Stadium ban for women to be reintroduced in Iran
Tehran, April 14 (IANS/DPA) A stadium ban for women is to be reintroduced in Iran, multiple local news reports said on Wednesday. The reports said that the Iranian FA has ordered the ban to be…
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HC closes suo moto PIL as Delhi Police frames SOP for varsities, colleges for students’ safety during fests
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Police told the High Court that it has prepared a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) for universities and colleges in the Delhi-NCR region to ensure the safety and…
Global human rights facing most serious threats in decades: Amnesty
London, April 24 (IANS/DPA) Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, the London-based advocacy group Amnesty International said in its annual report on Wednesday. The organisation highlighted the conflicts in Gaza…
UN human rights chief condemns killings of women and children in Rafah
Geneva, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has condemned recent Israeli strikes in Rafah that resulted in the deaths of many women and children. In a statement on Tuesday, Turk…
Council of Europe slams UK asylum pact with Rwanda
Brussels, April 23 (IANS/DPA) The Council of Europe, a European rights body, has sharply criticised the UK for its controversial asylum pact with Rwanda. “The UK government should refrain from removing people under the Rwanda…
Kerala HC issues guidelines for DNA test of children born to rape victims and given in adoption
Kochi, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala High Court has held that DNA examinations of children born to rape victims and given in adoption may cause emotional imbalance and violate their right to privacy and hence,…
Caste discrimination in Tenkasi, TN: SC men denied haircut in village salon following diktat from MBCs
Chennai, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Scheduled Caste men of a village in Tenkasi District of Tamil Nadu have lodged a verbal complaint with the local Village Administrative Officer (VAO) that they were refused a haircut from…
Iran’s President Raisi wants to keep strict headscarf controls
Tehran, April 22 (IANS/DPA) Despite fierce protests from society, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on women for headscarf offences. “Respecting the headscarf is not only a religious but also a…
Thousands of Israelis protest for hostage release and new elections
Tel Aviv, April 21 (IANS/DPA) Thousands of people in Israel have once taken to the streets to demand an immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza and new elections. At a mass rally in…
Rallies held in Iran to support last week’s retaliatory strikes against Israel
Tehran, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranians have staged nationwide rallies to express support for the country’s retaliatory strikes against Israeli targets last week, media reported. In Tehran, demonstrators marched almost 1 km from the University of…
SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging exclusion of married couples from having second child through surrogacy
New Delhi, April 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea challenging the provision of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 debarring a married couple from having their second child through surrogacy…
Decide applications seeking to hold public meetings within 3 days, orders SC
New Delhi, April 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an interim direction, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered authorities should decide on, within three days, the applications seeking to hold public meetings where blanket prohibitory orders under Section…
S.Korean Health Minister renews commitment to accomplish medical reform
Seoul, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korean Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong renewed his vow to accomplish medical reform on Thursday, although a mass walkout by trainee doctors in protest of the reform has crippled public health…
Music composer Ilaiyaraaja not above everyone else, says Madras HC
Chennai, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madras High Court on Wednesday held that renowned music composer R. Ilaiyaraaja cannot be considered to be above everyone else. A bench of Justices R. Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq was…
YSRCP MLC sentenced to jail in 28-year-old case of tonsuring Dalits, gets bail (Lead)
Visakhapatnam, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A special court in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Tuesday sentenced YSR Congress Party MLC Thota Trimurthulu and nine others to imprisonment for 18 months for tonsuring two Dalit youths 28 years…
SC grants six weeks time to various states to respond to PIL against alarming rise of lynchings
New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted six weeks to various state governments to file their reply detailing the action taken in cases of lynchings and mob violence. A bench, headed…
Oversight Board to check how Meta looks at explicit AI images of females
New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Oversight Board on Tuesday selected two cases from India and the US to assess Meta’s policies and enforcement practices concerning explicit images of female public figures generated by Artificial…
Human waste in tank case: Dalits of Vengaivayal in TN’s Pudukottai to boycott LS election
Chennai, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Residents of Vengaivayal Dalit colony in Muttukadu panchayat in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district on Monday announced that they would boycott the ensuing Lok Sabha elections over lack of action in the…
Mumbai firm was first in India to give ‘menstrual leave’ for women in 2010
Mumbai, April 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In 2010, a small Mumbai firm quietly introduced something unheard of – ‘menstrual leave’ for all its women employees – and the practice continues uninterrupted even now. It was the brainchild…
Delhi HC upholds privacy of travel information under RTI Act
New Delhi, April 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has affirmed that travel information constitutes personal data and cannot be disclosed to third parties under the Right to Information Act, 2005 unless there is a…