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Muslim women divided over Jama Masjid ban

Muslim women divided over Jama Masjid ban

December 3, 2022

Ultimately, the ban did not last even a day and it was rapidly withdrawn in face of escalating controversy across the country. On November 24, a notice was put up at the gates of the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, saying that entrance of unmarried girls or group of gir...

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It’s Shark Awareness Day!

It’s Shark Awareness Day!

July 14, 2016

India ranks second, after Indonesia, on the global list of shark fishing nations as the fishing of the species in the country has gone from being ‘incidental’ to ‘targeted’.

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A drop in child labour in India

A drop in child labour in India

March 21, 2016

According to India’s child labour ministry, the number of children working as child labours in India fell to 4.5 million, as compared to 12.6 million 10 years ago and this has compelled the Labour ministry to amend and reinforce the child labour laws in the country. The number ...

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A drop in child labour in India

A drop in child labour in India

March 21, 2016

According to India’s child labour ministry, the number of children working as child labours in India fell to 4.5 million, as compared to 12.6 million 10 years ago and this has compelled the Labour ministry to amend and reinforce the child labour laws in the country. The number ...

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