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- This article tries to understand the acuity of women in relation to their marital status. The basis of this article is the strong rooted patriarchal society prevalent in the South Asia.
“Marriages are made in heaven”. This has been an old verse...
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Mr Peter Kets, a 39-year-old man...
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I will say why not?
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To,
Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Prime Minister of India,
South Block,
Raisina Hill,
New Delhi,110011
Date : 14-Oct-09
Sub: Objections to NCW’s proposed recommendation to...
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Prosecutors are investigating claims that the former head chef and chief groundskeeper at the Oklahoma governor’s mansion raped three female prison inmates...
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Sudanese women who escaped the Darfur conflict to eastern Chad are facing high levels of sexual violence, an Amnesty International report says.
Despite the presence of...
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To,
The Honorable Minister for Law and Justice
Dr M Veerappa Moily,
Sub: – Paying maintenance to qualified and empowered women for short marriages must be stopped...
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Hello everybody,
Lets discuss about a Industry owned completely and ferociously promoted by the Indian Government. No I am not talking about the Railways, a part near...
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One day a reporter decides to take a sneak peek at what goes on in the marriage counseling centers, given the current spate of skyrocketing divorce rates. And thus,...
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