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ONI Bureau:  Anna Burns, Esi Edugyan, Daisy Johnson, Rachel Kushner, Richard Powers and Robin Robertson were announced on Thursday as the six authors shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The announcement was made by…

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Millions of voters queued up to vote in Pakistan's 11th general elections, with some history-making events also taking place in the conservative areas where women are usually not allowed to take part in an activity outside their homes.…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced an increase in the health cover for women under the Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana (BSKY) from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh. The Chief Minister announced the increase after holding a…

Tripura's BJP Government, in a significant decision on Saturday, reserved 10 per cent posts in its police force for women to deal more efficiently with crimes related to them, a Minister said. "From now onwards, 10 per cent posts would…

The Congress created a ruckus in the Odisha Assembly on Monday over the increasing number of crimes committed against women. As the House met for the day, Congress members demanded that a motion filed by the party on increasing incidents…

ONI Bureau:  The National Commission for Women (NCW) and Kalinga Kusum Foundation (KKF) organized a national workshop on the Role of Women in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) here at the Hotel Keshari in the state capital. The workshop…

ONI Bureau: In order to divert the attention from Government's failure, mess created by the Crime Branch in Kunduli case and put the BJP in a fix, there was an attempt to target the State Mahila Commission. And, it worked well... The…

ONI Bureau:  Balasore police on Wednesday detained a woman for allegedly hurling eggs at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the inauguration of Talsari Mahotsav in Bhograi, Balasore. The egg attack took place while CM was…

ONI Bureau: The Congress and a section of Opposition parties continue to adopt their appeasement policy, while the BJP-led NDA has taken an aggressive posture over the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, which makes…