British Sikh ‘barred from Birmingham jury service’ for carrying kirpan
London, Nov 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A British Sikh, who was summoned to serve as a juror at a crown court, has said that a security guard did not let him in due to his kirpan –…
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Aus court asks India’s ex-High Commissioner to compensate domestic help
Melbourne, Nov 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia’s federal court has asked India’s former High Commissioner Navdeep Singh Suri to compensate a former domestic help who was forced to work seven days a week for 17.5 hours and…
Israel urges citizens to reconsider foreign travel amid spike in antisemitic incidents
Jerusalem, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the wake of rising antisemitic incidents across the globe amid the ongoing war in Gaza, the Israeli government has urged citizens to reconsider plans to travel abroad. In a joint…
London Assembly asks Met Police to work with Hindus to tackle hate crimes
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The London Assembly has unanimously passed a motion by a British Indian assembly member that calls on the Metropolitan Police to work with local Hindus by encouraging them to report…
Delhi HC directs strict compliance with SC ruling on manual scavenging
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has directed the city government, and civic authorities including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, to strictly adhere to the recent Supreme Court ruling for the complete…
‘Arbitrary’: SC on denial of promotion to women armed forces officers
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday said that it is “arbitrary” on part of the Army to deny promotion to women officers who were granted permanent commission pursuant to an earlier…
Economic circumstances shouldn’t lead to dowry deaths: Delhi HC
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has said that the judicial system cannot allow the economic circumstances of a girl’s parents to become death warrants for their daughters in their matrimonial homes….
Bombay HC: Biological dad not ‘kidnapper’ of child in absence of prohibition order
Nagpur, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) has ruled that a man who took away his minor child from his estranged wife’s custody cannot be booked for kidnapping…
Taliban to build shelters for Afghan refugees returning home from Pak
Kabul, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Taliban regime in Kabul announced that it will build shelters for the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees returning home from Pakistan after the neighbouring country formulated a phase-wise process…
As deadline ends, Pak begins nationwide crackdown against undocumented Afghans
Islamabad, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistani authorities have rounded up hundreds of undocumented Afghan refugees as the deadline for them to leave the country has ended. In an unprecedented move to target the 1.7 million Afghan…
Biden admin to establish first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia
Washington, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The White House has announced that US President Joe Biden’s administration is set to establish the country’s first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia. At a press briefing on Wednesday, White House…
LU students seek elections, initiate hunger strike
Lucknow, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Students of the Lucknow University (LU) have initiated an indefinite hunger strike in a renewed effort to press for the reinstatement of students’ union elections. This action comes after a memorandum…
POCSO Act not for criminalising consensual romantic ties: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Allahabad High Court has said that the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was never intended to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between adolescents. The court observed that the…
Delhi HC directs Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to provide 4% reservation for disabled persons
New Delhi, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has ordered the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to provide 4 per cent reservation for disabled persons in all vacancies, including 1 per cent reservation for deaf…
Review petition filed in SC against same-sex verdict
New Delhi, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the recent ruling delivered by a Constitution Bench refusing to grant any legal recognition to same-sex couples. The review…
Make prenuptial agreements mandatory to prevent marital legal battles: Delhi court
New Delhi, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Delhi family court judge has said that prenuptial agreements should be made mandatory before entering into marriage to reduce law-induced mental cruelty. The judge, Harish Kumar, made this observation…
Electoral Bond hearing: Here’s what CJI Chandrachud said on corporate contributions, anonymity
New Delhi, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, while listening to challenges to the Electoral Bond scheme, remarked that before the scheme was brought in, the corporates could make contributions but only…
Killing of children in Gaza not ‘collateral damage’: UNRWA
United Nations, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini has said the killing of thousands of children in Gaza cannot be “collateral damage.” Nearly 70 per cent of those reported…
Student slap case: SC expresses displeasure at UP government over non-filing of response by Education Department
New Delhi, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its displeasure over the non-filing of response by the Uttar Pradesh Education Department in relation to the viral incident where a school teacher was…
SC orders Centre and States to fill up vacancies in commissions constituted under RTI Act
New Delhi, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Centre and state governments to take steps to fill up vacancies in Central Information Commission and State Informations Commissions constituted under the Right…