Malala Yousafzai 'overwhelmed and happy' to be back in PakistanMalala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist, expressed her joy at being back in Pakistan for a global summit on...
11 Jan, 2025, 11.28 AM IST
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit native Pakistan for girls' summitNobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls' education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly ki...
10 Jan, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
Viral video: Woman in Iran removes turban of cleric to use it as hijabA video of an Iranian woman confronting a cleric for harassing her about not wearing a hijab has gone viral. The woman at Tehran’s Mehrabad...
08 Jan, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areasThe Taliban's supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by A...
29 Dec, 2024, 08.01 PM IST
Fringes infringe, and damage reputationsIgnoring extreme viewpoints as fringe activity is common. However, these views can impact the reputation of the entire group. The example o...
12 Nov, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living thingsAfghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, w...
14 Oct, 2024, 06.06 PM IST
Meryl Streep stands with Afghan women at UN, says ‘a cat has more freedom than a woman in Kabul’At a UN General Assembly event, actor Meryl Streep called attention to the Taliban's restrictions on Afghan women, likening their lack of r...
24 Sep, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate powerThree years into its rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as it has consolidated power and en...
12 Aug, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Sole Olympic athlete training in Taliban's Afghanistan to fulfil judo dreamAfghanistan's Mohammad Samim Faizad is the only Olympic athlete training within Taliban-controlled Afghanistan for the Paris Olympics. Whil...
17 Jul, 2024, 09.22 AM IST
Afghan Taliban govt says to attend next round of UN talks in DohaTaliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesman...
16 Jun, 2024, 07.56 PM IST
Thousands of Afghan salons set to shut shop as Taliban deadline nearsThousands of beauty salons across Afghanistan are shutting down following an order by the Taliban regime that prohibits women from operatin...
25 Jul, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
Afghan universities reopen but women still barredThe university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021 and has sparked g...
06 Mar, 2023, 02.25 PM IST
Mahsa Amini death: Here's how Iranian women are protesting against alleged killingMahsa Amini, 22, was on a visit to Tehran with her family when she was detained by the specialist police unit. After a while, she suffered ...
19 Sep, 2022, 02.13 PM IST
Change in authority in Kabul was neither through negotiations nor inclusive: IndiaThe Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan was neither through negotiations nor inclusive, India said at the UN Security Council while ca...
13 Oct, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
Peace, security cannot be seen in isolation from development, India says at UNIndia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Tanmaya Lal said holistic approach was needed to prevent conflict and build pe...
29 Jul, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
Jordan diplomat to replace Navi Pillay as UN HC for Human RightsAl-Hussein will replace Pillay, who was appointed High Commissioner for Human Rights in July 2008 and her mandate was renewed.
07 Jun, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
- South Africa's black women struggle to find jobs
As one in nearly three black South African women who are jobless, Sabatha Nyawo has pounded the streets of South Africa's financial capital...
29 Aug, 2008, 12.23 AM IST