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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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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Football: AIFF five-member committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent dis
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj