Category: Rights

Two Kashmiri stone-pelters sent to judicial custody

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday remanded two alleged stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir to judicial…

8 years ago

Pakistan anti-graft court indicts ex-PM in fake recruitment scam

Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) An accountability court in Pakistan on Tuesday indicted former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and eight…

8 years ago

Pakistan accountability court again summons Sharif family

Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday gave former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other family…

8 years ago

Two accused in Malegaon 2008 blast case get bail

Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) A Special NIA court on Tuesday granted bail to Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Suhakar Dwivedi, two prime…

8 years ago

Uber apologises for sexist promotional message

Bengaluru, Sep 19 (IANS) Global ride hailing app Uber has apologised after its food delivery service's 'Wife Appreciation Day' promotion…

8 years ago

Suu Kyi condemns human rights violations in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Breaking her silence over the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San…

8 years ago

U-17 World Cup hits shop owners at Kochi stadium; Kerala HC orders compensation

Kochi, Sep 19 (IANS) The U-17 World Cup to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here from October 7…

8 years ago

UN chief calls for tackling sexual exploitation, abuse

United Nations, Sep 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity to fight sexual exploitation and abuse.…

8 years ago

Trump says Paris accord ‘badly negotiated’

New York, Sep 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron here that he believed the…

8 years ago

Several countries urge Myanmar to end violence against Rohingyas

New York, Sep 19 (IANS) A group of countries, led by the UK, met with representatives of the Myanmar government…

8 years ago

Suu Kyi doesn’t fear ‘global scrutiny’ over Rohingya crisis

Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said her country "does not…

8 years ago

Brazil gets first woman prosecutor-general

Brasilia, Sep 19 (IANS) For the first time in Brazil's history, a woman has taken over the prosecutor general's post,…

8 years ago

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi addresses nation over Rohingya crisis

Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said that her country does…

8 years ago

Guterres outlines strategy to reshape global finance

United Nations, Sep 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the role of the UN to help reshape "unproductive and…

8 years ago

6 immigrants sue Trump for his decision to end DACA

Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Six young undocumented migrants filed suit in San Francisco federal court against President Donald Trump for…

8 years ago

Trump says UN reforms needed, praises Guterres’s policies

United Nations, Sep 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said at the UN that the international organisation was in need…

8 years ago

Rohingya crisis both humanitarian and security issue: Bangladesh minister

Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) Terming the Rohinhya issue as humanitarian, a Bangladesh minister on Monday said the presence of the…

8 years ago

TN Speaker, Governor’s action liable to be questioned: Congress

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Congress on Monday said that the delay in action by the Tamil Nadu Governor…

8 years ago

Pakistan Peoples Party appeals against Bhutto assassination acquittals

Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The Pakistan Peoples Party on Monday lodged three appeals against an Anti-Terror Court verdict that absolved…

8 years ago

Tripura is first state to set up district family welfare committees

Agartala, Sep 18 (IANS) Tripura on Monday became the first state in the country to set up family welfare district…

8 years ago



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