Senior Papua New Guinea Minister Arrested For Assaulting Woman In Australia
Papua New Guinea's influential petroleum minister has been charged with assault following a "domestic dispute" near Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, Australian police said Sunday.
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In Blackmail Case Involving Politicians, Odisha BJP, Congress Demand Probe
The opposition BJP and the Congress in Odisha demanded a high-level investigation into a case in which a woman was arrested for allegedly blackmailing influential people, including politicians.
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Fame No Shield From Massive Iran Anti-Hijab Protests Arrest Wave
An international footballer, an influential tech-blogger, a woman who was merely eating her breakfast without a headscarf.
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"Wonder Woman", "Avengers" Comic Book Artist George Perez Dies At 67
George Perez, an acclaimed comic book artist and writer known for his influential work on such superhero titles as the Avengers, Wonder Woman and the Teen Titans, has died, Marvel and DC Comics announced.
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"PM Modi Also My Son": Bilkis, Shaheen Bagh's Dadi Who Made TIME 100 List
Bilkis Dadi from Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, who is on TIME magazine's list of 100 "Most Influential People of 2020", has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "her son" and she would meet be happy to meet him, if invited. The 82-year-old woman became the face of anti-citizenship law protests in the country earlier this year.
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PM Modi, Shaheen Bagh Dadi On TIME's "Most Influential People of 2020"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bilkis, an 82-year-old woman who had emerged as of the most identifiable faces of the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi, are among the Indians who have made it to TIME magazine's list of 100 "Most Influential People of 2020". Actor Ayushmann Khurrana too has been featured in the list.
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Man At The Centre Of Nobel Scandal Found Guilty Of Rape, Jailed
Once an influential figure in Stockholm's cultural scene, 72-year-old Jean-Claude Arnault was convicted by a Stockholm appeals court of raping a young woman in October 2011 and again in December the same year.
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Hindu Lawmaker From Pak Makes BBC's 100 Inspiring And Influential Women
A Hindu woman lawmaker and human rights activist in Pakistan has made it to the list of BBC's 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.
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Woman Who Ran UP Shelter Home With Husband Started With Stitching Centre
Call it ambition or an urge to make quick money that prompted a woman at a 'Silai Kendra' to become an influential manager of the shelter in Uttar Pradesh from where 24 girls, who were allegedly forced into prostitution, were rescued.
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No Medicine, No Burial At Graveyard: "Fatwa" Against Triple Talaq Victim
A cleric at an influential seminary in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has put out a fatwa or decree against a woman who was given a "triple talaq" divorce by her husband and now runs a non-profit to help others like her. No medicines, no prayers, no grave for Nida Khan, the cleric has ordered in his fatwa.
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England Woman Wicket-Keeper Sarah Taylor Compares Herself With de Kock, Posts Hilarious Picture On Twitter
Sarah compared de Kock's appearance and looks with herself, giving her fans a visual treat. She uploaded a demonstrative picture of de Kock's appearance if he dresses up as a woman.
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Virat Kohli Inspires Me To Be Fit Every Day, Says Mithali Raj
The Indian women's captain was named as one of the most influential women in India by BBC in the month of October.
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Wife Of Techie Killed In Kansas Shooting Gets Temporary Work Visa In US
An Indian woman, who lost her residency rights in the US following the murder of her techie husband in a suspected hate crime, can stay in the country for now after an influential lawmaker helped her get a temporary work visa.
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Pakistan Lawmaker Booked For Abusing Woman Activist On Live TV Debate
An influential lawmaker of Pakistan's ruling coalition has been booked for allegedly verbally abusing and trying to physically attack a woman rights activist during a live TV debate on honour killing.
