Jack Ma to give up control of Chinese fintech Ant Group

Ma continues to hold voting rights in an entity that controls Ant, alongside nine Ant executives and employees who...

Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to information

As the Taliban's crackdown on journalists and media personnel continue in Afghanistan, numerous journalists in...

Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar: UN

To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free...

Bengaluru: Accused dies in police custody

"He was to be produced before the court on Thursday. However, when the Station House Officer of the police station...

Pashtun community fights for equal rights and dignity in Pakistan

So-called "encounter killings" are common in Pakistan. Rights groups say when police lack enough evidence for a...

Pak court orders release of at least 400 Afghan Refugees

After Afghan refugees in Pakistan complained of ill-treatment by the Pakistani police, in Pakistan's Karachi city...

Elders call for reopening of education centres for women in Kabul

As the Taliban's crackdown on Afghan women continues to persist, some Tribal elders in the Khost province of...

NCPCR issues notice to Nanital DM over use of minors in protest

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Wednesday sent a notice to the District Magistrate of...

Beijing intimidates female journalists for critical coverage

The spike of targeting hatred towards female journalists, human rights researchers and analysts of Asian descent...

Pak: Protests in Sindh against settlement of non-natives

The processions were a part of protests against the settlement of non-natives in Sindh, the usurpation of the rights...

MP: CM Chouhan to distribute plots worth Rs 120 crore for free

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said he would provide plots to poor families who do...

NHRC notices to Delhi govt over falling of people in open sewer

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi government and the city's police...