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New ID laws could stop over 2 lakh trans people from voting in US elections

Voters face worries about old IDs that do not reflect a changed name or appearance, or that do not match state information, along with potential harassment by poll workers.

01 November 2024, 10:56 IST

New ID laws could lock over 2 lakh US trans voters in presidential election

New ID laws could lock over 2 lakh US trans voters in presidential election

New ID laws could stop over 2 lakh trans people from voting in US elections

01 November 2024, 10:56 IST

Abortion rights could be 'motivating' issue in US election

Since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling on reproductive rights in June 2022, abortion rights supporters have won all seven times the issue has been put directly to voters in individual states.

31 October 2024, 15:58 IST

Abortion rights could be 'motivating' issue in US election

Abortion rights could be 'motivating' issue in US election

Abortion rights could be 'motivating' issue in US election

31 October 2024, 15:58 IST

United Nations: Stateless speak up as world misses its '#Ibelong' deadline

People end up stateless for a host of reasons including migration, flawed citizenship laws and ethnic discrimination. Others fall through the cracks when countries break up.

14 October 2024, 09:19 IST

United Nations: Stateless speak up as world misses its '#Ibelong' deadline

United Nations: Stateless speak up as world misses its '#Ibelong' deadline

United Nations: Stateless speak up as world misses its '#Ibelong' deadline

14 October 2024, 09:19 IST

Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support

Federico Borgonovo, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank, traced the AI-generated video to an IS supporter active in the group's digital ecosystem.

23 August 2024, 07:07 IST

Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support

Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support

Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support

23 August 2024, 07:07 IST

'I can't remember the last time we had dinner': Nigerians starve amidst soaring inflation

The Adeshiyans are among millions of families going to bed hungry in Nigeria as the country grapples with its worst inflation on record, the result of sweeping economic reforms that have sent prices soaring in Africa's most populous nation.

19 August 2024, 09:10 IST

'I can't remember the last time we had dinner': Nigerians starve amidst soaring inflation

'I can't remember the last time we had dinner': Nigerians starve amidst soaring inflation

'I can't remember the last time we had dinner': Nigerians starve amidst soaring inflation

19 August 2024, 09:10 IST

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

Already, many NGOs have either shut up shop entirely or been reduced to bare-bones operations, with many people losing their jobs as a result.

12 July 2024, 04:55 IST

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

12 July 2024, 04:55 IST

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

The mass exodus is taking place as the military regime faces its most serious crisis since it took power in a 2021 coup, which sparked widespread protests.

04 July 2024, 11:29 IST

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

04 July 2024, 11:29 IST

Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities

First of all, cities must set baselines for greenhouse gas emissions and risks so that they can measure progress over time, said Shruti Narayan, managing director at the C40 Cities network, a global network of cities working on climate action.

03 July 2024, 05:57 IST

Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities

Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities

Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities

03 July 2024, 05:57 IST

'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling

Women's lives have been endangered and victims of sex abuse have had to cross state lines to get the medical help denied them at home.

18 June 2024, 09:45 IST

'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling

'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling

'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling

18 June 2024, 09:45 IST

Game changer: Extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan

A 2022 study found that the main obstacles to participating in sport in the Muslim-majority country are 'religious and cultural limitations, a lack of permission from parents, and a lack of sports facilities and equipment'. Now add extreme heat, linked to climate change, to the list.

14 June 2024, 04:37 IST

Game changer: Extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan

Game changer: Extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan

Game changer: Extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan

14 June 2024, 04:37 IST