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Investigation after female staff at Eiffel Tower replaced by men for religious visit
An investigation has been launched in France after female staff at the Eiffel Tower were replaced by male colleagues for the visit of a Hindu religious group.

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France opens investigation after female Eiffel Tower staff removed for Hindu group's visit
Eiffel Tower Reopens After Removal of Female Staff Sparked Criticism
BAPS Monks’ Celibacy Rule Triggers Eiffel Tower Protest Over Women Staff: France Defends Equality
Iran has issued a fresh warning to the United States, claiming it has fundamentally recalibrated its operational posture toward US warships and military bases in the Persian Gulf.

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Chinmayi Sripaada questions Hindu group BAPS over Eiffel Tower row: ‘Women will pollute them or what?'
'In France, We Don’t Ask Women To Erase Themselves': Why Eiffel Tower Row Sparked Rare Left-Right Unity
'Between Concerned Entities': India Reacts To Eiffel Tower Female Staff Row After Hindu Group Visit
The incident triggered strong criticism from France’s political establishment, with Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire calling it unacceptable that management had agreed to the delegation’s conditions.

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Eiffel tower row: MEA says BAPS visit issue ‘purely between entities concerned’
Eiffel Tower workers strike after female staff removed during Hindu visit
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What is BAPS, the Hindu group whose demands led to Eiffel Tower closure?

The Eiffel Tower closed after workers protested the sidelining of women during the BAPS visit.
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Eiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diaspora

France got a crash course on the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been

Internal inquiry opened after Eiffel Tower 'sexist' closure prompts strike

The Eiffel Tower reopened on Tuesday after staff walked out over the removal of women colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group which later apologised. The operating company has