Human Rights

Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court of India defers hearing in arrests of HR activists’ to Dec 3

The Supreme Court of India Friday deferred the hearings of the human rights activists who had been arrested in connection with alleged...

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Khashoggi killing: Turkey calls for international probe, US Republican senator calls MBS ‘unstable, unreliable’

An international investigation into the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is essential, Turkey’s foreign minister said Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported. He...

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Uighur activists mark ‘Independence Day’ with protest, march to White House

Uighur activists in the US organised a protest and took out a march to celebrate their community’s ‘Independence Day’ in Washington D.C...

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‘Behind bars for 75 days’: Journalists’ body CPJ condemns arrested Reporter Aasif Sultan’s ‘continuous detention’

Srinagar: The Asia desk of Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday took to Twitter to condemn the detention of journalist, Aasif Sultan,...

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Gaw Kadal massacre: SSP Srinagar to file status report, appear before SHRC on November 28

Srinagar: For the first time, State Human Rights Commission has asked SSP Srinagar to appear in person and file the status report...

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‘Will rename a mosque after Lord Vishnu’, says BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra during TV debate

Ruling party BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra ignited controversy after he got into an argument with a member of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul...

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Chhattisgarh Elections: First phase kicks off, three IEDs detected near polling booth

The first phase of the Chhattisgarh polls kick-started at 7 am Monday amid warnings by Naxalities and attacks before the elections. Naxal...

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Khashoggi killing: Turkish police ‘end search’ for killed journalist’s body, criminal investigation to continue

Turkish police have decided to end the search for killed dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi’s body but the criminal investigation will continue, Al...

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550 women in 10-50 age group believed to have registered online for two-month Sabarimala diety darshan

With Kerala’s famed Sabarimala Temple scheduled to open for the two-month long ‘mandalam-makaravilakku’ pilgrimage season next week, it is believed that a total...