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Mumbai, Mar 12 (IBNS): Singer Kailash Kher recently sang Beti, a hard hitting song, for Woman From The East and dedicated it to the movement more
Delhi HC refuses to lift ban on Nirbhaya documentary

New Delhi, Mar 12(JEN) The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to lift the ban to broadcast 'India's daughter', the controversial documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder.

Kailash Kher joins Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme

Mumbai, Mar 12 (JEN): Singer Kailash Kher recently sang Beti, a hard hitting song, for Woman From The East and dedicated it to the movement

Uber announces to create 50,000 jobs for women in India by 2020

New Delhi, Mar 12 (JEN) Uber, the US based company which develops, markets and operates the mobile-app-based transportation network, announced to create 50,000 jobs for women in India by 2 ...

At UN, Bollywood’s Farhan Akhtar leads push to involve more men to end violence against women

New York, Mar 12 (JEN) When the moderator of a panel discussion on Wednesdayat United Nations Headquarters in New York on how to end violence against women looked a little disappointedly at ...

UN urges private sector to help close gender gap

New York, Mar 11 (JEN): Although businesses were not part of the discussions at the historic Beijing Women’s Conference 20 years ago, it is now clear that achieving gender equality will re ...

Women in Politics map reflects slow progress in gender equality

New York, Mar 11 (JEN): ‘Women in Politics’ 2015 Map launched at United Nations headquarters on Monday reveals the “snail’s pace of progress” on gender equality and women’s parti ...

World must never relent until gender equality becomes reality: UN

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): As the Commission on the Status of Women opened its 59th session on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, delegates heard a keynote address calling for a ...

Mizoram's Saiha district selected for 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' programme

Saiha, Mar 9 (JEN) The Government of India’s “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” (Save Girl-child, Educate Girl-child) programme, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been f ...

NSDC announces 8 fold jump in number of women skilled over 4 yrs

Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 9 (JEN): National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Monday announced an eight fold jump in the number of women choosing to acquire a skill from its training cent ...