Human Rights

El Salvador court upholds womans 30-year sentence in stillbirth case

In 2008, Teodora del Carmen Vasquez was convicted of aggravated murder in the death of her child who said was a stillborn. After serving a decade behind the bars, the Salvadorian court upheld her 30-year prison sentence on Dec.13.

Dec 14, 2017

X-Men and Fantastic Four joining Marvel after Disney/Fox merger

The X-Men and Fantastic Four can now work together with The Avengers thanks to Disney acquiring 21st Century Foxs entertainment assets in a $52.4 Billion deal. This means characters owned by Fox from Wolverine to Deadpool will be owned by Disney and Marvel.

Dec 14, 2017

Malaysian Senator wants shariah-compliant dress for air hostesses as dressing 'sexily' gives 'wrong impression'

Hanafi Mamat claimed that this move would barely hurt the airline companies, since their survival is dependent on quality of the service they offer.

Dec 12, 2017

Kerala flash mob row: Students pay back fundamentalists in their own coin; Muslim girls get massive support [VIDEOS]

Students are conducting flash mobs across Kerala to show their support to the three Muslim girls, who were heavily trolled for dancing in public.

Dec 9, 2017

Activist and model Khyrstyana puts on #theREALcatwalk; it's all about body-positivity! [PHOTOS]

In this latest edition of the 'real' catwalk, the show saw women 'flying in from other cities' to represent every inch of diversity in terms of skin, colour and body.

Dec 8, 2017

Australia legalises same sex marriage with overwhelming votes and Twitter explodes!

The Senate had passed the legislation to legalise gay marriage just last week, and the final approval in the House of Representatives came with just four votes against the bill

Dec 7, 2017

Yashwant Sinha detained after protesting with farmers in Vidarbha

Sinha said, "Before coming to power, the BJP had promised to give 50 per cent over and above the minimum support price (MSP). But after coming to power, the party forgot the promise."

Dec 5, 2017

When Kerala college campus became wedding venue for an inter-faith couple! [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

Amarnath and Safna entered the wedlock on the campus of Maharaja's college in Ernakulam on December 2.

Dec 4, 2017

West African migrants auctioned off as slaves by smugglers in Libya

African migrants are forced to work as slaves after they run out of money to pay the smugglers to find them passage to Europe.

Dec 4, 2017

Andhra government declares 5% quota to Kapus, state exceeds SC's mandate of 50% reservation

Naidu said, "As the quota for Kapus makes total reservation exceed 50 per cent, the central government nod is compulsory."

Dec 2, 2017

7 painful facts about women living with HIV/AIDS in India [VIDEO]

The women end up being more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection than men. Here are some painful facts about woman living with HIV/AIDS in India.

Dec 2, 2017

Guardian lets Hadiya speak to husband; her father to move SC seeking ban on her meeting media, Jahan

"I will immediately move the Supreme Court seeking an order restraining Jahan from meeting her. It seems the college is not taking enough measures to ensure her safety," claims Hadiya's father.

Nov 30, 2017

Women in India's smaller states least vulnerable: Report [VIDEO]

Goa ranked top and Bihar featured at the lowest in the GVI report, which is based on the states' respective performance in four key factors concerning women - protection, health, education and poverty.

Nov 27, 2017

'Courts can't force husband to keep his wife,' says Supreme Court; orders man to deposit Rs 10 lakh as maintenance

The man was booked earlier this year under various sections of IPC including dowry harassment.

Nov 26, 2017

Combatting Naxalism in Bastar [Exclusive Documentary]

The fight against the Naxals in Chhattisgarh has resulted in a loss of 151 human lives this year. 24 of which were civilians, 58 were the Jawans of our security forces & 69 were Naxals.

Nov 24, 2017