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After 193 Years, London's Male-Only Garrick Club Opens Doors To Women
London's Garrick Club is a prestigious private members' club established in 1831. It boasts an exclusive membership of around 1,500, comprising influential figures like Members of Parliament, judges, actors, and business leaders.
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Parliament Panel May Tell Government To Criminalise Adultery Again
A parliamentary committee is likely to recommend re-criminalisation of the adultery law and criminalisation of non-consensual sex between men, women and/or trans members, as part of an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws in India.
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Indian-Origin Women Given Radioactive Rotis In 1969 Research, UK MP Seeks Probe
A UK Opposition Labour Party member of Parliament and shadow minister for women and equalities has called for a statutory inquiry into medical research dating back to the 1960s that led to Indian-origin women being given radioactive chapatis.
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Bill To Raise Marriage Age Of Women In Lok Sabha, Referred To Parliament Panel
A bill that seeks to have a uniform age of marriage for men and women was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition members, with Union minister Smriti Irani urging the chair to refer it to a parliamentary panel.
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"Sorry Some Are Offended": Shashi Tharoor On Tweet Of Pic With Women MPs
Is the Lok Sabha an attractive place to work? Congress MP Shashi Tharoor hinted that when he posted a picture with six women Members of Parliament and captioned it as such. The picture came at the start of the Winter Session of Parliament.
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Goonda Elements Of Congress Disrupting Parliament Sessions: Smriti Irani
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday alleged that Congress MPs in Lok Sabha misbehaved with BJP women members, who have also complained to the Speaker against some opposition party lawmakers.
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Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Triple Talaq Bill In Big Win For Modi Government
Parliament today passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The upper house earlier rejected the motion to send the contentious triple talaq bill - that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence - to select committee for further scrutiny. The passage of the bill was supported by a non-aligned Biju Janata Dal, while N...
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Uttar Pradesh Elections: Identities Of Burka-Clad Women Not Being Verified, Says BJP Leader
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and sitting Member of Parliament from Amroha constituency in Uttar Pradesh Kanwar Singh Tanwar said identities of burka-clad women are not being verified properly at various polling booths in his constituency.
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Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates: On Last Day Of Current Session, Centre Plans To Pass Triple Talaq Bill
On the last day of the current Monsoon Session of Parliament today, members will discuss the crucial triple talaq bill. The bill, which was debated during the previous session, has been amended by the government considering suggestions made by other parties. Today, the government looks to pass the bill in Parliament. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasa...
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Rajasthan MBA Bride Arrives At Ritual On Horseback With A Message
This bride had a message for the people of Rajasthan, when she arrived on a horse-drawn carriage for her pre-wedding ritual of Bhandori. Gargi Ahlawat, daughter of Santosh Ahlawat, Member of Parliament from Bhartiya Janata Party, representing Jhunjhunu, took the social media by storm on January 29, as she rode to the ritual with people watching in ...
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'Bad Women May Go To Bed': Kerala Actor-MP's Shocker On Casting Couch
Famous Kerala actor and Member of Parliament Innocent created a furor on Wednesday by saying that casting couch does not exist in the Malayalam film industry and pinned the blame on "bad women."
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Film Time In Parliament, Dangal To Be Screened For Lawmakers Tomorrow
Aamir Khan-starrer 'Dangal' will be screened for Members of Parliament tomorrow to send across a message of women empowerment while providing a slice of entertainment.
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To Track Women's Health, New Mobile App For Members Of Parliament
New Delhi: A mobile application Swasthya Samiksha was launched on Thursday which enables Members of Parliament to track women’s reproductive health in their constituencies and bring improvement. Not-for-profit organisations White Ribbon Alliance India, Centre for Catalysing Change and Swaniti Initiative, collaboratively launched the app to help t...
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Mobile App for Members of Parliament to Track Women's Health
A mobile application Swasthya Samiksha was launched here on Thursday which enables Members of Parliament to track women's reproductive health in their constituencies and bring improvement.
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Women Lawmakers Face Sexism, Violence On Job: Report
Women members of parliament (MPs) in all regions face sexism, harassment and violence from male lawmakers and are increasingly targeted by online humiliation campaigns, a report said on Wednesday.
