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Lalitpur gang-rape: NHRC issues notice to UP govt, seeks report within 4 w
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the incident in which a 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by the in-charge of a police station in the Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh when she went to register an FIR ab
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Oklahoma signs Texas-styled controversial 6-week abortion-ban into law
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Oklahoma [US], May 4 (ANI): Amid the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court to overturn the Roe vs Wade judgment that gave individual abortion rights, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed a controversial bill, modelled after the Texas rule, banning abortion beyond six weeks
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Anti-abortion activist climbs 60-storey tower in San Francisco, detained
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], May 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests in the US after the apparent leak of a US Supreme Court order overturning a ruling on abortion rights, an "anti-abortion" activist on Tuesday (local time) climbed a 60-storey tower in San Francisco, before being rescued and subsequen
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World Press Freedom Day: Pakistan 5th most dangerous place for journalists
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) urged the Shehbaz government to protect the rights of media personnel and journalists amid the rising human rights violations against media in Pakistan.
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CCP on quest to sinicize Tibetan culture, forces people to speak Chinese:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 3 (ANI): Chinese Communist Party is on a quest to target rural areas of Tibet, restricting the people from the use of the Tibetan language and compelling 'village leaders' to speak in Chinese, a report by European Union stated.
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Nancy Pelosi leads condemnation of SC draft overturning abortion rights in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): Following the reports of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the move will inflict the greatest restriction of rights on Americans in the past 50 years.
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US special envoy calls on Muslim world to champion Afghan women's rights
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): The US special envoy has said that the "Muslim world must champion the rights of Afghan women and girls", reported local media.
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Abortion rights debate revives in US after SC draft overturns Row v. Wade
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): The US Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade verdict that guaranteed the right to abortion for nearly a half-century and allow each state to decide whether to restrict or ban abortion, reported New York Times, citing a leaked draft opin
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PM's Special Advisor Deepak Vohra delivers '7th Prof Sarat Mahanta Memoria
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 2 (ANI/SRV): The seventh edition of the much-awaited 'Professor Sarat Mahanta Memorial Lecture' was held on Sunday in which Special advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ambassador Deepak Vohra spoke on the topic 'Megatrends-Our World at 2025'.
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Nobody can be forced to get COVID-19 vaccination, says SC
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday while saying that bodily autonomy and integrity are constitutional rights and no individual can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID also affirmed the Central government's COVID-19 vaccination policy.
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Islamic scholars call on Taliban to reopen schools for girls in Afghanista
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 1 (ANI): Islamic scholars at a gathering in Afghanistan's Paktia province called on the Taliban to reopen schools for girls, local media reported.
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CPEC alienates people in Gilgit Baltistan, advances Chinese interests: Rig
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], May 1 (ANI): As China continues to advance its hefty projects in Gilgit-Baltistan, regional experts have contended that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is only advancing Chinese interests in the region and alienated the people of illegal occupied region.
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