Kerala police arrested an accused on Thursday under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) for allegedly sexually abusing a four-year-old girl, who died after her mother threw her into a river in Thiruvankulam, Puthencruz in Ernakulam district early this week.
The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), a Sindhi nationalist organisation, has issued an urgent appeal to the United Nations, international human rights organizations, and the global community, seeking immediate intervention over what it describes as "systematic enforced disappearances, killi
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], May 21: One of the biggest issues related to mental health today is substance abuse, and Bangalore is not free from it. In 2022, the city had the highest number of substance abuse cases after Mumbai. The spectrum of drug abuse in the city is quite wide, from al
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the US is resetting its trade relationships worldwide through pro-growth tariffs to balance trade and boost revenue. Rubio also took a swipe at China, saying the US is confronting the Chinese Communist Party's influence globally and ending
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Malvinder Kang on Friday highlighted the party's commitment to tackling the drug menace in Punjab, recalling the promise made by AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann before the 2022 elections.
Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla raised concern over rising drug deaths in Punjab, especially in Amritsar. He blamed the state government and said many people have died. He urged action and said the Chief Minister must take responsibility for the worsening drug problem.
"From today, the Nasha Mukti Yatra is starting in Punjab. This Yatra will go to every village and every ward of Punjab. Through this Yatra, people will now be connected with the Nasha Mukti Abhiyan. In every village and every ward, people will take an oath that they will not consume drugs th
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has intensified its advocacy efforts in Europe to raise awareness about the ongoing human rights abuses faced by the Uyghur population in East Turkestan, ahead of the upcoming EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.
She emphasised that this widespread repression has forced tens of thousands of Baloch to flee their homeland, becoming refugees exposed to new layers of vulnerability and hardship abroad.
Mariam Solaimankhil, a member of Afghanistan's Parliament in exile, has sharply criticised Pakistan's military establishment for abuses--including enforced disappearances, exploitation of natural resources, and the suppression of peaceful activists.
"We had received a complaint and according to it, Hindu girl students were being targeted by creating fear in the name of ragging in a college in Bhopal. They were being sexually abused, being videographed, served intoxicants and were pressured to convert to Islam by blackmailing them on the
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday banned all direct food and courier deliveries to students across federal educational institutions amid the growing influence of drugs, Dawn reported.