New York [US], August 17 (ANI): Afghan women feel abandoned by the world and they are justified in feeling this way, said Heather Barr, Associate Director, Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 16 (ANI): Tribals of Naxal-prone Abujhmad in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, who used to travel 3-4 kilometres to use the internet are now getting unfettered access to the web through the 4G network facility after towers were set up.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): A year has passed since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan following a rapid drawdown of Western forces that pushed the country into a number of crises which transformed the country fundamentally.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): A year on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the senior UN official in the country, Resident Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov, described his fears for girls' lives and called for women to play a full role in reviving the Afghan economy.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5 per cent of its annual GDP, according to a new analysis by UNICEF.
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his agony and pain over the "perversion in day-to-day speaking behaviour" of people and said words insulting to women are casually used.
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday extended condolences and expressed sympathy to the families of the victims of a fire that broke out at the Abu Sefein Church in the north of Giza, Egypt on Sunday.
Dublin [Ireland], August 14 (ANI): London-based rights activist Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri once again raised his voice against the Pakistan security agencies which continue to commit rights abuses in the region and deprive the local people of basic rights.
Brussels [Belgium], August 14 (ANI): The Taliban which seized power in Afghanistan a year ago and formed a new government, failed to form "an inclusive political system" and continue to violate human rights, the EU External Action Service (EEAS) said on Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised and assisted Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Limited (ABHI), and the promoter Aditya Birla Capital Limited on INR 665 crore fundraise from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), one of t
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): As crimes climb charts in Pakistan, at least 133 women were kidnapped and as many as 85 were subjected to rape across Pakistan in July this year, stated a report compiled by the Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) and the Centre for Resea