Human Rights

Taliban orders shutting down of beauty salons in Afghanistan as extreme restrictions against women continue

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has ordered the shut down of all beauty and hair salons across the war-torn nation, in the regime's latest restriction against women.

Jul 4, 2023

"Read Manusmriti, girls would become mothers at 17": Gujarat HC Judge to 16yr-old pregnant rape survivor's lawyer

While seeking opinion of medical experts and citing highly contentious Manusmriti, the court asked who would be responsible if the child was born alive?

Jun 9, 2023

Wrestlers Protest: After SC ruling, Oversight Committee, FIRs, wrestlers remain unfazed; What's their next move

After slapping FIR for rioting against the wrestlers, the Delhi Police cleared off tents, mattresses and other items from the protest site

May 31, 2023

Shoot at sight orders in Manipur; Guv gives order as violence grips NE state

Manipur violence: Timeline of clashes, issues with Kuki community & the road ahead

Several unaddressed issues between the government and Kuki community, led to the ethnic violence

May 15, 2023

Amid Boycott Starbucks row; Trans actor Sushant Divgikr gets teary-eyed watching brand's advert on transgender acceptance

The latest ad campaign of coffee giant Starbucks on transgenders stirred controversy as many users called it a promotion of the "Woke culture" and the hashtag "Boycott Starbucks" is trending on Twitter.

May 13, 2023

Restaurants cannot deny washroom access, free water in India; not even 5-star hotels [here's why]

However, as per the Act, only hotels and lodges can be mandated to provide free access to toilets and drinking water. Unless state specific laws, like in South Delhi and Karnataka, direct even restaurants and eateries to do so.

May 12, 2023

Can't eat, play, take a pic or 'get too close'; absurd new rules at B'luru's Cubbon Park irk citizens

Many criticised the rules and pointed out how the purpose of a park was defeated if such public spaces are not kept public-friendly.

Apr 14, 2023

Inhumane! Couple brutally thrashed by moral police

Siblings mistaken for lovers in MP, tied to a tree, thrashed for an hour; police comes to rescue [details]

A relative informed the woman's husband that his wife and her brother were being beaten up. He pleaded with the mob over phone but no one heeded.

Apr 10, 2023

'Gandi zubaan...' Jaya Bachchan reacts to 'Leprous P****te' comment on Madhuri Dixit in Big Bang Theory; activist files lawsuit against Netflix [details]

The political analyst Mithun Vijay Kumar claims that the episode has offensive remarks against Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit. The notice has been sent to Netflix's office in Mumbai. The activist has also threatened legal action against the streaming giant if the request is not complied with.

Mar 28, 2023

Spain butts in: Tobacco companies must pay to clean beaches, parks littered with cigarette butts [details]

Several studies have highlighted the environmental hazard posed by cigarette butts. Reportedly, roughly 4.5 trillion cigarette filters pollute water bodies, city sidewalks, parks, and beaches every year.

Mar 23, 2023

Turkey earthquake aftermath: Trapped under rubble for 90 hours, a dog rescued in nick of time [details]

On Saturday, as the hopes of finding those alive dwindled considerably, several rescue operations were suspended in both Syria and Turkey.

Feb 12, 2023

Buried inside rubble for 3 days, NDRF rescues 6-yr-old Nasreen; Indian Army hospital staff found her smiling

Nasreen suffered multiple fractures and was rushed to Indian Army's 60 Para Field Hospital in Hatay for treatment.

Feb 10, 2023

As sexual misconduct shakes wrestling community in India, a look at recurrent phenomenon [details]

A staggering majority of the sexual harassment complaints made to Sports Authority of India are against coaches.

Jan 20, 2023

Government's medical watchdogs admit to multiple side-effects of COVID-19 jabs in RTI reply [details]

After more than a billion Indians took the COVID-19 jab, the government's top two watchdogs ICMR and CDSCO admit to multiple side effects of all the Covid-19 vaccines

Jan 16, 2023

SC declines Centre's plea against HC order on removal of arbitrators in KG basin dispute

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea by Centre against the Delhi High Court order, which dismissed its plea in connection with appointment of two of the three judges on an arbitration panel examining a cost-recovery dispute in Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) KG-D6 gas block

Jan 10, 2023

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