Tag: women
Haryana Announces Rs 50L Awards For 9 Women Olympic Hockey Players From State
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced an award of Rs 50 lakh each to the nine members of the Olympics women's hockey team representing the state. ....
Deeply Worried About Women, Minorities In Afghanistan: Malala
Activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday expressed concern over the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and said that she is worried about the situation in the country. ....
Hyderabad Woman Alleges Rape By Autorickshaw Driver
Even as Hyderabad police continued its efforts to crack the alleged gangrape of two women at government-run Osmania Hospital, a girl has claimed that she was raped by an autorickshaw driver while she was returning home from workplace on the night of August 17.....
5 Days After Taliban Invasion, Streets Of Kabul Almost Devoid Of Women
Five days after the quick and unexpected invasion of Kabul by the Taliban, the streets of the Afghan capital are almost entirely devoid of women, The Guardian reported. ....
Indian Muslims Must Reject 'Islamic Emirate' In Afghanistan: IMSD
The Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has said that it rejects the very idea of a theocratic state anywhere in the world. ....
Women's Cricket: Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia New Faces In India Squad For Australia Tour
Railways medium-pacer Meghna Singh and Baroda left-handed batswoman Yastika Bhatia, both uncapped, have been included in India's combined squad for the one-off Test and ODIs, as well as the squad for T20 International series to be held in September and October in Australia. ....
Netherlands' Frederique Overdijk Becomes First Pacer To Take 7 Wickets In T20 Match
The Netherlands' pacer Frederique Overdijk became the first pacer ever to take seven wickets in a T20I match. ....
Paralympics: Avani Lehkhara Clinches Bronze In Women's 50m Rifle Three Positions
Paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara clinched her second medal of the Tokyo Paralympics with a bronze in women's 50m rifle 3P SH1 event on Friday. The 19-year-old Avani had earlier won the gold medal in women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 with a world record equalling score of 249.6. This was India's second medal of the day after Praveen Kumar bagged silver medal in men's T64 high jump.....
Taliban Says Women In Afghanistan Won't Be Allowed To Play Sport, Including Cricket
The Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that women in Afghanistan will not be allowed to play any sports, including cricket. The move now puts the one-off men's Test match between Australia and Afghanistan for November in Hobart under doubt. ....
Australia Set To Cancel Afghanistan Test Over Taliban Ban On Women's Cricket
The first Test match between the men's teams of Australia and Afghanistan looks set to be called off after Afghanistan's newly-installed Taliban government announced its opposition to women from the Islamic nation playing cricket. ....
