women

Five Indian men given life for gang-rape of Danish tourist

NEW DELHI: Five Indian men were sentenced to life in prison on Friday for raping… Read More

India’s Muslim women fight ‘triple talaq’ divorce

BHOPAL: Only three words were scrawled on the letter from her husband and posted to… Read More

Supreme Court bails women jailed for ‘vulgar’ texts

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has bailed a mother and daughter who had been in jail for… Read More

Africa’s richest woman edges towards power in Angola

JOHANNESBURG: Now that Isabel dos Santos, Africa's wealthiest woman, has been named head of Angola's oil… Read More

Unwed Indian women targeted in ‘black-market baby scam’

GWALIOR: In an intensive care unit, a nurse soothes a crying baby rescued in a… Read More

Erdogan advises Turkish women to have ‘at least three children’

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged Turkish women to have at least three… Read More

Erdogan tells Turkish women to have ‘at least 3 kids’

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged Turkish women to have at least three children,… Read More

Iran hangs man for raping dozens of women

TEHRAN: Iran hanged a 21-year-old man on Sunday after convicting him of the rape of… Read More

Narendra Modi asks doctors to treat pregnant women for free

NEW DELHI:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on doctors Thursday to give up 12 days… Read More

CII proposes ‘light beating’ for wives defying husbands

ISLAMABAD: In another move seemingly aimed at ‘stifling’ women, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)… Read More

India to make panic buttons a must on all public buses

NEW DELHI: Panic buttons will have to be fitted on all India's public buses to curb… Read More

Taxes on cosmetics expected to increase in upcoming budget

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering to increase taxes on cosmetics and personal grooming products in… Read More

Angelina Jolie to teach at London School of Economics on women in conflict

LONDON: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is to join the London School of Economics (LSE) as… Read More

PML-N leaders warn Imran Khan against mistreatment of women

FAISALABAD: Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry on Friday warned Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf… Read More

Karachi: Rickshaw driver kidnaps three-year old

KARACHI: A rickshaw driver kidnapped a three-year old girl from Karachi's Samanabad area on Tuesday… Read More

Trump has a history of questionable behaviour with women: NY Times

WASHINGTON: Interviews with dozens of women who have worked for Donald Trump or interacted with… Read More

UK receptionist petition on high heels at work gets 120,000 signatures

LONDON: A London temporary worker, sent home for wearing flat shoes, has collected more than… Read More

German state parliament elects first Muslim woman speaker

STUTTGART: Muhterem Aras has been elected as the first Muslim woman to become the speaker… Read More

Abortion rates plunge in rich nations, unvaried elsewhere: study

Abortion rates have dropped 40 percent in wealthy nations since 1990 but remain unchanged in… Read More

Pakistan must speed up reform, employ more women for growth – World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must speed up reform of the energy sector and bring more women into… Read More