The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to address the issue of women's rights in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule which has imposed a brutal crackdown on women and girls, the Human Rights Watch highlighted in a report.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her interim budget speech on Thursday, said that the government will encourage vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years for the prevention of cervical cancer.
Tamil Nadu weightlifter R P Keerthana broke the National Youth record in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and overall to clinch the gold in the girls 81kg category while table-toppers Maharashtra touched the half-century of gold medals in the 6th Khelo India Youth Games 2023 here on Tuesday.
Haryana's Sanjana improved on her own National Youth records in Snatch, Clean and Jerk and overall to clinch the girls 76kg weightlifting gold while Maharashtra's Sayali Wani came back from the brink to win the girls singles table tennis gold in the Khelo India Youth Games 2023
Assam Minister of Skill, Employment, and Entrepreneurship, Jayanta Mallabaruah engaged in a cordial discussion with the female candidates who were recently selected in the Tata Recruitment Campaign conducted in a state workshop 'Shakti Vandhan', aimed to empower and develop Women's Self-H
Students were seen raising slogans of "We want justice" as they sat in front of their hostel while police personnel were seen persuading them to leave the spot.
Rajasthan's Vimla Machra was barely smiling despite dominating the girls' Keirin race at the Cycling Velodrome in TNPESU complex to win the gold medal. The teenager was quite conscious of her broken tooth and had been told by her father to skip the event.
As for over two years now, girls are barred from accessing education in Afghanistan, International organisations have called for lifting the ban on girls' education as soon as possible, TOLO News reported.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday presented awards to meritorious students under the 'Meritorious Girls Education Promotion' programme on the occasion of National Girl Child Day.