Women burn jeans in Uttar Pradesh village
In an interesting development, scores of girls from Dudaherdi village in Muzaffarnagar district made a bonfire of jeans and tops on Sunday evening and resolved not to wear outfits that are not “tradit
Pak policeman kills sister for wearing jeans
A Pakistani policeman in this eastern city allegedly shot dead his sister for wearing jeans, officials said on Saturday.
Constable Asad Ali was unhappy with his sister Najma Bibi, 22, for wearing wh
Women banned from shopping alone in Pak province
Police in Lakki Marwat, one of the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, have banned women from shopping in the markets without being accompanied by a male relative in Ramazan.
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Women's safety depends on what they wear: MP minister
Days after NCW chairperson Mamata Sharma's remarks on the way women should dress drew criticism, a Madhya Pradesh minister has said the safety of women and respect accorded to them depend on what they
Ancient Mayan ‘night sun’ temple found in Guatemala
Archeologists have uncovered a 1,600-year-old Mayan temple dedicated to the "night sun" atop a pyramid tomb in the northern Guatemalan forest near the border with Mexico.
Rs One crore to village for speaking against female foeticide
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced Rs one crore for the development of a village where a Khap Mahapanchayat termed female foeticide as a ‘heinous act’ and demanded murder cha
Saudi Arabia considers law against insulting Islam
Saudi Arabia is studying new regulations to criminalise insulting Islam, including in social media, and the law could carry heavy penalties, a Saudi paper said on Sunday.
The potential regulations co
New Egyptian channel to only feature fully veiled women
A new Egyptian satellite TV channel, exclusively operated and managed by women wearing the niqab or the full-face veil, will start airing from July 20, the first day of Ramadan.
Many injured in opening Pamplona bull run
Thousands of daredevils fled half-tonne bulls thundering through Pamplona's streets on Saturday in the first bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival, resulting in six injuries.
Kashmir group warns tourists over miniskirts
An Islamist group in Kashmir on Thursday warned tourists not to wear miniskirts or other revealing clothes in the disputed region, which is enjoying a sharp revival in visitor numbers.
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