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Calcutta HC forms medical board after 11-yr-old rape victim wants to abort

Calcutta HC forms medical board after 11-yr-old rape victim wants to abort

Calcutta High Court, one of the oldest High Court in the Republic of India, has ordered the authorities to form a medical board for the medical termination of pregnancy of a 11 year old girl

Women Lose Their Value if Men Can See Their Uncovered Faces in Public: Taliban

Women Lose Their Value if Men Can See Their Uncovered Faces in Public: Taliban

There’s the possibility of fitna (falling into sin) if women’s faces are visible in public, says the Taliban. Women lose their value if men can see their uncovered faces.  The spokesman for the Taliban’s Ministry

Military Force In Niger If Diplomatic Efforts Fail To Reverse Coup

Military Force In Niger If Diplomatic Efforts Fail To Reverse Coup

The West African bloc ECOWAS is prepared to use military force in Niger if diplomatic efforts fail to reverse the recent coup.  The military officers in Niger deposed President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 and

Tragedy Strikes as Over 60 Feared Dead in Migrant Boat Disaster off Cape Verde

Tragedy Strikes as Over 60 Feared Dead in Migrant Boat Disaster off Cape Verde

More than 60 people are presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants was discovered adrift near Cape Verde in West Africa in a heartbreaking episode that illustrates the ongoing humanitarian problem of illegal migration. A

Leak Negligence Forces Retired GHA Worker To Live In B&B

Leak Negligence Forces Retired GHA Worker To Live In B&B

A retired woman named Janet Bingham in Glasgow has accused her former employer, the Glasgow Housing Association (GHA), of being slow to fix a leak in her home. The leak has caused her to have

Rise of ‘treat culture’ among millennials and Gen Z

Rise of ‘treat culture’ among millennials and Gen Z

A story as old as time or at the very least, as old as capitalism is the anticipation of a treat. It's the game of deferred gratification: after eating broccoli, you can have curly fries;

10 Countries With The Most Public Holidays 2024

10 Countries With The Most Public Holidays 2024

Countries observe national holidays for a variety of reasons, including religious observances, national days, remembrance days, and days commemorating other unique historical events to a particular state, nation, or region. Public holidays are often designated

Lear Seating Plant Workers Vote to Strike for Wage Increases, Cost-of-Living Raises

Lear Seating Plant Workers Vote to Strike for Wage Increases, Cost-of-Living Raises

Thousands of workers at the Lear Seating plant in Hammond, Indiana in the US are set to go on strike for major wage increases, cost-of-living raises, supplemental unemployment benefits, and a good retirement, among other

Hozier May Strike Over AI Threat to Music

Hozier May Strike Over AI Threat to Music

Hozier, an Irish musician, stated that the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to his industry has led him to think about going on strike. Actors and writers in Hollywood are currently on strike in

Chinese social media littered with anti-black racist content, finds HRW

Chinese social media littered with anti-black racist content, finds HRW

Human Rights Watch analyzed hundreds of videos on Chinese social media to find a worryingly extensive presence of racist videos on them, especially content that mocks black people or represents them through offensive racial stereotypes.