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Verifying Details Of Indians Sent From US To Panama: Centre
Women and children, who were among 228 illegal Indians migrants deported from the United States in two batches last week, were not restrained during the flights, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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Archaeologists Dive Into Sea Off Dwarka To Uncover Submerged Heritage
A team of five archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), including women members, has commenced "groundbreaking underwater explorations" off the coast of Dwarka in Gujarat, the Ministry of Culture said on Tuesday.
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India Chess Star Slams Ministry's Decision To Stop Cash Rewards For Grandmasters, Says "Demotivating..."
The sports ministry has eliminated the reward system for chess players, who were earlier receiving Rs four lakh for achieving a Grandmaster title and Rs 1.5 lakh for attaining an International Master or International Women Master (IWM) title.
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Caste Census, Ministry For Purvanchalis In Congress' Manifesto For Delhi Polls
Congress, which was ousted from power by the AAP in 2013, also promised a monthly grant of Rs 2,500 to women, free electricity up to 300 units and LPG cylinders at Rs 500.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Family, Bride, Domestic Help: The Toll Of Israeli Strikes On Lebanon
Israel says Monday's strikes targeted Hezbollah weapons. Lebanon's health ministry said the attacks left more than 550 people dead, including at least 50 children and 98 women, in Lebanon's bloodiest day since the end of the 1975-90 Civil War.
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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Women Panchayat Leaders, 'Lakhpati Didis' To Be Special Guests At Red Fort Independence Day Event
Around 400 women representatives from Panchayati Raj Institutions have been invited as special guests to the 78th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Human Rights Body Issues Notice To Centre, Tamil Nadu Over Foxconn Row
The NHRC on Monday said it has issued notices to the Union Labour Ministry and the Tamil Nadu government over reports that a major manufacturer of electronic devices has allegedly "systematically excluded" married women from jobs.
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Annapurna Devi Gets Women And Child Ministry, Earlier Held By Smriti Irani
Annapurna Devi, who was forced to enter the field of politics after her husband died in 1998, has steadily risen through the ranks and is now the new Minister of Women and Child Development in the Modi 3.0 cabinet.
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DU Women's Hostels Get Rs 272 Crore Under Nirbhaya Fund: Smriti Irani
Irani had announced to grant funds from the Nirbhaya Fund for women's hostels in Delhi University on March 7.
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'Zero-Food Children' Report Attempt To Sensationalise Fake News: Centre
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development Tuesday denounced a recently published article on "zero-food children" in India, and labelled it as a deliberate and malicious attempt to sensationalise fake news.
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"Now We Have Got Women Sailors Also": Navy Seeks Rank Nomenclature Change
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday said they have approached the Defence Ministry for an approval of changing the nomenclature of various ranks as they now have women sailors also.
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Verifying Details Of Indians Sent From US To Panama: Centre
Women and children, who were among 228 illegal Indians migrants deported from the United States in two batches last week, were not restrained during the flights, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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Archaeologists Dive Into Sea Off Dwarka To Uncover Submerged Heritage
A team of five archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), including women members, has commenced "groundbreaking underwater explorations" off the coast of Dwarka in Gujarat, the Ministry of Culture said on Tuesday.
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India Chess Star Slams Ministry's Decision To Stop Cash Rewards For Grandmasters, Says "Demotivating..."
The sports ministry has eliminated the reward system for chess players, who were earlier receiving Rs four lakh for achieving a Grandmaster title and Rs 1.5 lakh for attaining an International Master or International Women Master (IWM) title.
-
Caste Census, Ministry For Purvanchalis In Congress' Manifesto For Delhi Polls
Congress, which was ousted from power by the AAP in 2013, also promised a monthly grant of Rs 2,500 to women, free electricity up to 300 units and LPG cylinders at Rs 500.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Family, Bride, Domestic Help: The Toll Of Israeli Strikes On Lebanon
Israel says Monday's strikes targeted Hezbollah weapons. Lebanon's health ministry said the attacks left more than 550 people dead, including at least 50 children and 98 women, in Lebanon's bloodiest day since the end of the 1975-90 Civil War.
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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Women Panchayat Leaders, 'Lakhpati Didis' To Be Special Guests At Red Fort Independence Day Event
Around 400 women representatives from Panchayati Raj Institutions have been invited as special guests to the 78th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Human Rights Body Issues Notice To Centre, Tamil Nadu Over Foxconn Row
The NHRC on Monday said it has issued notices to the Union Labour Ministry and the Tamil Nadu government over reports that a major manufacturer of electronic devices has allegedly "systematically excluded" married women from jobs.
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Annapurna Devi Gets Women And Child Ministry, Earlier Held By Smriti Irani
Annapurna Devi, who was forced to enter the field of politics after her husband died in 1998, has steadily risen through the ranks and is now the new Minister of Women and Child Development in the Modi 3.0 cabinet.
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DU Women's Hostels Get Rs 272 Crore Under Nirbhaya Fund: Smriti Irani
Irani had announced to grant funds from the Nirbhaya Fund for women's hostels in Delhi University on March 7.
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'Zero-Food Children' Report Attempt To Sensationalise Fake News: Centre
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development Tuesday denounced a recently published article on "zero-food children" in India, and labelled it as a deliberate and malicious attempt to sensationalise fake news.
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"Now We Have Got Women Sailors Also": Navy Seeks Rank Nomenclature Change
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday said they have approached the Defence Ministry for an approval of changing the nomenclature of various ranks as they now have women sailors also.
