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International Democracy Day 2020: Lockdown on Indian democracy
September 15, 2020
“I was supposed to receive an award from the state government for one the best professors but suddenly after a Facebook post, my name was withdrawn from the list of nominees,” says an assistant professor at Lucknow University. “All I did was to put up a Facebook post about ...
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Bollywood’s tryst with misogyny
July 12, 2019
While socially empowering and women-centric movies are growing in numbers, it is a long way for us to move away from misogyny and sexism in Bollywood movies.
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In an era of economic growth, women remain worse off
January 20, 2017
According to a recent report named ‘An economy for the 99 percent’ by Oxfam, an international confederation of charitable organisations focused on the alleviation of global poverty, the gap between rich and poor is far greater than had been feared. The report shows how our br...
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Indian acid attack survivors walk the ramps of NYFW and LFW
September 19, 2016
Acid attack survivors Reshma and Laxmi caught the attention of the world last week with their debuts at the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) and London Fashion Week (LFW) respectively, bringing the issue of acid attack to the fore.
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Authorities in India to discourage obscenity against women on social media
August 25, 2016
Witnessing increasing emotional abuse against women on social media platforms, the Ministry of Women and Child Development in India is all set to launch a social campaign to discourage people from using obscene words for women.
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Pellet Guns: A lethal way to control protesters in Kashmir
July 16, 2016
People in India’s Himalayan region of Kashmir turned to streets protesting against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen (a militant organisation in Kashmir) commander Burhan Wani along with his two associates, in a joint operation by Indian army and State police. The encounter took...
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Anti-government sect ‘Netaji’ eviction provokes a huge controversy
June 5, 2016
A huge political controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after 26 people were killed and hundreds were arrested in Mathura, where violence broke when the police tried to dismiss the sectarian illegal occupants in a land owned by the government.
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World Sufi Forum 2016
March 23, 2016
Le Premier ministre indien, Narendra Modi, a souligné la nécessité de construire la paix et l’harmonie dans le monde, devant des centaines de personnes venues assister au World Sufi Forum 2016, le forum mondial sur le Soufisme, les 17 au 20 mars derniers, à New Delhi. P...
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March 22, 2016
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the need to build peace and harmony in the world, as hundreds of people attended the World Sufi Forum from March 17-20, 2016 in New Delhi. With an aim to strengthen global peace, stand against violence and spread spiritual messag...
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Overseas Citizens of India
March 14, 2016
The Ambassador of India to France, Mohan Kumar, made a three-day visit in Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies, to strengthen some very promising economic and cultural ties between the island and India. He also paid tribute, invited by GOPIO Guadeloupe, to the Indian workers who...
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Overseas Citizens of India
March 2, 2016
The Ambassador of India to France, Mohan Kumar, made a three-day visit in Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies, to strengthen some very promising economic and cultural ties between the island and India. He also paid tribute, invited by GOPIO Guadeloupe, to the Indian workers who...
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Citoyens Indiens d’Outre-Mer
March 2, 2016
L’ambassadeur de l’Inde en France, Mohan Kumar, s’est rendu pour une visite de trois jours en Guadeloupe, aux Antilles françaises, pour renforcer les liens économiques, très prometteurs, entre l’île et l’Inde. Il a aussi rendu hommage, invité par le Gopio, aux enga...
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