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Baloch rights group holds march in Islamabad against abduction, torture by
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the plight of minority communities in Pakistan, a rights group -- Baloch Voice of Missing Persons (BVMP) has been holding demonstrations in Islamabad over the issue of forced abduction, torture, and harassment of the people of
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Human rights group from Kashmir asks UN to probe mass graves in Gilgit, Ba
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 16 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the plight of minority communities in Pakistan, a human rights group from Kashmir has issued a memorandum calling on United Nations to look into the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and probe the m
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US congressman supports 'Long Walk' organized by Sindhi minorities over en
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): US congressman, Brad Sherman on Sunday supported "Long Walk' or "Long March" from New York City to Washington DC by Sindhi Foundation, covering a distance of more than 350 miles on foot to draw attention to issues like enforced disappearances, the plight o
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Opposition parties give suspension of business notices in RS over plight o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Communist Party of India (CPI), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiv Sena on Tuesday gave suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 over 'the plight of protesting farmers in Delhi'.
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Kerala CM assures assistance to artists facing problems in pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 26 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that his government will take necessary steps to provide assistance to the distressed artists and have embraced their plight due to the COVID pandemic.
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NHRC warn States, UT Govts over plight of transgender in India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed serious "displeasure" and has warned coercive action against the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories (UT) of India for their failure to submit Action Taken Reports (ATRs) on th
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Kejriwal urges Centre to consider farmers' demands, repeal black laws
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government to repeal the three agriculture sector laws passed in the last monsoon session of parliament, keeping in view the plight of the agitating farmers a
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BOHEMIA, The GAME, J.Hind & Karan Aujla: Collab of the Year!
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI/India PR Distribution): BOHEMIA the pioneer of India's exploding Desi Hip Hop genre has just released his highly anticipated international Hip Hop collaboration titled "EK DIN". By addressing human rights events occurring currently in America as well as
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Sukhdev Dhindsa returns Padma Bhushan award, writes to President about far
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) Chief and rebel Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Friday returned the Padma Bhushan award to "express solidarity" and "protest against the treatment" meted out to farmers protesting at the borders of Delhi aga
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Poonam - A Social Short by Shilpi's Voice & Visuals and Epicreel
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], December 4 (ANI/PRNewswire): The saga of elderly care is full of hype, and nothing more. After sieving through and a soulful introspection of data and research on elderly care, more than living conditions, physical health and economic considerations, it is th
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Short film by Kerala youngsters illuminates lives of senior citizens hit b
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 14 (ANI): As the country celebrates the festival of lights, a group of youngsters from Kerala has come forward to depict the plight of senior citizens, who lit 'diyas' to illuminate the lives of the younger generation and are now forced to cut do
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Spike in COVID cases in Delhi leads to zero availability of ICU beds in ho
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases rise rapidly in the national capital, availability of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds is declining, with major COVID hospitals showing "zero availability" of ICU beds both with and without ventilators, exposing the plight of the health in
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