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  'Extreme granny'! 106-year-old Aida Gemanque becomes oldest torchbearer in Olympic history

  Other Sports | June 19, 2016 9:56 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: 106 years old, Aida Gemanque became the oldest Olympic torch bearer on Saturday when she carried the flame in the Amazonian city of Macapa. Gemanque broke the record formerly held by Alexander

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  Mother fights off mountain lion, open animal's jaws to rescue 5-year-old son

  World | June 19, 2016 9:28 IST

  Denver: A Colorado woman saved her 5-year-old son's life by prying his head from the mouth of a mountain lion that was attacking her 5-year-old son and biting him authorities said Saturday. According to a

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  One pregnant woman dies every 5 minutes in India: WHO

  India | June 13, 2016 10:35 IST

  Mumbai: One Indian woman dies every 5 minutes in India during pregnancy and child birth, the World Health Organisation said on Sunday. Out of the total 529,000 maternal deaths occuring in world , 136,000 or

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  Pakistani woman burns daughter alive for eloping

  World | June 09, 2016 11:35 IST

  Lahore: A woman in Pakistan burned her 17-year-old daughter alive on Wednesday to punish her for marrying against the family’s wishes, the latest in a series of so-called “honor killings” that claim the lives of

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  Shocking! US woman tapes her dog’s mouth shut, sentenced two months jail

  Life | June 07, 2016 18:14 IST

  A U.S. court today sentenced a 45-year-old woman to 60 days in jail after she was found guilty of animal cruelty. In a shocking incident, the woman in question taped her dog’s mouth shut and boasted about it on Facebook.

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  10 developments in the shocking case of gangrape of Danish woman in 2014

  India | June 06, 2016 14:08 IST

  Here are the 10 developments that give an insight into the shocking incident of 2014 Danish woman gangrape

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  2014 Danish woman gangrape: Court finds five guilty of charge, sentencing on June 9

  India | June 06, 2016 14:11 IST

  A Delhi court on Monday convicted five persons for the gangrape and kidnapping of a 52-year-old Danish woman in the national capital in 2014.

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  Shocking: US woman buys second-hand freezer from neighbour, finds human body inside

  World | June 03, 2016 19:59 IST

  Washington: In an appalling incident, a US woman was left in shock after she found a dead body inside the freezer she bought for $30 (Rs 2017). “My heart was in my throat and I

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  Elderly Christian woman stripped naked and paraded through streets by mob

  World | May 29, 2016 10:37 IST

  Cairo: An armed Muslim mob stripped an elderly Christian woman and paraded her naked on the streets in an attack last week in which seven Christian homes were also looted and torched in a province

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  Two booked for duping Chinese woman of Rs. 86 lakh

  India | May 21, 2016 7:24 IST

  Gurgaon: A city-based property dealer and house owner has been booked for cheating and duping a Chinese woman national of over Rs.86 lakh, police said on Friday. Ashish Manchanda, a property consultant and Rameswar Das

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  Canada PM Justin Trudeau apologises for elbowing woman lawmaker in House

  World | May 19, 2016 11:55 IST

  Toronto:Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologised “unreservedly” for making physical contact with a female Opposition member of Parliament, who said Trudeau elbowed her in the chest as he waded through a group of lawmakers. &ldquo

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  Probe in Kerala rape case being influenced: NCW panel

  India | May 17, 2016 19:43 IST

  A panel of the National Commission for Women (NCW) that visited Kerala to investigate the alleged rape and murder of Dalit woman Jisha has said the police are functioning under "undue influence"

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  Tuition teacher arrested for killing woman, her four kin in MP

  India | May 16, 2016 10:11 IST

  Bhind:A 25-year-old tuition teacher was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing a woman, her daughter and three of her kin in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district, police said. Reena Shukla (35), her daughter Chhavi (15) and

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  Over 1,500 companies fined for not appointing woman directors

  May 07, 2016 7:34 IST

  New Delhi:A total of 1,375 BSE-listed and 191 NSE-listed companies have been fined for failing to appoint women directors on their boards. Out of these, two are public sector banks and 22 other public sector

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  Dalit woman rape: New probe officer takes charge, sketch of main suspect released

  India | May 05, 2016 19:11 IST

  Kochi: Amid criticism over delay in arresting culprits in the brutal rape and murder case of a Dalit woman, Chief Investigating officer DySP Anil Kumar was today removed and a new official appointed to head

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  Dalit woman was brutally raped and tortured, confirms post-mortem report

  India | May 04, 2016 18:10 IST

  Kochi: The post-mortem report of the Dalit woman found murdered last week in nearby Perumbavoor has confirmed that she was subjected to brutal torture and rape, police sources said today. "There were 38 wounds

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  Kerala Dalit rape: CM Oommen Chandy calls it ‘shocking’, two taken into custody

  India | May 03, 2016 23:31 IST

  Kochi: Two persons have been taken into custody in connection with the rape and brutal murder of a 30-year-old dalit woman at Perumbavoor that sparked protest marches by students and rights activists across Kerala today

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  ‘Rahul, Sonia ignoring Kerala Dalit woman’s murder-rape case’

  Politics | May 03, 2016 17:32 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today attacked Congress over the gruesome rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Kerala, saying its Vice-President Rahul Gandhi was quick in rushing to different states over Dalit issues but has

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  US woman sent to 100 years in prison for cutting baby out from womb

  World | April 30, 2016 17:55 IST

  Los Angeles: A US court sentenced a 35-year-old Colorado woman to 100 years in prison after she convicting of cutting out an unborn baby from its mother’s womb. Dynel Lane attacked Michelle Wilkins, who was

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  Dipa Karmakar’s journey to Olympics: A saga of talent and hard work

  Other Sports | April 18, 2016 17:10 IST

  Dipa Karmakar has created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics.