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Australia concerned at destabilising actions in South China Sea, rejects C
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Australia is deeply concerned by destabilising actions in the South China Sea and lodged a note with UN Secretary-General last week refusing China's unlawful maritime claims, Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell said on Thursday.
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82 per cent decline in triple talaq cases in one year: Naqvi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said there has been 82 per cent decline in triple talaq cases since the bill was passed last year and the day will be remembered as Muslim Women's Rights Day.
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezo's ex-wife donates USD 1.7 billion for social causes
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced on Tuesday (local time) that she has donated around USD 1.7 billion to groups involved in philanthropic causes such as healthcare, LGBT rights and racial justice.
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Parliamentary Standing Committee for MEA to discuss issue of international
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Parliamentary standing committee for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has called a meeting on Wednesday over the issue of international marriage rights.
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Over 2.8 lakh registrations completed for property rights under PM-UDAY
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): As over 40 lakh residents of 1,731 unauthorised colonies in the national capital to be benefitted under PM-UDAY, more than 2.8 lakh registrations have been completed, said Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday.
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Shia community in Ladakh enjoys religious freedom, region gets development
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Leh/Kargil (Ladakh) [India], July 27 (ANI): The Shia community living in Ladakh are enjoying religious freedom and equal rights like citizens in parts of the country with the constitutional changes made in the state last year opening up new avenues of education and boosting development.
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Kerala: Human rights body seeks report after man dies of negligence in hos
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Aluva (Kerala) [India], July 27 (ANI): The Kerala State Human Rights Commission on Monday took a suo moto action after a man allegedly died without getting any treatment in the Aluva district hospital. The victim, identified as Vijayan, used to work as a security guard.
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Visa sanctions on some Chinese tech staffers supporting regimes committing
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday (local time) said that visa restrictions have been imposed on certain employees of Chinese tech companies like Huawei as they provide material support to the governments involved in human rights abuses globall
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Telangana HRC calls for report from hospital after Cong leader alleged pat
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 26 (ANI): The Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC), issued a notice to call for a report from the Government Chest Hospital after the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working President Ponnam Prabhakar complained about a COVID-19 pati
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Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Sansthan urges govt to form National Comm
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Sansthan (PDUSS) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government to take immediate steps for setting up a National Commission for Migrant Workers on the lines of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Nation
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Netflix buys Ryan Reynolds starrer action-adventure movie
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 25 (ANI): After teaming with American actor Ryan Reynolds on the hit '6 Underground,' the streaming service Netflix is buying an untitled action-adventure film that is set to star Reynolds and be directed by 'Night at the Museum's' Shawn Levy.
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NCPCR releases national report on safe and secure school environment, 2 la
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With the help of around two lakh school students from 26,071 schools across India, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) released a report on "safe and secure school environment" on Thursday.
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