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Dipa Karmakar’s journey to Olympics: A saga of talent and hard work
Other Sports | Apr 18, 2016, 05:10 PM ISTDipa Karmakar has created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics.
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Woman bites rare pearl while dining at Italian restaurant
World | Feb 25, 2016, 09:10 AM ISTIssaquah: A woman bit down on a rare pearl while eating a meal of clams and other seafood at an Italian restaurant in Washington state.KOMO-TV reports Lindsay Hasz and her husband Chris were eating at Montalcino
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Supreme Court questions ban on entry of women at Sabarimala temple
India | Jan 11, 2016, 07:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the age-old tradition of banning entry of women of menstrual age group in historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala, saying it cannot be done under the Constitution.“The temple
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US case suggests growing interest of women in extremism
World | Dec 06, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTWashington: Islamic State group propaganda is resonating with a growing number of young women and teenagers, complicating U.S. counterterrorism efforts to identify and monitor supporters such as Tashfeen Malik, the 29-year-old mother suspected in the
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How Indian Railways provided swift help to woman commuter after her tweet
India | Nov 27, 2015, 10:08 PM ISTMumbai: A woman passenger travelling alone on an outstation train in Maharashtra was immediately attended to by authorities after she sought help through a tweet directed to the twitter handle of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu,
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Woman can seek 'stridhan' back if marriage not dissolved: Supreme Court
India | Nov 22, 2015, 06:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: A woman can always seek her 'stridhan' back from her husband and his family members even if the marriage has not been dissolved by a judicial decree of divorce, the Supreme Court has
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Nepal elects first woman speaker of parliament
World | Oct 17, 2015, 12:06 AM ISTKathmandu: Nepalese lawmakers today unanimously elected a former guerrilla fighter as the country's first woman speaker of Parliament following the formation of a new government.Parliament unanimously elected UCPN-Maoist lawmaker Onsari Gharti Magar, 37, as the
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Watch Video: Woman caught peeing on streets and this is how people reacted!
Mouthful | Sep 19, 2015, 07:06 PM ISTIn India, the sight of men peeing in public is very common. We don't even give a second look when we see something like that happening around us.But, what if women start the same practise?
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Delhi Police arrests 371 persons in 20 days for harassing women
India | Aug 30, 2015, 11:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: The arrest of over 370 persons and detention of around 2,400 - who are alleged to be habitual eve-teasers and stalkers - in just 20 days under an initiative launched by Delhi Police,
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Poverty forces NCR women to rent out their wombs
India | Jul 03, 2015, 11:45 PM ISTDelhi/NCR: The national capital region has become a fertile ground for a booming surrogacy industry. Presently, a bunch of 22 women are eagerly waiting to deliver but with no emotions attached: Reason, they have rented
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Young woman steers Chennai's first metro train
India | Jun 29, 2015, 08:21 PM ISTChennai: Steered by a young woman, the first train of the Chennai Metro Rail chugged along from Alandur Station in Chennai on Monday after being flagged off by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.The first train which
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Kerala: Muslim women's college bans jeans, tops
India | Jun 28, 2015, 09:05 PM ISTTHIRUVANANTHPURAM: Cracking down on tight jeans, short tops and leggings, a north Kerala women's college has decided to introduce uniforms for its students from this academic year which also gives the go-by to the 'naqab'
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Woman gang raped in Kolkata hospital
India | May 31, 2015, 02:13 PM ISTKolkata: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped by two employees of a hospital here, police said on Sunday. Both atatckers were arrested.The incident happened on late Friday at RG Kar Hospital.The woman, a resident
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39-year-old brain dead woman gives life to five persons
India | May 14, 2015, 08:30 AM ISTKozhikode: A 39-year-old brain dead woman has given a fresh lease of life to five persons by donating her organs.One of the kidneys of Anitha was transplanted to a patient at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital
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Executive booked for rape in Gurgaon
India | Apr 18, 2015, 07:19 PM ISTGurgaon: An executive working with a multinational company was booked here for allegedly raping a woman, police said on Saturday.Savit Garg, aged around 35, has been booked for raping a 32-year-old Delhi-based hotel manager on
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30-year-old woman raped by police constable in Rajasthan
India | Apr 18, 2015, 06:21 PM ISTJaipur: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a police constable in Sikar district of Rajasthan, police said today.The woman, in her complaint to the police, alleged that she was raped by the constable last
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Dalit woman held captive, raped, forced for conversion in UP
India | Apr 15, 2015, 06:14 PM ISTSultanpur (UP): A 30-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly held captive, raped and forced to convert by a man and his two other associates here, police said today.According to a complaint filed by the victim yesterday,
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Delhi: V Sarita all set to be the first woman driver of DTC
India | Mar 22, 2015, 06:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: V. Saritha will be the first woman to hit Delhi roads as a DTC driver. At present she is on a training module in east Delhi. The Capital has witnessed women driving cabs,
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Corporate espionage: Hunt on for a woman who operated in power, coal ministries
India | Feb 25, 2015, 11:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: A hunt is on for two associates of Lokesh Sharma, one of whom is a woman, involved in the corporate espionage which operated in power and coal ministries.Five people have been named in
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Woman killed, eight injured in Pakistani shelling
India | Jan 03, 2015, 02:23 PM ISTJammu: A woman was killed and eight other people were injured Saturday in Pakistani shelling along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Kathua districts, police said.The woman identified as 45-year-old Toshi Devi,