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Varsity administration is curtailing our democratic rights: Jamia students
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): A day after the students of Jamia Milia Islamia University filed a police complaint alleging that some people attacked them on university administration's direction on Tuesday, the students on Wednesday alleged that the varsity is attempting to curtail their
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Religious persecution, violence against women salient features of Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Religious persecution and violence against women are some of the most salient features of Pakistan, said Sindhi-American Human Rights activist Fatima Gul at the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on 'Human Rights in South Asia' here
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Pak-sponsored terror in Kashmir 'ignored and overlooked' by human right ac
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Senior Indian Journalist from Kashmir Aarti Tikoo on Tuesday outlined the concerns of Pakistani terror victims in Kashmir and asserted that the human rights activist and press in the world have completely overlooked the 30-years of terror in Kashmir. Read More
US expresses concern over human rights abuses, discrimination over faith i
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): The United States said on Tuesday that it remains deeply concerned over restrictions imposed on the civil society, media, and other groups expressing opposition to Pakistan government's policies and noted that the citizens in the country continue to face
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AIMPLB challenges newly-enacted triple talaq law
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalizes triple talaq among Muslims.
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Experts call for the need to protect constitutional rights on the internet
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): A number of civil-society members, experts and privacy leaders convened at a Roundtable Discussion on the future of platform regulation and intermediary guidelines.
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Battleground Maharashtra: BJP-Shiv Sena seek second term, Congress-NCP hop
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Fate of 3,237 candidates will be sealed in EVMs on Monday as voters in Maharashtra will exercise their electoral rights to elect state assembly representatives in 288 constituencies for the formation of next state government.
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No human rights violation in J-K ever since Article 370 was abrogated: Raj
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jhajjar (Haryana) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that there has been no violation of human rights in Jammu and Kashmir ever since Article 370 was abrogated.
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Plea seeking quashing of Sec 4, 7 of Triple Talaq law withdrawn from Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): A PIL seeking quashing of Section 4 and 7 of The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, was on Friday withdrawn by the petitioner after Delhi High Court granted him liberty to approach Supreme Court as similar petitions are already being h
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Kerala: Case registered against man for giving triple talaq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], October 18 (ANI): A case has been registered against a man here for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife.
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After Modi's remarks, Pak claims "exclusive rights" over western rivers of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 17 (ANI): Pakistan on Thursday said that any attempt by India to divert the flow of three western rivers in the Indus Valley will be "considered an act of aggression".
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NHRC issues notice to UP Chief Secretary, DGP over Pilkhua police custody
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday sent a notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary and state Director General of Police in connection with the alleged death of one man in police custody after a brutal assault in Pilkhua here.
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