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Govt will amend marriage acts of Muslim, Christian, other groups too to ensure only Hindus don’t end up following new marriage age for women:...

OpIndia Staff -
On December 15, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage of women from 18 years to 21 years.
Media

Mint apologises for a ‘manel’ amid backlash after women speakers who were invited declined the invite

OpIndia Staff -
The apology came after many people took to Twitter to raise objection to not having a single woman speaker in the panelists on Banking conclave despite many women being in top managerial positions in leading banks across India.
News Reports

Pakistan viral video: 5 arrested for stripping 4 women naked and beating them in Faisalabad

OpIndia Staff -
The CCTV footage from the shop tells a different story. It shows the women entering the shop and stealing items.
World

Baloch women protest on the streets of Gwadar against Pakistan oppression and China’s CPEC: Read details

Hakeem Baloch -
On November 29th the streets of Gwadar were loaded with thousands of Baloch women protesting against Pakistan and CPEC
News Reports

Another case of casting couch: Brother of film producer arrested in Mumbai for seeking sexual favours from a struggling actress

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai police have arrested a 35-year-old man, who is the brother of a film producer, for asking sexual favours in exchange for work
News Reports

Kerala: Islamic scholar says shopping malls are haram because women might visit beauty parlours and look at other men

OpIndia Staff -
"Muslims who visit malls are tarnishing the image of the whole community", Salafi stated.
News Reports

India’s fertility rate is now below replacement levels: Kerala, TN marginally reverse fall

OpIndia Staff -
Only 3 states, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand now have a TFR that is above replacement levels, at 3, 2.4 and 2.3 respectively.
Opinions

Kejriwal’s ‘free money’ to ’empower women’ only plays to the patriarchal prejudice against women who are already fighting various battles

Nirwa Mehta -
If you listen closely Kejriwal's speech while announcing the free money, you can see how it is so deeply rooted in patriarchy, the very system women across India and world are fighting day in and day out.
World

Afghanistan: Taliban beheads woman volleyball player

OpIndia Staff -
Mahjubin Hakimi, member of Afghanistan's woman's national volleyball team was beheaded by the Taliban, reports Independent Persian.
News Reports

As Congress leaders rush to Lakhimpur, here is how lawlessness has gripped Congress-ruled Rajasthan

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leaders have rushed to Lakhimpur Kheri to politicise an unfortunate incident even though the state of law and order situation in their ruled Rajasthan is in shambles
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