The NHRC has also issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Government of Tamil Nadu calling for a detailed report within two weeks.
Union Minister of State and BJP leader BL Verma said on Wednesday slammed the opposition for calling a nationwide strike, "Bharat Bandh," in response to a recent Supreme Court ruling on SC/ST reservations. Verma stated that those participating in the strike lacked clear motives.
"Today after the hearing of the Supreme Court in the Kolkata Rape and Murder case, FAIMA Doctors Association had a Pan India meeting with all the associated RDAs. After due diligence and discussions with all the stakeholders involved, we have decided that we are not calling off the protes
Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi his brother, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is on a State visit to India, that there are many areas Malaysia and India are required to explore further.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nirmal Singh has sharply criticised the National Conference (NC) party's recently released manifesto, calling it "misleading" and out of touch with reality.
Even though the float has sparked controversy, with several groups calling it anti-Muslim and saying it should be removed from the event, members of the Indian diaspora and the Hindu community in New York are participating in huge numbers to be a part of this celebration.
Chhattisgarh Police have arrested Congress MLA Devendra Yadav in connection with the violence in Balodabazar on June 10. The arrest has sparked a political row, with former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel calling it "vendetta politics" and demanding a CBI inquiry.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Friday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for creating a chaotic situation in the state and her government is trying to distract attention from the case of the rape by "calling it a suicide".
A scuffle broke out between police and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) SUCI (C) in Hazra here on Friday when the latter were protesting after calling for a 12-hour general strike in the state in solidarity with the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in
Shiv Sena (UBT) through its mouthpiece Saamana took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort calling it "boring". The editorial further stated that he gave a speech that must have been given in an election campaign.
Amid ongoing protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday denied allegations of a cover-up in the case, stating that the opposition BJP accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and elected women re
Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attacked the BJP, labelling it as narrow-thinking and calling it a 'violation of democratic traditions.'