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  Woman dies after private clinic diagnoses her as 'HIV positive', CM orders probe

  India | August 28, 2019 16:17 IST

  The chief minister informed the state Assembly that the director of the health services would be asked to look into the incident and submit a report within a fortnight.The issue was raised in the Assembly by Rohru Congress MLA Mohan Lal Brakta.

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  Pictures of women on matrimonial site morphed, misused in YouTube video: Marriage portal files complaint

  India | August 02, 2019 13:10 IST

  In a shocking revelation, a matrimonial website has alleged the pictures of women on the portal have been misused. In its complaint, the marriage portal has said the images of women registered on the matrimonial site have been morphed and have been used in a video on YouTube. The police have registered a case into the matter. 

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  Mumbai: Two women drown while swimming off Juhu beach

  India | July 21, 2019 21:00 IST

  According to some eyewitnesses, the two allegedly disregarded warnings by locals and beach guards not to venture into the choppy sea.

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  Woman set on fire by in-laws after argument over filling water

  India | July 18, 2019 20:19 IST

  A 40-year-old woman was Thursday set on fire allegedly by her in-laws following an argument overfilling water from a tap located in their property, police said.

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  Gujarat: Thakor community bans cellphones for unmarried women

  India | July 16, 2019 23:24 IST

  Members of the Thakor community in Gujarat's Banaskantha district have issued a diktat banning unmarried women from carrying mobile phones and fining parents of youngsters opting for inter-caste marriages. The diktat was passed "unanimously" in a meeting on July 14 by elders of the community from 12 villages in the district's Dantiwada taluka, a leader from the community said Tuesday.

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  Delhi: High Court declines plea against free Metro ride for women

  India | July 10, 2019 14:59 IST

  The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the Delhi government's proposal to make Metro ride free for women.

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  Telangana woman forest official, other staff booked for abetment to suicide

  India | July 09, 2019 15:52 IST

  A woman Forest Range Officer in Telangana has been booked for abetment to suicide after a boy complained to police that his father tried to kill himself after forest officials entered their agricultural land, police said.

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  Supreme Court rejects plea seeking women's entry into mosques

  India | July 08, 2019 16:11 IST

  A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said: "Let a Muslim woman come and challenge it. Then we will consider."  

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  Three women among four Naxals killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

  India | July 06, 2019 23:07 IST

  The encounter broke out early morning in the forest of Sendbahra village under Mechka police station limits when security forces were out on an anti-Naxal operation, Director General of Police (DGP) D M Awasthi told reporters.

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  Bodies of two women found in a house in Jaitpur

  India | June 27, 2019 17:28 IST

  A neighbour called the police and told them that foul smell was emanating from the house.

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  Women's agricultural labour cause of malnutrition in rural India

  World | June 26, 2019 11:20 IST

  In most of rural India, women work as agricultural and family farm labourers, in addition to performing nearly all the childcare and household duties.

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  After 31 days of protests, woman buried in Kerala

  India | June 13, 2019 12:43 IST

  Annamma's funeral took place with a bishop of the Mar Thoma Church leading the prayers and the parish vicar of the Thuruthikkara Jerusalem Mar Thoma Church.

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  Delhi woman forges signatures, withdraws Rs 3.6 lakh from namesake's account

  India | June 08, 2019 8:36 IST

  The lady complainant, a resident of Vipin Garden in Dwarka's Uttam Nagar, alleged that someone had withdrawn Rs 3.62 lakh from her bank account. 

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  India asks why so few women elected to lead UNGA

  World | May 01, 2019 15:26 IST

  India has called for introspection by UN members on why only four women have been elected presidents of the General Assembly in its seven decades.

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  High job stress can lead to weight gain in women

  Health | January 26, 2019 18:16 IST

  Efforts to reduce work-related stress can likely achieve a decrease not only in weight gain but also in the incidence of ill health, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

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  New AIIMS study reveals women who consume non-veg less prone to diseases

  India | January 24, 2019 12:06 IST

  For a survey, women were divided on the bases of their dietary preferences - vegetarianism and non-vegetarianism. The findings have left researchers bewildered.

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  Only 73 women judges in high courts: Government tells parliamentary panel

  India | January 13, 2019 17:00 IST

  Only 73 judges out of the 670 judges serving in various high courts are women, the government has informed a parliamentary committee.

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  Women cab drivers for female passengers at Bengaluru airport

  India | January 07, 2019 18:22 IST

  Cab services driven by women for female passengers were flagged off at the Kempegowda International Airport here on Monday.

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  Sabarimala: Temple door shut for 'purification' after 2 women claim to have offered prayer at famous shrine

  India | January 02, 2019 11:10 IST

  The women were accompanied by small group of police personnel in civil and uniform.

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  Army to increase intake of women in more non-combat roles: General Bipin Rawat

  India | December 16, 2018 0:03 IST

  Besides, it also was mulling recruiting women for the military police, he told reporters here on the sidelines of the combined graduation parade at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal on the city outskirts.