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After 193 Years, London's Male-Only Garrick Club Opens Doors To Women
London's Garrick Club is a prestigious private members' club established in 1831. It boasts an exclusive membership of around 1,500, comprising influential figures like Members of Parliament, judges, actors, and business leaders.
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Parliament Panel May Tell Government To Criminalise Adultery Again
A parliamentary committee is likely to recommend re-criminalisation of the adultery law and criminalisation of non-consensual sex between men, women and/or trans members, as part of an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws in India.
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Indian-Origin Women Given Radioactive Rotis In 1969 Research, UK MP Seeks Probe
A UK Opposition Labour Party member of Parliament and shadow minister for women and equalities has called for a statutory inquiry into medical research dating back to the 1960s that led to Indian-origin women being given radioactive chapatis.
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Bill To Raise Marriage Age Of Women In Lok Sabha, Referred To Parliament Panel
A bill that seeks to have a uniform age of marriage for men and women was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition members, with Union minister Smriti Irani urging the chair to refer it to a parliamentary panel.
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"Sorry Some Are Offended": Shashi Tharoor On Tweet Of Pic With Women MPs
Is the Lok Sabha an attractive place to work? Congress MP Shashi Tharoor hinted that when he posted a picture with six women Members of Parliament and captioned it as such. The picture came at the start of the Winter Session of Parliament.
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Goonda Elements Of Congress Disrupting Parliament Sessions: Smriti Irani
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday alleged that Congress MPs in Lok Sabha misbehaved with BJP women members, who have also complained to the Speaker against some opposition party lawmakers.
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Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Triple Talaq Bill In Big Win For Modi Government
Parliament today passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The upper house earlier rejected the motion to send the contentious triple talaq bill - that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence - to select committee for further scrutiny. The passage of the bill was supported by a non-aligned Biju Janata Dal, while N...
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Uttar Pradesh Elections: Identities Of Burka-Clad Women Not Being Verified, Says BJP Leader
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and sitting Member of Parliament from Amroha constituency in Uttar Pradesh Kanwar Singh Tanwar said identities of burka-clad women are not being verified properly at various polling booths in his constituency.
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Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates: On Last Day Of Current Session, Centre Plans To Pass Triple Talaq Bill
On the last day of the current Monsoon Session of Parliament today, members will discuss the crucial triple talaq bill. The bill, which was debated during the previous session, has been amended by the government considering suggestions made by other parties. Today, the government looks to pass the bill in Parliament. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasa...
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Rajasthan MBA Bride Arrives At Ritual On Horseback With A Message
This bride had a message for the people of Rajasthan, when she arrived on a horse-drawn carriage for her pre-wedding ritual of Bhandori. Gargi Ahlawat, daughter of Santosh Ahlawat, Member of Parliament from Bhartiya Janata Party, representing Jhunjhunu, took the social media by storm on January 29, as she rode to the ritual with people watching in ...
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'Bad Women May Go To Bed': Kerala Actor-MP's Shocker On Casting Couch
Famous Kerala actor and Member of Parliament Innocent created a furor on Wednesday by saying that casting couch does not exist in the Malayalam film industry and pinned the blame on "bad women."
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Film Time In Parliament, Dangal To Be Screened For Lawmakers Tomorrow
Aamir Khan-starrer 'Dangal' will be screened for Members of Parliament tomorrow to send across a message of women empowerment while providing a slice of entertainment.
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To Track Women's Health, New Mobile App For Members Of Parliament
New Delhi: A mobile application Swasthya Samiksha was launched on Thursday which enables Members of Parliament to track women’s reproductive health in their constituencies and bring improvement. Not-for-profit organisations White Ribbon Alliance India, Centre for Catalysing Change and Swaniti Initiative, collaboratively launched the app to help t...
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Mobile App for Members of Parliament to Track Women's Health
A mobile application Swasthya Samiksha was launched here on Thursday which enables Members of Parliament to track women's reproductive health in their constituencies and bring improvement.
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Women Lawmakers Face Sexism, Violence On Job: Report
Women members of parliament (MPs) in all regions face sexism, harassment and violence from male lawmakers and are increasingly targeted by online humiliation campaigns, a report said on Wednesday.
