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Delhi Dep. CM Sisodia, Education staff to discuss new teaching methods ami
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday urged teachers, principals, heads of studies, Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) and few private schools to discuss alternate plan to support learning of children at home, if the sch
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BJP member demands law on population control
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New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): BJP member Sanjay Seth on Wednesday demanded that the government should enact a law on population control and voting right should be denied to those having more than two children.
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NHRC dismisses Nirbhaya convict mother's plea to prevent his execution
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New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday dismissed the plea of the mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape case convict Mukesh Kumar, seeking the Commission's intervention to prevent his execution.
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India needs responsible disposal and management of e-waste for sustainable
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New Delhi [India] March 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Observing that India accounts for around four per cent of the global e-waste generated annually that is becoming a major health hazard, a leading voluntary body has strongly argued for responsible management and disposal of loads of electronic was
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Nirbhaya convicts' lawyer approaches NHRC seeking stay on execution
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New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Advocate AP Singh, the lawyer of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts, on Tuesday said that he has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking a stay on the execution of the four death row convicts.
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Activist approaches human rights body to protect interests of Nirbhaya con
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New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): An activist on Monday approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking its intervention to ensure that the human rights of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case convicts and their families are not violated.
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We are aware of mass graves in Balochistan: UK Minister
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London [UK], Mar 14 (ANI): The British government is aware of the presence of mass graves in Balochistan, said Minister of State Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development Nigel Adams.
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CAPHRA urges Health Ministry to discuss rights of vapers in a global treat
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New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): An Asian alliance of tobacco harm reduction advocacy organizations has urged India' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to bring up the rights of smokers who want to switch to safer alternatives during the Ninth Session of Parties (COP9) of the Wo
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Animals can't transmit coronavirus, do not create panic: Maneka Gandhi
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New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): BJP lawmaker and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi on Friday said the coronavirus can neither affect animals nor be transmitted through them and advised concerned ministries to not bring out "fake ads" in this regard.
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World Sindhi Congress urges UNHRC to hold Pakistan accountable for human r
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Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 13 (ANI): Condemning Pakistan over enforced disappearances and persecution of minorities in Sindh, World Sindhi Congress on Wednesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold Pakistan government accountable for the violation of human rights o
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Pakistan using religious extremism to counter Baloch nationalism, say acti
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): Baloch and other human rights activists from Pakistan held a protest outside the United Nations office here to draw the attention towards growing human rights violations and the spread of religious extremism in Balochistan.
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Activists, experts raise issues of human rights abuse in Balochistan
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): Political activists, experts and European parliamentarians here discussed deplorable conditions of people in Balochistan on Wednesday (local time).
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