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NHRC directs Odisha Chief Secy to act on 'Rakta Tirtha Eram' issue
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday directed the chief secretary of the Odisha government to ensure proper implementation of the schemes and guidelines for the descendants of the martyrs and freedom fighters and to ensure the peripheral
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Rights report highlights unlawful killings and forced disappearance of Bal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): In its 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights, the US State Department has highlighted significant human rights issues in Pakistan, including unlawful or arbitrary killings by the government and forced disappearance of Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch human rights
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UN panel finds 'alarming' media restrictions in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 28 (ANI): A UN human rights panel has expressed its concerns over an "alarming pattern of restrictions" on freedom of expression in Pakistan.
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'Amrit Mahotsav' instills passion to do something for country: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat and talked about the Amrit Mahotsav program and said it will elevate the country to newer heights and instill a passion to do something for the country.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath innagurates Gorakhpur Zoo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 27 (ANI): As a new chapter of development, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday dedicated to the people, the Zoological Garden of Gorakhpur named after the great freedom fighter and martyr Ashfaqullah Khan.
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'Freedom to oppose abuse in Xinjiang is fundamental': Boris Johnson slams
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 26 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday slammed China for imposing sanctions on nine UK individuals and four entities, stating that the freedom to speak out in opposition against the abuse faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang is fundamental.
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PM Modi visits Bangladesh's National Martyrs' Memorial, lays wreath to hon
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the National Martyrs' Memorial in Savar upazila, Dhaka and laid a wreath to commemorate the fallen freedom fighters of the 1971 Liberation War.
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BJP to bring law against 'love jihad' in Assam also: Shivraj Singh
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 25 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the BJP plans to implement a law against "love jihad" in Assam but added that the party is against jihad and not love.
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Founders have never interfered with academic freedom, says Ashoka Universi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Ashoka University's Chancellor Rudrangshu Mukherjee issued a statement on Sunday saying that the founders of the university have never interfered with academic freedom.
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Plea challenges Information Technology Rules, 2021, HC issues notice to Ce
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Centre on a plea challenging the newly enforced Information Technology Rules, 2021 which says that requirements of placing restrictions on freedom of speech and expression are not met and are ther
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Pakistan's new draconian social media law 'quashing personal freedoms'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): The new draconian social media law by the Pakistan government is attempting to quash personal freedoms.
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Indian economy under PM Modi is 'amazing': Inter-Parliamentary Union chief
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Indian economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is 'amazing', said Duarte Pacheco, President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva, on Monday.
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