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In the Armed, Paramilitary and Law enforcement forces of India, male Sikh servicemen are allowed to grow full beards as their religion expressly requires followers to do so. However, they are specifically required to "dress up their hair and beard properly". [1] In December 2003, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Muslims in uniform can grow ...
Women from a university in Madhya Pradesh, India, have taken part in a new protest against men who have beards - because of the chafing caused when they kiss. Wearing beard wigs and holding ...
Women activists highlighted their legal status and according to them, "main problem is that there [are] many laws but women are dominated not by secular laws, not by uniform civil laws, but by religious laws." [31] The legal reversal of introducing the Muslim Women law significantly hampered the nationwide women's movement in the 1980s. [31]
Indian railways give 30% concessions in the ticket prices to all the persons aged 60 years and above. [3] It is 50% for women aged over 60 years. Proof of age is required. There are also conditions of lower berth for older persons and also separate counters for booking and cancelling tickets to avoid rushes at the counters.
A New York state trooper who is Sikh was barred by his supervisors from growing facial hair for his wedding, despite a 2019 state law requiring employers to let most workers follow attire or ...
A Russian beard token from 1705, carried to indicate that the owner had paid the beard tax imposed by Peter the Great. A beard tax is a governmental policy that requires men to pay for the privilege of wearing a beard. The most well documented beard tax was in place in Russia during the 18th century.
KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car ...
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