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Kottayam (Kerala), Union Minister George Kurien on Sunday urged people to buy Karthumbi umbrellas made by tribal women of Attappady in the state, soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned it in his "Mann Ki Baat" radio address .During his address, the PM said that these colorful...

Islamabad [Pakistan], Some 13,447 Afghan migrants were expelled from Iran and Pakistan last week, The Khaama Press reported.According to the Taliban-run ministry, of the total refugees, 10,225 were deported from Iran and 3,222 from Pakistan, and among those forcibly returned were women and...

BJP's Cooch Behar District Vice President Deepa Chakraborty and District General Secretary Biraj Bose also went to Cooch Behar Police Station along with the victim.On Saturday, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul visited Cooch Behar and accused the police of delay in recording the statement of the victim...

Islamabad [Pakistan], As several videos have gone viral on social media platforms in Pakistan containing derogatory language on women's rights to education and freedom, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) condemned such views expressed by so-called religious leaders and clerics call...

"Chhatris have a special significance in the culture of Kerala...umbrellas are an important part of the traditions and rituals there...but the umbrella I am talking about is Karthumbi Chhatri...and it is made in Attappady, Kerala These colorful umbrellas are very spectacular... and the specialty...

Washington [USA] USA], actor, producer and director Kevin Costner shared that, although he makes films for men, he never misses strong female characters, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The Academy Award-winning filmmaker joined his 'Horizon: An American Saga' stars Sam Worthington, Abbey...

The MahaYuti government, which announced a slew of women-centric proposals in its annual budget last Friday, will appoint Sujata Saunik, a 1987-batch IAS officer, as Chief Secretary (CS) when incumbent CS Nitin Kareer He retires on Sunday.The state General Administration Department, headed by...

New Delhi, Three new criminal laws will come into force across the country from Monday, bringing widespread changes to India's criminal justice system and ending colonial-era laws.The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will replace the...

Stockholm, Single mothers are one of the most vulnerable groups in societies around the world. In Sweden, the number of women with these caring responsibilities has almost halved over the past two decades. What has caused this change? Are we seeing a dramatic change in the global trend of...

Doha [Qatar], Information from the venue of the third Doha meeting in Qatar indicates that the head of the UN agency for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva and the special representatives of the European Union and Pakistan, Thomas Nicholson, and Asif Durrani , arrived in Doha on Saturday, The Khaama...

Agartala (Tripura) [India], In a late afternoon operation on Saturday, authorities detained eleven Bangladeshi nationals (5 women and 6 men) at the Agartala railway station.They were caught attempting to enter India illegally, allegedly with the intention of traveling to several cities...

Shimla: Five people accused of attacking six tourists, including three women from Delhi, in Mandi in Himachal Pradesh were arrested on Saturday. Police gave this information.According to police, the tourists were heading towards Parashar in Mandi district on Thursday when they allegedly had an...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari on Saturday mocked state cabinet minister Narayan Singh Kushwaha's comment, saying the Madhya Pradesh government wanted to "keep the state inebriated" ."Narayan Singh Kushwaha said that women should force their...

By Diksha RathoreNew Delhi [India], As the Taliban strengthens its grip on Afghanistan, the country's women have made peace with the reality that the hardline group will not soften its attitude towards them.Afghan human rights activist Pashtana Durrani delves into how not much has changed...

Islamabad Pakistan Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday said women in the country were killed in the name of honor without fulfilling the Islamic condition of producing four witnesses in adultery cases.Speaking at a justice conference here on the theme 'Access to Justice for All', the Chief...

Mumbai: Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday said issuing a Government Resolution (GR) for the budgetary proposal without the approval of the Assembly is a breach of privilege.Speaking in the Assembly, he objected to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], After the central committee of the Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party concluded on Saturday, the party's state president Ashish Shelar said that the BJP will contest the assembly elections with its allied partners Mahayuti, and in the meeting.Shelar said that a...

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Narayan Singh Kushwaha has advised women to ask their husbands to drink liquor in front of their relatives at home instead of going out, so that they feel ashamed and gradually abandon the drinking habit.He made these remarks on Friday while speaking at an...

She made the comments while delivering her special address during the CII Rajasthan Women's Leadership Summit in Jaipur."The reason for this is that women often leave the labor market at various stages, such as during motherhood, when their children are between grades 10 and 12, or when they...

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Meghalaya's first woman Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang said that there has been an increase in crimes against women and children in the state, which is a matter of concern.A conference was held at Meghalaya Police Headquarters under the...