Category: Rights

SC to hold final hearing in Bofors case in October

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear in October a plea seeking the restoration of…

8 years ago

‘NAB recommends seizure of Sharif family’s entire assets’

Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lahore, has forwarded four references, prepared against the Sharif family, to…

8 years ago

Satya Nadella criticises Trump’s stance to end DACA

San Francisco, Sep 1 (IANS) Soon after it was reported that US President Donald Trump may roll back the Deferred…

8 years ago

8,500 people lost in Mediterranean since 2015: UN

London, Sep 1 (IANS) At least 8,500 people have died or disappeared while attempting to cross the Mediterranean since 2015,…

8 years ago

Court extends custody of three Kashmiri separatists

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) A court on Friday extended the judicial custody of three Kashmiri separatists arrested on charges…

8 years ago

Indian-origin doctor linked to 118 sexual offences gets bail

London, Sep 1 (IANS) A London-based Indian-origin doctor charged with 118 sexual offences, including one involving a 13-year-old girl, has…

8 years ago

UK RAF opens its close combat unit to women

London, Sep 1 (IANS) Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) on Friday started accepting applications from women to join the RAF…

8 years ago

Hawala diary: Court discharges Jains, others

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) More than two decades after it triggered a political landslide, a case arising out of…

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Sri Lanka bans plastic shopping bags

Colombo, Sep 1 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Friday banned the use and manufacture of plastic shopping bags with…

8 years ago

People denied US entry under first travel ban can reapply

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) People who were denied from entering the US under President Donald Trump's first travel ban can…

8 years ago

Malala encourages social media usage as political weapon

Mexico City, Sep 1 (IANS) Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai encouraged youngsters here to use social media platforms…

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China passes national anthem law

Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) China's top legislature on Friday passed a national anthem law to ensure its appropriate use, with…

8 years ago

Ivanka Trump backs end to gender pay gap data

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) The US government has announced that it was ending a rule on gender gap wage data…

8 years ago

Haryana issues lookout notice against Dera chief aides

Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) The Haryana Police have issued 'lookout notice' against two close aides of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh,…

8 years ago

Sikh TV campaign increased positive view of community

By Arul Louis New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Sikh campaigners who ran a $1.5 million TV campaign has said that…

8 years ago

Hungary PM asks EU to pay border protection costs

Budapest, Sep 1 (IANS) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked the European Union to pay half of the costs of…

8 years ago

CIL, unions fail to reach consensus, wage deal not signed

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The coal workers' unions and management of Coal India Ltd (CIL) could not reach consensus to…

8 years ago

Two children of Triple Talaq petitioner go ‘missing’, found

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Two children of Ishrat Jahan, one of the five petitioners who challenged the Triple Talaq practice…

8 years ago

Indian arrivals to US to grow by 72%: Official

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian arrivals to the US are projected to grow by 72 per cent from 2015 through…

8 years ago

Bar convicts from contesting polls for life: BJP man to SC

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A BJP leader, seeking lifetime ban on convicted persons from contesting elections, on Thursday told…

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