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Rape cases rising as some dresses 'excite' men: BJP leader on Priyanka Gandhi's 'bikini' statement
•Later realising that his remarks would stir controversy, Karnataka BJP MLA MP Renukacharya said that he would apologise to women, if his statement has hurt them
As the bikini turns 75, a brief look at a milestone moment in the evolution of modern swimwear
Fp Staff •Modern swimwear for women can be traced back to 5 July 1946, when French designer Louis Réard unveiled the first-ever bikini.
Burkini ban: Many French resorts remain defiant even as top court suspends order
Fwire •France's highest administrative court on Friday suspended a controversial ban on the burkini by a French Riviera town, although other resorts remained defiant, vowing to keep the restrictions in place.
The banned Burkini is not a political statement: Like any other piece of clothing, it is a choice
Oshinh •The burkini is not a political statement or a means to make the wearer feel enslaved or the viewer offended.
Facebook sorry for banning plus-size woman model's ad
Fp Archives •Apologising for banning an ad that showed a model wearing a bikini, social media giant Facebook has reversed its decision that it took claiming the image in the ad was a violation of the company's health and safety standards.
Ram Gopal Varma to Vijay Mallya: 'Pay off bankers with bikini beauties'
Fp Staff •Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma suggested that Vijay Mallya could pay off his debt by using his 'bikini beauties'
Now, BJP legislator demands dress code for men on Goa beaches
Fp Archives •Michael Lobo said majority of those with such (shabby) attire are domestic tourists who arrive in the state in a jeep, don't book any hotel to stay and venture on the beaches in their undergarments creating nuisance for women.
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar in a tight spot over state's bikini politics
Aishwarya Yerra •But judging by the goings-on over the last two months or so, the two-piece bathing accessory now appears to have come to haunt Parrikar's Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government
Bikini a threat to India's chances of becoming a superpower, says Goa MLA
Fp Archives •Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA Lavu Mamledar has said that the two-piece swimwear is against Indian culture and a threat to the country's chances of becoming a superpower.
Special bikini beaches? Congress decries Goa MLA's remarks
Fp Archives •Congress in Goa accused the government of trying to impose restrictions on women after a ruling party lawmaker called for private 'pay to enter' beaches where women can wear bikinis.