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Priyanka Chopra Extends Her Support To #Girllove Campaign By Superwoman

In what can be called as a big step towards equality, Priyanka Chopra has come out in support of #GirlLove. Lilly Singh who has earned the moniker of Superwoman is a Candia...

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Health

Nigerian Woman Develops App To Reduce Mortality Rate In Africa

Miss Kesandu Nwokolo, a young Nigerian, has developed a mobile phone application to help reduce infant and maternal mortality in Africa. In a statement obtained by the News...

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Movies

True Review - English : Hollywood - '15 Going on '16

2015 was a year of blockbusters. It may not have kick-started that way with the release of The Woman in Black 2. January essentially saw the predominance o...

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Hollywood

Women In Hollywood: Plenty Of Talk But Little Change On Equal Pay

When Patricia Arquette strode on stage to collect her Oscar for best supporting actress in February it was no surprise. She had been the favourite for her performance in Bo...

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Kaleidoscope

Eliza By Any Other Name

December 2015 marked the end of the year long birth centenary celebrations of pioneering theatre personality Begum Qudsia Zaidi. To her goes the credit for translating and ...

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Hollywood

Joy,’ ‘OITNB’ Star Dascha Polanco On Female Empowerment In Hollywood

“I want you to smell me.” It’s not your typical conversation starter, sure, but Dascha Polanco— a star of both the Netflix series Orange Is the New ...

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Health

Mumbai: 'No Gynaecs In Rural Areas To Provide Basic Delivery Services'

Mumbai: An audit carried out by the state government of all maternal deaths, including those during medical termination of pregnancy (MTPs), have found three main causes be...

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Gender

“Feminized Poverty”: Poverty A Woman’s Face?

Poverty has different connotations depending upon the circumstances under which we construe it. One such connotation is gender based poverty or feminized poverty. Feminizat...

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Bollywood

Vidya Enjoys 'Superwoman' Experience On Radio.

Actress Vidya Balan, who has played an empowered woman in films like “Kahaani” and “No One Killed Jessica”, says she enjoyed the experience of voici...

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Bollywood

Deepika Padukone As Bhansali’s Mastani Is A True Role Model For Gender Equality

Perhaps one of the most glaring, disturbing symbols of the regressive patriarchy inherent in our traditions is our treatment of the Indian widow. She has been forced to end...

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