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"Rajinikanth Won't Use His Influence To Back BJP": P Chidambaram
Expressing happiness that his friend, Rajinikanth, had decided to not enter politics in view of his health, veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram said the 70-year-old superstar was a "devout Hindu, but a secular man" and unlikely to support the BJP.
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GST Framing Needs A Re-look For Women Farmers: Rights Body Chief
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will urge the PMO to step in to address the concerns of women farmers regarding increase of tax under the GST regime, its chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said on Tuesday. Several women farmer leaders are here to participate in the national consultation on rights of women farmers being organised ...
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Women's Panel Slams TV Show For Comments On Actress Tannishtha's Skin Tone
The National Commission for Women today slammed a comedy TV show for allegedly making fun of the skin tone of actress Tannishtha Chatterjee and said it is exploring avenues to initiate action on the "unfortunate episode".
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Mewat Gangrape: Women Commission Seeks Action Taken Report
Taking note of the claims of a gangrape survivor from Mewat that her attackers asked her if she ate beef, the NCW Chairperson today said the panel has written to the authorities seeking an action taken report even as she refrained from commenting on cow vigilantism.
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AAP Activist Who Committed Suicide 'Told To Compromise Body', Alleges Family
The family of an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activist who allegedly committed suicide last week has alleged that she was urged to "make compromises with her body" to rise through the ranks.
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Salman Khan's 'Fight For Love' in New Sultan Stills
On Wedensday, Salman Khan, who compared himself to a 'raped victim' while sharing his experience of filming Sultan, sent a response to the women's panel through a lawyer's letter which did not contain an apology, said Lalitha Kumaramangalam, who heads the National Commission of Women.
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Muslim Women Want Triple Talaq Out, 50,000 Sign Petition
Members of a women's rights group have sought the support of the National Commission for Women (NCW) to abolish the practice of 'triple talaq', terming it as an "un-Quranic" practice.
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Triple Talaq: Women's Panel To Back Shayara Bano's Case In Supreme Court
The National Commission for Women (NCW) will support Dehradun-based Shayara Bano's case in Supreme Court demanding abolition of 'triple talaq', its chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said today.
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National Commission for Women Notice to Karnataka Home Minister Over Rape Remarks
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sent a notice to Karnataka Home Minister K J George taking suo-moto cognizance of his remarks suggesting that rape by two men cannot be termed as gangrape.
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Congress's Gurudas Kamat Gets Notice for Offensive Comments About Smriti Irani
Congress leader Gurudas Kamat was today asked by the National Commission for Women to explain within a week his offensive remarks against Education Minister Smriti Irani that have attracted much criticism.
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Item Girls Should be Declared Prostitutes, Says Hindu Mahasabha Leader
A Hindu Mahasabha leader was today at the centre of a controversy over his demand that actresses performing item numbers in films wearing "skimpy" outfits be branded as prostitutes, sparking an outrage.
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Lalitha Kumaramangalam Appointed Chairman of National Commission for Women
Lalitha Kumaramangalam was on Wednesday appointed the new chairman of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
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"Rajinikanth Won't Use His Influence To Back BJP": P Chidambaram
Expressing happiness that his friend, Rajinikanth, had decided to not enter politics in view of his health, veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram said the 70-year-old superstar was a "devout Hindu, but a secular man" and unlikely to support the BJP.
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GST Framing Needs A Re-look For Women Farmers: Rights Body Chief
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will urge the PMO to step in to address the concerns of women farmers regarding increase of tax under the GST regime, its chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said on Tuesday. Several women farmer leaders are here to participate in the national consultation on rights of women farmers being organised ...
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Women's Panel Slams TV Show For Comments On Actress Tannishtha's Skin Tone
The National Commission for Women today slammed a comedy TV show for allegedly making fun of the skin tone of actress Tannishtha Chatterjee and said it is exploring avenues to initiate action on the "unfortunate episode".
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Mewat Gangrape: Women Commission Seeks Action Taken Report
Taking note of the claims of a gangrape survivor from Mewat that her attackers asked her if she ate beef, the NCW Chairperson today said the panel has written to the authorities seeking an action taken report even as she refrained from commenting on cow vigilantism.
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AAP Activist Who Committed Suicide 'Told To Compromise Body', Alleges Family
The family of an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activist who allegedly committed suicide last week has alleged that she was urged to "make compromises with her body" to rise through the ranks.
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Salman Khan's 'Fight For Love' in New Sultan Stills
On Wedensday, Salman Khan, who compared himself to a 'raped victim' while sharing his experience of filming Sultan, sent a response to the women's panel through a lawyer's letter which did not contain an apology, said Lalitha Kumaramangalam, who heads the National Commission of Women.
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Muslim Women Want Triple Talaq Out, 50,000 Sign Petition
Members of a women's rights group have sought the support of the National Commission for Women (NCW) to abolish the practice of 'triple talaq', terming it as an "un-Quranic" practice.
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Triple Talaq: Women's Panel To Back Shayara Bano's Case In Supreme Court
The National Commission for Women (NCW) will support Dehradun-based Shayara Bano's case in Supreme Court demanding abolition of 'triple talaq', its chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said today.
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National Commission for Women Notice to Karnataka Home Minister Over Rape Remarks
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sent a notice to Karnataka Home Minister K J George taking suo-moto cognizance of his remarks suggesting that rape by two men cannot be termed as gangrape.
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Congress's Gurudas Kamat Gets Notice for Offensive Comments About Smriti Irani
Congress leader Gurudas Kamat was today asked by the National Commission for Women to explain within a week his offensive remarks against Education Minister Smriti Irani that have attracted much criticism.
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Item Girls Should be Declared Prostitutes, Says Hindu Mahasabha Leader
A Hindu Mahasabha leader was today at the centre of a controversy over his demand that actresses performing item numbers in films wearing "skimpy" outfits be branded as prostitutes, sparking an outrage.
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Lalitha Kumaramangalam Appointed Chairman of National Commission for Women
Lalitha Kumaramangalam was on Wednesday appointed the new chairman of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
