Mumbai, April 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In 2010, a small Mumbai firm quietly introduced something unheard of – ‘menstrual leave’ for all its women employees – and the practice continues uninterrupted even now. It was the brainchild…
New Delhi, April 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has affirmed that travel information constitutes personal data and cannot be disclosed to third parties under the Right to Information Act, 2005 unless there is a…
Lucknow, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will, once again, deploy more than 8,000 dedicated women campaigners, referred to as ‘Kamal Mitras’, to connect with women voters in Uttar Pradesh. These Kamal Mitras…
New Delhi, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday took part in a programme on the theme ‘Women Entrepreneurs: Breaking the Glass Ceiling’ at the India Habitat Centre in the national capital. During…
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court, hearing a defamation suit filed by lawyer and former partner Jai Anant Dehadrai against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, on Monday held that she has a…
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an interim direction, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed a decision of the Allahabad High Court which had struck down the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004…
Kolkata, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday observed that what has happened with the women in Sandeshkhali in the state’s North 24 Parganas district, if true, is not in conformity with the…
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the formation of a high-powered committee to oversee the operations of co-operative banks, stating that such matters fall…
Athens, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Greece is to raise its minimum monthly wage from 780 euros ($842) to 830 euros ($895) as of April 1, the fourth such increase over the past five years. Greek Prime…
New Delhi, March 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the city government to consider a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) as a representation regarding the provision of seamless Wi-Fi access in all district…
Srinagar, March 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The agitation in Ladakh UT intensified on Thursday after the Leh Apex Body and climate activist, Sonam Wangchuk announced a march to the border on April 7. Climate activist Wangchuk has…
New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to safeguard the vital personal information of complainants in missing persons cases. A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and…
New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has held that it is well-settled that the right to life encompasses not only the preservation of physical existence but also “quality of life”, which includes…
New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Balochistan, a region ensnared in the clutches of an oppressive military regime orchestrated by Pakistan and its intelligence agency, grapples with dire consequences befalling its people. The sweeping impact of…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a powerful display of unity, animal rights activists across Kerala gathered in front of the Secretariat here on Saturday to advocate for personhood status for animals. They highlighted the brutality…
New Delhi, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the police to investigate the types of pets kept by residents in the Dhobi Ghat area of the city’s Tuqhlaq Lane, responding to…
New Delhi, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) While politics is peaking over the grant of citizenship to persecuted minorities under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a reality check of the ground situation shows that a ‘life of…
Chennai, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the Central government to grant Indian citizenship to all children born in camps for Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil…
New Delhi, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has expressed surprise at the city government’s decision to file a “misconceived appeal” challenging a single judge’s order granting maternity and medical benefits to a young…
Hyderabad, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that he will take the responsibility of making one crore women of the state millionaires in the next five years. He said…