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NEW DELHI: After winning a three-year-long court battle, women officers of the Air Force will now be accorded permanent commission for which an exercise has been initiated by the IAF. "Yes, we have already started the process for according permanent commission to women officers in...

Bucking The Trend: Women in Turbans by RAVEENA AULAKH Sometimes she is in the subway when someone pops the question. Other times she is in a fast food lineup. Once she was watching a movie in a theatre when a man came up and whispered: "Why do you wear a turban?" Mandeep Kaur...

Sometimes she is in the subway when someone pops the question. Other times she is in a fast food lineup. Once she was watching a movie in a theatre when a man came up and whispered: “Why do you wear a turban?” Mandeep Kaur Uppal quickly took him outside and explained that she is a Sikh and...

PATNA: A woman, as everyone knows, usually gives birth to a baby after nine months of pregnancy, but in Bihar 298 women claim to have delivered two to five children in a span of 60 days - at least that's what records of incentives amount given to new mothers under a government scheme show...

There's an unfortunate similarity between the Taliban and the government of France. Both believe in legislating how women can dress. That dress codes could be established by the Taliban is no surprise. That they could be legislated by France is deeply disturbing. A bill to ban the wearing of...

India unsafe for women South Asia Post - July 15, 2010 THIS is India’s national capital, Delhi. From here India’s most powerful women govern. Mrs. Sonia Gandhi is an unassailable chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance. And, Mrs. Sheila Dikshit is the chief minister of the...

Ordination of women priests a crime against faith: Vatican AFP, Jul 15, 2010, 05.54pm IST <!-- google_ad_section_start -->VATICAN CITY: The ordination of women as Roman Catholic priests is a "crime against the faith," the Vatican said Thursday as it issued a raft of new disciplinary...

Delhi most unsafe for women, finds UN survey If you are a woman living in the Capital and you are perpetually scared of being sexually harassed, you're not alone. About 85 per cent of Delhi's women feel the same way, this according to a survey conducted by the Delhi government along with...

icecreamkudi YouTube - Kavita Ramdas: Radical women, embracing tradition Pretty cool!

Muslims Suspected In Murder Of Sikh Shopkeeper Posted by Women Against Shariah on Sunday, June 20, 2010 Five men have appeared in court accused of murdering a shopkeeper who was beaten to death during a robbery at his store. Umare Aslam, 20, Muawaz Khalid, 20, Shoaib Khan, 18...

In the absence of whole-hearted steps to implement the provisions effectively, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 is falling short of expectations. The Delhi High Court ruled recently that a woman can also be held liable under the Protection of Women from Domestic...

MUMBAI: A few months ago, R Shekhar, headman of Nachinampatti village in Harur taluka, about 220 km from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, was handed an uncommon recruiting assignment. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) wanted to teach women how to drive tractors and it wanted his help in enlisting women...

http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/fatwa-to-working-muslim-women-dont-talk-to-male-colleagues-24731.php?u=1254 The largest Muslim seminary in India, Darul Uloom of Deoband, has issued a fatwa against working Muslim women, saying working with men is not Islamic. The fatwa says it is unlawful for...

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source: http://www.theprovince.com/news/student+dares+women+bust+Boobquake/2939336/story.html U.S. student dares women to bust out for 'Boobquake' By Allison Cross, Canwest News Service - April 22, 2010 - 2:02 PM In this undated handout photo is American university student Jen...

To the world he was the spiritual leader of India's independence movement, a pioneer of non-violent resistance and father of the Indian nation. Read more: A new book reveals Gandhi tortured himself with the young women who worshipped him, and often shared his bed | Mail Online

Picking on Muslim women smacks of hypocrisy April 04, 2010 Haroon Siddiqui - Editorial Page, THE STAR, Toronto, Ontatio <di3>I</di3> do not like the niqab/burqa. It makes me uncomfortable. But that's not a good enough reason to argue that it be banned or, worse, that those wearing it be...

Separate Taxis for Women in Mumbai----Exclusively for woman passengers. YouTube- Hum Honge Kamiyab Ek Din! <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; ch{censored}t=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator"...

Bombay HC questions law preventing women to work in bars post 9.30 pm Bombay HC questions law preventing women to work in bars post 9.30 pm - Mumbai - City - The Times of India MUMBAI: A state law which prohibits women from working in bars and restaurant after 2130 hours has come in for...

Divorced Muslim women entitled to maintenance The Hindu : Kerala / Kochi News : Divorced Muslim women entitled to maintenance Says relevant sections did not stand extinguished Rules that man cannot unilaterally end his marriage...