Taliban ban barbers from trimming beards in Afghanistan's Helmand province

Sep 27, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 27 : The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, a media report said.

Bharti Singh issues apology after her old video of mocking beard goes viral

May 16, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 : After allegedly hurting religious sentiments with her jokes about moustaches and beards, comedian Bharti Singh, on Monday, apologised...

Taliban's education ministry asks women personnel to wear hijab

Mar 22, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 22 : Taliban's Ministry of Education has asked its women personnel to wear Hijab to their offices, while asking the men...

Taliban ban women from leaving home alone, force men to grow beards in captured Afghan districts

Jul 02, 2021

Takhar [Afghanistan], July 2 : Taliban have reportedly issue news rules and regulations in recently captured districts of Afghan Takhar province, including forbiding women...

Taliban poised to restore dark days in Afghanistan, re-impose repressive laws

Jul 25, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 : The Taliban, who are rapidly gaining territory in Afghanistan as the US withdraws its forces, are demanding that families...

Kashmiri students in Karnataka allege college forced them to trim their beards; row resolved after J-K body intervenes

Nov 10, 2024

After the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) intervened, dozens of students from J&K studying at the Government College of Nursing in Karnataka's Holenarasipura...