8 h. ago Taliban minister confronted over women’s rights during rare press conference for female journalists

Taliban foreign minister on week-long visit to India says

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33 h. ago Taliban’s ‘restriction on women’ at press event in India sparks anger: ‘Unacceptable’

India is hosting the Taliban minister during a high profile but controversial visit as it seeks to upgrade its diplomatic ties with Afghanistan’s hardline Islamist regime

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35 h. ago Taliban’s ban on entry of women at press event in India sparks anger: ‘Unacceptable’

India is hosting the Taliban minister during a high profile but controversial visit as it seeks to upgrade its diplomatic ties with Afghanistan’s hardline Islamist regime

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6 d. ago British breakthroughs and India pride as Delhi hails para athletics worlds a success

Empty seats catch the eye but history-making wins capture the imagination, with 35 world records tumblingThe headline, slightly stuffily, read “heartiest congratulations”. Underneath, an effusive Narendra Modi posted congratulations to his country’s para-athletics team. “A historic performance!”, the Indian prime minister wrote on social media, celebrating a record 22-medal haul for his country at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, which ended on Sunday. “I am proud of each and every member and wish them the very best for their future endeavours,” he said. “Hosting the tournament in Delhi has also been an honour for India.”This was India’s first time staging the biggest track-and-field event in disability sport, outside the Paralympic Games, and they made a suitable noise about it. After a last-minute decision that confirmed Delhi as hosts last December, the hope was that the championships might expand awareness of para-sport in India and, in the process, perhaps help ...

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6 d. ago British breakthroughs and India pride amid empty seats and controversy at para athletics worlds

History-making wins capture the imagination despite sparse crowds in Delhi, with 35 world records tumblingThe headline, slightly stuffily, read “heartiest congratulations”. Underneath, an effusive Narendra Modi posted congratulations to his country’s para-athletics team. “A historic performance!” the Indian prime minister wrote on social media, celebrating a record 22-medal haul for his country at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, which ended on Sunday. “I am proud of each and every member and wish them the very best for their future endeavours,” he said. “Hosting the tournament in Delhi has also been an honour for India.”This was India’s first time staging the biggest track-and-field event in disability sport, outside the Paralympic Games, and they made a suitable noise about it. After a last-minute decision that confirmed Delhi as host city last December, the hope was that the championships might expand awareness of para-sport in India and, in the process, perhaps h...

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1 week ago There were two paths for America and Lilith Fair was one of them. Sadly it chose the other | Emma Brockes

The all-female tour was a counterpoint to the era’s misogyny. We could do with some of that promise todayThere’s an argument to be made that the first person in the US to spot the oncoming freight train of the Maga movement – fully 17 years before the first election of Trump – wasn’t a political forecaster or a bearded contrarian but the rock star Sheryl Crow. In 1999, Crow appeared at a press conference backstage at Lilith Fair, the all-women music festival, during which she was asked about a disastrous appearance she had recently made at Woodstock ‘99. This was the Woodstock reboot in upstate New York marred by violence, sexual assault and an angry male crowd that heckled the few female artists present with, “show us your tits.” Crowe, smiling bleakly, said, “I’m hoping it doesn’t represent our future as a nation or the youth of America.”Well, as they say: ha. Crow’s comments feature in Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, a new documentary by Ally Pankiw on Disney+ and a mind-blowing...

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2 w. ago Dozens killed including children in stampede at actor and politician's rally

At least 31 people have lost their lives and more than 50 have been injured at the event (pictured) in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India on Saturday.

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3 w. ago Pakistan’s answer to Love Island sparks anger ahead of debut

The country's broadcasting regulator said it was not in a position to act on public complaints

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3 w. ago Pakistani dating show sparks anger ahead of its debut on YouTube

A new dating show based on “Love Island” featuring Pakistani contestants has sparked controversy in the Muslim-majority country

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3 w. ago Can’t work, sing, travel, study: All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan

Afghan women cannot be heard in public, even if it is to offer prayers, and have been banned from schools, workplaces, salons, gyms and national parks under the current Taliban rule. Arpan Rai reports

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