Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four Dalit activists of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) were allegedly stripped, urinated upon, hung from a tree and brutally assaulted on rumours of stealing goats and pigeons in Maharashtra’s…
Kolkata, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leading rights body, the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) on Saturday filed a complaint at the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) against Leader of the Opposition in state…
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) A homemaker’s contribution is no less than that of a skilled worker, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled on Friday. Saying the contribution of a homemaker to the intricate fabric…
Prayagraj, Aug 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Allahabad High court has observed that a person has constitutional right to change their gender though surgical intervention. A single judge of Justice Ajit Kumar made the observation while hearing…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has issued a directive to the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) and other relevant government bodies for the…
Guwahati, August 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following an expert committee’s report on banning polygamy in Assam, the state government has sought suggestions from the general public on the issue before it heads to enact a law during…
Kabul, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) It is now two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, during which time it has imposed the most comprehensive, systematic and unparalleled assault on the rights of women and…
New York, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Sikh army recruit, who fought a two-year-long legal battle to keep his articles of faith, has graduated from the US Marine Corps recruit training with his turban, beard and…
Kochi, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 33 girl students of the Mar Athanasius College in Ernakulam have approached the Kerala High Court challenging the “discriminatory” curfew timings of the women’s hostel at the institute. The…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Uttar Pradesh Police and asked its Director General or any senior official to file an updated status report as to the status of…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Centre over delay in filing its reply on a PIL seeking re-introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2008 which contemplates reservation of 33…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Uttar Pradesh Police and asked it to file an updated status report as to the status of investigation or trial in all 183…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing on a plea filed by Hyderabad University Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing challenging summons issued by a Manipur court in a criminal complaint…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court, which had set up a committee comprising three woman judges to enquire into the violence against women in Manipur, has tasked it with collecting information on such…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government on Thursday decided to extend the financial assistance provided to the children of construction workers to cover MCD schools too. The assistance is provided by the Delhi Building…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court has said that it must express its anguish over the manner in which women have been subjected to grave acts of sexual violence during sectarian violence and…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court has held that the eligibility condition of minimum 75% marks does not promote the object of introducing the sports quota, and such criterion subverts the object and…
Jaipur, Aug 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Against the backdrop of frequent suicides, a helpline has been set up by police in Rajasthan’s coaching hub Kota to solve the problems of students. The team will work to reduce…
Beirut, Aug 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has agreed to share its data on Syrian refugees in the Lebanese territories with the government in Beirut. Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said the agreement,…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has said that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012, is a gender-neutral legislation while dismissing arguments claiming that the law is being…