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Daredevil army women bikers will perform at India’s Republic Day for the first time

For the first time, an all-women contingent of personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force will be performing stunts with their motorcycles during India's Republic Day parade on 26 Jan. Called "Women Daredevils CRPF", the contigent of 120 women riders will display their skills on the motorcyle. This squad was created in 2014, when women were trained in performing difficult individual and group stunts and manoeuvres on Bullet motocyles. Before that, only male commando units of the defence forces were allowed to undetake such stunts.

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5 Bollywood films that teach us few things about women empowerment

Source: IndiaToday

It is sort of fashionable to talk about feminism and women empowerment these days. Everybody seems to have an opinion on how a woman's life could and should be. Social media, TV debates and drawing rooms are the latest battleground of the war of sexes. As everyone holds an opinion of their own, there's no common ground in sight so far. And as everybody is jumping in the debate these days, we thought of bringing in Hindi cinema, one of the key cultural influences on the Indian society. And it's indeed sad that after sifting through last two decades of Hindi cinema we could find only five films

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Radhika Apte won’t do songs that objectify women

Source: Indian Express

Actress Radhika Apte, who picks content-driven films, says she would not do an item song which objectifies women. Asked if she’s willing to do item songs in Bollywood, the “Hunterrr” told IANS: “It all depends on what it is. What is item number? It is a song and dance sequence. But if you are objectifying a woman and if that’s the sole purpose of an item number — to wear less clothes and dance — I don’t like it. I will not do it.” The actress, who has worked in films in as many as seven languages, also roots for equality in the remuneration of male and female actors in