New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has once again raised concerns about the safety of women and girls at various bus stops in the city, citing “dark spots” as a…
Panaji, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) With a view to expedite the resolution of cases under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012, the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR) has…
San Francisco, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A US regulator has reached a $54 million settlement to resolve allegations that gaming company Activision Blizzard discriminated against women at the company, including by denying promotion opportunities and paying…
Yadgir (Karnataka), Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The State Dalit Sangharsha Samithi (Krantikari unit) here has filed a complaint with district and police authorities, urging them to stop the tradition of forcing Dalits to eat the meat…
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha on Friday found fault with Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani over her statement that menstruation does not call for specific policy…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court, hearing a plea by an Indian-origin couple residing in Canada, on Friday said that the legislation governing surrogacy aims to prevent the exploitation of surrogates, discouraging…
Imphal, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The last rites of the 23 Kuki-Zo tribals, killed in Manipur’s ethnic violence more than seven months ago, were performed on Friday with thousands of men and women, including their kin,…
London, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the UK government gets prepared to debate on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill in Parliament next week, parents of children who died in circumstances linked to social media…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over rampant unauthorised construction permitted by officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), accusing them of “ill-motivated selective application of laws”. Justice…
Washington, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Supreme Court said that it will consider whether to restrict nationwide access to a widely used abortion drug, even in the states where the procedure is still allowed after…
Guwahati, Dec 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Siblings Bimal Das and Suma Das, natives of Assam’s Karimganj district, were declared Indian citizens after 17 years since a Foreigners Tribunal termed them immigrants who illegally entered India. Their advocate,…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Orissa High Court has directed the Puri civic body to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family members of a 4-year-old minor who was killed by a…
Patna, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A veteran RTI activist was stabbed to death in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Mahmed Haroon, a native of Bankat Purena village under…
Sydney, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Federal Court in Australia on Tuesday ordered Google-owned wearable brand Fitbit to pay $11 million after the company admitted making false, misleading, or deceptive representations to 58 consumers about their…
Houston, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A woman who sued Texas to get an abortion after learning that the foetus has a fatal condition, has left the US state to have the procedure, her lawyers have confirmed….
Aligarh (UP), Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Department of Political Science at Aligarh Muslim University here organised a symposium on the theme “75 years of UDHR” to commemorate International Human Rights Day. The event brought together…
United Nations, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the US vetoed the UN Security Council draft resolution which sought an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, many countries expressed disappointment and regret over the Washington’s act. Expressing disappointment,…
Lucknow, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Islamic scholars have said that Muslim personal law mandates that women — mother, sister, wife, daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, stepsister, grandmother and great-grandmother — should get shares in inheritance as directed by…
Gaza, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Nations on Saturday said that tens of thousands of Palestinians flocking into Rafah, a city in Gaza Strip, are facing overcrowding and need shelters. Most of them came from…
Seoul, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A recent court victory for South Korean victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery was confirmed on Saturday after Japan decided not to appeal the earlier ruling, sources said. On November 23,…