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UN rights body urges transparent probe into Ethopia clashes
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Addis Ababa, May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called on Ethiopian authorities to promptly initiate and conduct transparent investigations into recent inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia.
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Uyghur representatives meet Norwegian leaders, seek Xinjiang genocide reco
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 7 (ANI): Representatives from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), including its President Dolkum Isa met with Norwegian lawmakers and officials in Oslo, during a two-day visit to the country on May 5-6, and called for the recognition of the 'Uyghur genocide' in China's Xinjia
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NHRC issues notice to Telangana govt in interfaith marriage murder case
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): In the Telangana interfaith marriage murder case, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the chief secretary and police chief of Telangana, asking each of them to submit a detailed report in the case within four weeks.
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India provides 7,725 kg of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 6 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, India on Thursday handed over 7,725 kg of humanitarian aid comprising essential medicines and medical equipment to Ukraine.
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Jaishankar discusses Ukraine crisis, Make-in-India with visiting Italian F
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with the visiting Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday and discussed several issues including the participation of Italian companies in Make-in-India campaign and concern on the ongoing humanit
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Pakistan's Opposition accuses newly-appointed interior minister of having
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan Opposition's letter to the United Nations accusing newly-appointed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah of being "an ally of terrorist groups," may not come as a surprise to those at the world body looking at security issues and militancy management an
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Study suggests 'climate change' could spark the next pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], May 6 (ANI): According to a new study by Georgetown University Medical Center, the rising temperature of Earth due to massive climate change will lead to the forcible relocation of wild animals towards the region with the large human population. This change can drasti
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Over 24 million Afghans need humanitarian aid
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): More than 24.4 million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan--an increase from 18.4 million in 2021, said a report by the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
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UN chief calls for end to 'cycle of death, destruction' in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an end to the "cycle of death and destruction" in Ukraine.
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China hoodwinks world as human rights violations continue in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 5 (ANI): Even as China wants the world to believe that things are all rosy in Tibet, recent incidents in which two Tibetans immolated themselves within a span of one month has exposed the human rights violations inflicted by Beijing.
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Government in Pakistan changes but Balochistan continues to remain under f
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): In a big embarrassment for the new Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government, the Balochistan region is witnessing fresh protests and acts of retaliation by the armed groups as the Pakistani security forces continue to carry out "extrajudicial kil
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DMK MPs to donate one month's salary to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 5 (ANI): Day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin urged the people to contribute to the humanitarian relief material that is supposed to be sent to Sri Lanka in their economic crisis situation, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday announced t
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