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UN rights chief Volker Turk calls for prioritizing women's and girls' righ
Updated : 2 years ago IST
At a time when women in Afghanistan are denied basic rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has called for prioritising women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan, according to Khaama Press.
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Delhi HC stays compensation awarded by NHRC over murder of accused in UP's
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Delhi Court on Tuesday issued notice to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and stayed its order for compensation of Rs. 7 lakh to the family of a murder accused who was shot dead in a court in UP's Bijnor in 2019.
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"Nobody takes him seriously": Arjun Ram Meghwal responds to Rahul Gandhi's
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Hitting back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who claimed that the SBI request for more time to file details of donations received via electoral bonds with the Election Commission (EC) was an attempt to spare the Centre's blushes, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said the governme
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Lok Sabha polls: EC officials led by Deputy Election Commissioner holds se
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In line with the preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a team of the Election Commission of India arrived in Assam's Guwahati on Tuesday.
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Pak: Imran Khan's party to hold nationwide protest against electoral body'
Updated : 2 years ago IST
This comes after Pakistan electoral body's decision against the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)- wherein elected PTI lawmakers have taken refuge after being disallowed to contest the general elections on the party's electoral symbol.
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Islamabad High Court issues notice to concerned authorities over suspensio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to the report, the platform 'X' has been blocked since the Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of engaging in 'rigging,' a charge refuted by both the electoral watchdog and the Chief Justice. T
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UGC grants graded autonomy to Delhi University, seven other universities
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The University Grants Commission has granted autonomy to eight universities, including Delhi University, which will give them different degrees of freedom and flexibility in academic and administrative decision-making.
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2024 Lok Sabha polls: ECI team arrives in Assam to review preparations
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In line with the preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a team of the Election Commission of India arrived in Assam's Guwahati on Tuesday.
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CEC Rajiv Kumar reviews poll preparedness in West Bengal ahead of Lok Sabh
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"There will be a few polling stations which will be run entirely by women. We will try to deploy female security personnel in those polling stations... Similarly, some polling stations will be established entirely by persons with disabilities. This will present an example for the society
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Mumbai customs recover marijuana concealed inside a pressure washer, one a
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Airport Special Cargo Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III detected the concealment of 447 grams of marijuana being imported from Thailand on Tuesday, an official said.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf challenges ECP decision in SC over reserved seats
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Following the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) ruling against the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), the PTI has announced its intention to approach the Supreme Court against the 4-1 decision made by the electoral body.
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Pakistan: Bilawal endorses PTI's May 9 judicial probe demand
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid the chaos and intense sloganeering in the National Assembly, lawmakers from both sides have called for the formation of judicial commissions to investigate the incidents of May 9 and allegations of election rigging, reported The Nation.
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