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Kerala High Court: First wife must be heard before registering Muslim man’s second marriage
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan reasserts constitutional and gender equality, procedural fairness, and the emotional agency of Muslim women in a landmark judgment
Kabul University Prof Protests Taliban ban on Women’s Education, Tears Up Diplomas on TV
A viral clip shows the professor saying that if his mother and sister can’t study, he doesn’t accept the education system.
Same sex marriage is not an elitist concern: Akkai Padmashali
She wrote a letter to MP Sushil Modi after he opposed same sex marriages in his Parliament speech
IMSD condemns the Taliban’s shutting of university gates to Muslim women
IMSD unequivocally condemns the blatantly misogynist decree of Taliban...
Dalit minor allegedly gang-raped multiple times in Karnataka; 4 booked
The incident came to light when police were informed that a 6-month pregnant minor girl was admitted to a hospital
A gender-neutral oath by Kudumbashree irks Islamic outfits: Kerala
The portion of the pledge that stated that a female member of a family should have equal property rights over her father's property, was opposed by the Nasar Faizi Koodathayi, a prominent leader of Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyathul Qutba Committee
Prominent Iranian actress Mitra Hajjar arrested for supporting Anti Hijab protests
Thousands of people were arrested in connection with the protests, including senior artists, politicians and athletes.
Students cut hair in protest against moral policing in Kerala
Students stated that the protest was held to express solidarity with the students who suffered the moral policing attack
Centre returns Saurabh Kirpal’s file to Collegium for the 5th time
If elevated as judge, he will become India’s first openly gay judge
M’tra Govt moves HC against MAT Order directing inclusion of Transgenders in police recruitment
In a controversial response to the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal to facilitate the employment of transgenders into the state police, the Maaharashtra Govt has approached the Bombay HC to reverse the order
After furore for slurring women, Ramdev regrets and apologises
Ramdev has sent an email to the effect to the Maharashtra State Commission for Women Chairperson Rupali Chakankar, in response to her missive of Friday demanding an explanation for his utterances within 72 hours.
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