Tag: rights
Former US President Trump Sues Social Media Firms With 'little Legal Substance'
Frustrated at the social media ban, former US President Donald Trump has sued Twitter, Facebook and Google-owned YouTube, saying they violated his First Amendment rights by restricting him from their respective platforms. Media reports, however, said on Thursday that the lawsuits are all sound and fury with "little legal substance to back them up". ....
Taliban Supreme Leader Issues Decree Safeguarding Women's Rights
The Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Friday issued a special decree regarding women's rights and directed relevant authorities to take actions to safeguard these rights. ....
IPL Media Rights' Revenue Growth Is Much Higher Than Other Global Leagues
On pricing, IPL per match is poised at a 70 per cent discount to global averages, which may converge to 20-30 per cent, led by IPL renewal in 2023-2027. Also, IPL media rights revenue CAGR at 10.4 per cent is much higher than other global leagues' (EPL, NFL, NBA) 8 per cent CAGR since their inception, Elara Securities said in a report. ....
Kamala Harris' Tweet On Abortion Rights Ruffles Bipartisan Feathers
US Vice President Kamala Harris has virtually walked into the circle of fire with her tweet on abortion rights, saying "this is not over" and the Joe Biden administration will do everything in its power to defend medication abortion even as pro-abortion rights activists' protests over the apex court's ruling spread like a prairie fire across the nation. ....
UK: Conclave On Kashmir Accuses Pakistan Of Human Rights Violations In PoJK
The People’s National Party of United Kashmir organized an “International Kashmir Conference” in Leeds, UK against human rights abuses in Pakistani-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), calling for military and land grabbing in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). condemned. Influential non-state actors. ....
Afghans Marrying Off Young Daughters To Avoid Forced Marriages With Taliban
Since Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, there has been a dramatic increase in early marriages of Afghan girls -- a trend activists and human rights campaigners attribute to parents' belief that securing a spouse for their girls is better than seeing them forced to marry members of the Taliban, a media report said. ....
Air India Also Has 370 Options, Purchase Rights From Airbus, Boeing
Apart from the purchase of 470 firm aircraft, Air India has also has 370 options and purchase rights to be procured from Airbus and Boeing over the next decade. ....
