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Nod to reorganise Army headquarters; 206 officers to be moved to field for
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): In major decisions concerning re-organisation of Army headquarters, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a separate vigilance cell under Chief of Army Staff (COAS), an umbrella organisation under Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) for enhanced focus on h
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Here's how Anushka is planning to make internet a happy place!
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 21 (ANI): Actor Anushka Sharma, who is also a producer, animal rights activist and an entrepreneur is spreading happiness all around the internet through her positive energy.
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Pak Minister urges UNICEF to remove Priyanka Chopra as UN Goodwill Ambassa
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 21 (ANI): Pakistan Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari has urged the UNICEF to remove actor Priyanka Chopra as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for publicly endorsing Indian government's position on Jammu and Kashmir.
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BCCI awards Paytm title sponsorship rights for 2019-23 home season
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday awarded One 97 Communications Pvt. Ltd. (Paytm) the title sponsorship rights for the 2019-23 international and domestic matches to be played in the country.
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Army to set up Human Rights section
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The army has decided to set up a special Human Rights Section headed by an Additional Director General of Major General rank which will serve as an umbrella organisation under the Vice Chief of Army Staff for enhanced focus on human rights issues.
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Case of instant talaq lodged in Lucknow for first time under new law
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): A case relating to instant talaq was lodged on Tuesday in Lucknow for the first time after a new law making the offence punishable came into effect.
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New cases of triple talaq reported from Chhattisgarh, UP
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Koriya (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Despite Parliament passing the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019, new cases of triple talaq were reported from Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh.
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General accused of war crimes appointed as Lanka's Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 20 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena has named a general accused of grave human rights abuses in Sri Lanka's long-running civil war as the country's new army chief, an appointment sharply criticised as "deeply troubling" by the United Nations.
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NCPCR initiates creation of cells in J-K, Ladakh to monitor child rights
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Soon after welcoming Centre's move of scrapping of Article 370, country's apex child rights body Nation Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has initiated creation of J&K Cell and Ladakh Cell to effectively monitor the rights of children a
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Delhi HC adjourns hearing on plea against triple talaq law
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned till October 18 the hearing on a petition seeking quashing of two sections of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalises triple talaq and provides for a jail term up to three year
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On World Humanitarian Day, Mamata alleges 'human rights violations' in Kas
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged of human rights violation in the Kashmir region while asserting that the subject of human rights was very close to her heart.
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PTM protests against enforced disappearance, arbitrary detentions of Pasht
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Rennes [France], Aug 18 (ANI): Members of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) here on Saturday organised a protest against the gross human rights violations, enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, torture, and arbitrary detentions of their leaders and workers living in Pakistan.
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