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Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh sworn in as US' 1st female Sikh judge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
An attorney for 20 years, Monica has been involved in many civil rights organisations at the local, state and national levels.
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'Shameful': Former Pak President Zardari takes note of blasphemy charge ag
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Pakistan President and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday took notice of an incident at the Karachi airport where a female security officer belonging to a minority community was threatened by a man with a blasphemy charge, reported Pakistan's The Ne
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Afghans concerned over crisis in health sector due to ban on women working
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The local residents of Ghor Province, Afghanistan have warned that if the Taliban-led Health Ministry keeps ignoring the ongoing crisis in the healthcare sector in Ghor province the patients will die. The already critical situation has worsened due to the Taliban's ban on women working as th
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Japanese illustrator produces booklet depicting experience of Uzbek woman
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Shimizu has portrayed the experiences of female survivors of Xinjiang's detention camps. The vast network of detention camps are believed to have held up to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities.
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Auto driver's daughter set to become Chhattisgarh's first woman 'Agniveer'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Despite financial and personal predicaments, Hisha a native of Borigarka village, bagged this prestigious opportunity and is set to be inducted into the armed services under the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme launched by the Centre last year.
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UN asks Taliban to lift bans on female education, work for aid agencies
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Last month, the Taliban imposed a restriction on female higher education and a ban on women from working in humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Human rights experts described these two measures as a major blow to vulnerable communities, women, children, and the entire country.
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International Rescue Committee stops work in Afghanistan after ban on fema
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Last month, the Taliban ordered all national and international non-government organizations to suspend the jobs of female employees, a move that was widely criticized by the international community. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is planning to hold a closed-door meeting next wee
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UNSC to hold meeting to discuss Taliban's ban on female NGO workers: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Japan and the United Arab Emirates have requested a closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council on January 13 to discuss decisions announced by the Taliban.
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Assam: Two unidentified bodies found at Lumding Railway Junction
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A Government Railway Police officer of Lumding Railway Junction said, after receiving the information a police team rushed to the spot and found the bodies of two persons including a woman lying on the floor of the railway junction.
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Another incident of mid-air peeing: Man 'urinated on' female passenger's b
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sources said that the incident of December 6 was not reported in writing to Delhi Police or Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
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Air India submits report to DGCA on 'urination' incident onboard New York-
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Air India has submitted the report to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) pertaining to the incident of an inebriated male passenger urinating on a female co-passenger in its business class on November 26 last year, said DGCA officials on Thursday.
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ICC announces highest number of female match officials for U19 Women's T20
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Twelve umpires and three match referees will officiate in the tournament, which will be played across four venues in the two host cities: Benoni and Potchefstroom.
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