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Afghan lawmakers condemn shelling by Pakistan forces on Eastern provinces
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 19 (ANI): Lawmakers in Afghanistan's parliament on Saturday summoned acting Minister of Interior Affairs Massoud Andarabi to report on the recent mortar shelling by the Pakistani military forces on the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nuristan and accused the Ashraf G
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If Gehlot thinks he has majority, he should prove it in assembly: BJP lead
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 18 (ANI): BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday raised questions over tapping of phones in Rajasthan saying that authorities have denied giving permission and asked if it was not a violation of civil rights of people to tap phone without authorisation.
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TNSHRC questions 10 cops at Madurai prison in Thoothukudi custodial deaths
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 18 (ANI): The 10 police personnel, arrested in connection with the alleged custodial death of a father and son in Thoothukudi, were on Saturday quested by a team of the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission at Madurai Central Prison.
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Pak-based rights group demands resumption of temple construction in Islama
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan] July 18 (ANI): A Pakistan-based human rights organisation, Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded the resumption of temple construction in Islamabad, which was stopped by pressure from Islamists.
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PoK activists in UK submit memorandum to Pak rejecting proposed 14th amend
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], July 17 (ANI): Human rights and political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) protested outside the Consulate of Pakistan in Birmingham and submitted a memorandum rejecting proposed 14th Constitutional amendment in AJK Act 1974.
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PETA approaches Delhi HC seeking ban on animals in circuses
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, an animal rights organisation, has approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to impose an immediate ban on the use of animals in circuses across the country.
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US imposes visa sanctions on employees of Huawei, Chinese companies for hu
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): The United States has imposed visa sanctions on certain employees of Chinese technology companies including Huawei that provide material support to regimes engaging in human rights abuses globally.
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Pak army generals are involved in 'religious terrorism' from Kabul to Kash
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], July 16 (ANI): A prominent Sindhi leader, who is now living in political asylum in Germany, has written an open letter to world leaders and human rights organisations, accusing Pakistani army generals of their involvement in religious terrorism from Kabul to Kashmir sinc
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Pakistan seeking monopolistic transport practices with Afghanistan, not al
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): India said on Thursday that Pakistan is creating a mirage of goodwill by allowing Afghan goods to be exported via Wagah border and was seeking monopolistic transport practices and not allowing Afghanistan two-way transit rights.
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15-year-old cousins raise funds to set up health check-up camps for underp
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): In what could be an eye-opener for many, 15-year-old cousins in the national capital came out with a unique way to develop understandings of health rights among the younger generation, particularly for those who are in underserved communities.
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SC agrees to hear plea for intervention to contain COVID-19 spread among a
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear after four weeks a petition filed by animal rights activist Sangeeta Dogra seeking urgent directions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among animals in zoological parks.
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Netflix nabs International rights to 'SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 16 (ANI): Video streaming platform Netflix has acquired the international distribution rights for the latest 'SpongeBob' film from Viacom, sources told to Variety.
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