Sexist Language
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Lok Sabha: Azam Khan apologises for sexist remark about BJP’s Rama Devi
Speaker Om Birla accepted the apology while warning the Samajwadi Party MP against making such statements in the future.
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‘When a mother kisses son, is it sex?’ Jitan Ram Manjhi defends Azam Khan’s sexist remarks
The former Bihar chief minister said that Khan’s statement was misinterpreted and that he should apologise but not resign.
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‘An apology won’t do, I will seek strict punishment for Azam Khan’: BJP MP Rama Devi to NDTV
Devi said she would have forgiven Khan if he had apologised on the same day when he made sexist remarks about her.
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Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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Speaker to ask Azam Khan to apologise for sexist remarks after several MPs call for strict action
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met floor leaders of all political parties and decided that Khan should either apologise or face action.
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West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee makes sexist remark at meeting with protesting schoolteachers
Chaterjee on Thursday said he was terrified since so many women teachers were suffering from ‘stree rog [gynaecological problems]’.
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Lok Sabha: Azam Khan makes sexist remark about BJP MP Rama Devi as she chairs proceedings
When Rama Devi ordered the remarks to be expunged, Khan claimed he respected her and said she was like a sister to him.
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Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Video: Women are 'less intelligent, must earn less,' says right-wing Polish lawmaker
The misogynistic rant drew a sharp rebuttal from a Spanish politician.
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Sharad Yadav unapologetic for sexist remarks, says he welcomes notice from women’s commission
People should be ‘concerned about voting’ the same way they care for a girl’s life and future, the JD(U) leader said.
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Venkaiah Naidu says BJP condemns Vinay Katiyar for sexist comment about Priyanka Gandhi
The Union minister also criticised JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav for saying a vote’s honour was more important than a woman’s, during an election rally.
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The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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Priyanka Gandhi laughs at Vinay Katiyar’s sexist remarks, says it ‘exposes BJP’s mindset’
The legislator had said ‘there are star campaigners much prettier than her’.
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BJP MLA OP Sharma suspended from Delhi Assembly for Winter session
He has not extended an apology so far for using derogatory language against AAP legislator Alka Lamba, saying he was merely defending himself from her baseless charges.
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If the word 'mankind' includes everyone, surely 'womankind' could also be so used?
The same people who claim that language does not matter baulk at the possibility of using 'chairwoman' and 'she' to refer to all people.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata defeat Mumbai in rain-affected match to become first team to qualify for play-offs
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Cricket: England pacer James Anderson to retire after Lord’s Test against West Indies
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Nisha Dahiya wins Paris quota in women’s 68kg
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra shows a spark in season opener