Category: Rights

Fate of 14 trapped in Meghalaya mine remains uncertain

Shillong, Dec 19 (IANS) The fate of 14 miners, who have been trapped in a flooded coal pit in Meghalaya's…

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Gender pay gap will take 202 years to close: Report

Davos, Dec 19 (IANS) It could take 202 years for women to earn as much as men because the global…

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US Senate approves overhaul of criminal justice system

Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping overhaul of the country's criminal justice system that…

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Need to do more to advance civil rights: Facebook COO

San Francisco, Dec 19 (IANS) Amid increased scrutiny of Facebook's role in generating hatred towards vulnerable communities across the world,…

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Late rights activist Asma Jahangir wins UN Human Rights Prize for 2018

United Nations, Dec 19 (IANS) Late lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has been awarded the UN Human Rights…

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Migration ‘driver’ of economic growth: UN chief

United Nations, Dec 19 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that migration is a "powerful driver" of economic growth.…

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Withdraw Transgender Persons Bill, demands community

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Calling the Transgender Persons Bill, 2018, "flawed", the transgender, intersex and gender non-confirming community from…

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Mumbai man, freed from Pakistani jail, reaches India

Attari/Wagah, Dec 18 (IANS) Hamid Nehal Ansari, the man from Mumbai who was released from a Pakistani jail after six…

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Now, carry your vehicle documents in your mobile phone

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on Tuesday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs)…

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HC rejects plea challenging election of DUSU president

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of National Students' Union of India's…

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HC seeks Centre response to plea seeking Nelson Mandela statue

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and Delhi government to respond to…

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Can a murder convict be kept indefinitely in jail, asks HC

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought to know whether a person can be kept…

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Calcutta HC asks BJP to provide tentative ‘Rath Yatra’ dates

Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party to provide three tentative dates…

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Middleman in Asthana bribery case granted bail

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Manoj Prasad, an alleged middleman in a…

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Redefining ‘connected parties’ in Insolvency Code may be needed: Jaitley

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said changes in Section 29A of the Insolvency and…

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NHRC seeks reports from Maharashtra, Labour ministry over hospital blaze

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday sought a report from the Maharashtra government on…

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Separatist leader Andrabi alleges inhuman treatment in Tihar Jail

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central government and Tihar Jail authorities to…

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Mumbai man, released form Pakistani prison, reaches India

Attari/Wagah, Dec 18 (IANS) Hamid Nehal Ansari, the Mumbai man who was released from a Pakistani jail after six years…

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Netflix faces defamation for ‘Making a Murderer’

New York, Dec 18 (IANS) A retired detective has sued Netflix and the filmmakers of hit series and Emmy award…

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BJP MP demands law for Ram temple at party meet, Rajnath Singh calls for patience

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Ram temple issue echoed here at a meeting of the BJP parliamentary party with…

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