Village Panchayat issues diktat over marriage in Bidhuri Gotra, Delhi HC grants protection to groom, family

Dec 17, 2025

Khap-like Panchayat diktat has come to light in a village of the South East District of the National Capital, where the predominant Bidhuri Gotra...

Afghan women in Kabul rise against Taliban's diktat

Jan 11, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 11 : Afghan women in Kabul took to the streets on Tuesday against a slew of restrictions including those enforcing wearing...

Taliban issues new diktat, tells female employees to send male relatives as replacement

Jul 18, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 : Taliban on Monday issued a new diktat against female employees and told them to send male relatives as their...

Afghan women across globe wear traditional clothes to defy restrictions put by Taliban

Sep 14, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 14 : Several Afghan women living abroad put up pictures on social media of their wearing traditional Afghan dresses in defiance...

NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand govt over torture, parading of tribal girl in Palamu district

May 18, 2023

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notice to the Jharkhand Government over the torture and parading of a tribal girl on...

Taliban to punish untruthful criticism of 'Islamic Emirate'

Jul 23, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 23 : Taliban issued a new diktat whereby they will be punishing those who criticize "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" scholars and...