New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Observing that the participation of women in the workforce is not a matter of privilege, but a constitutional entitlement, the Supreme Court has ordered the Himachal Pradesh Government to form…
Srinagar, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant development, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday took cognisance of a report on ‘X’ accusing PDP President and Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat candidate…
New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday told the Supreme Court that it will forward the charge sheet in the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case as soon as the state government accords…
New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court recently ruled that falsely accusing a spouse of having an extramarital affair and denying parentage of children amounts to severe mental cruelty. The decision was delivered…
New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought the issuance of guidelines for the release of undertrial prisoners on bail under judicial oversight. The…
New Delhi, April 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has directed the prompt conclusion of a magisterial inquiry into the death of a 32-year-old man allegedly in the custody of officials from Subhash Place police…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…