1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (273+ words) Before the first general elections, Nehru urged Chief Ministers to allow women provincial legislators to resign and contest Parliament. His vision of women MPs shaping laws and expanding rights has remained elusive. Out of the 18 Lok Sabhas till 2025, five had…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (243+ words) KABUL: The Taliban government defended on Wednesday its ban on protests that has drawn condemnation from rights groups, saying the order complies with Islamic law. Demonstrations in Afghanistan have been rare since the Taliban returned to power just over five…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (980+ words) LUCKNOW: In Uttar Pradesh’s 2027 electoral battle, the biggest political contest may not be only over caste blocs or traditional vote banks. Increasingly, it is also about “M” — Mahila. With more than seven crore women on the electoral rolls, female turnout…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (261+ words) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to interfere with a woman’s decision to continue staying at an ashram at Rohini, founded by self-styled spiritual preacher Virender Dev Dixit, now deceased, saying it cannot force an adult to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (347+ words) KOZHIKODE: Reacting to the controversial circular issued by the Kanthapuram faction of the Samastha Kerala Jam-iyyathul Ulama, former minister and CPM leader P K Sreemathy has asked IUML MLA Fathima Thahiliya to state her position on the remarks that critics…...