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Gaza protest killings: UN says Israel may have committed war crimes
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): A UN-backed independent panel on Thursday said it has "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israeli soldiers may have committed "violations of international human rights" by shooting at journalists, health workers and children during last year's protests in Gaza.
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Situation in J-K will be worse than Arunachal if Centre interferes with Ar
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir might find itself in a situation that is worse than what Arunachal Pradesh is presently facing, if the Centre interferes with Article 3
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Pleas challenging constitutional validity of Article 35A listed in SC from
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): A bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A relating to the special rights and privileges enjoyed by the people of Jammu and Kashmir, is listed in the Supreme Court’s Weekly cause list for hearing between February 26 a
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UNHRC to discuss Human Right state in Venezuela during 40th session
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): The United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) is expected to discuss the state of human rights and freedoms in violence-hit countries including Venezuela during its 40th session commencing on Monday (local time) in Geneva.
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Rahul asks Chhattisgarh CM to file review petition on SC’s order to evict
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote a letter to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to file a review petition on the Supreme Court's order directing state governments to evict tribals and other forest-dwellers whose claims under Forest
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Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram officials to appear before Parliamentary Com
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI) Amid growing concerns over misuse of social media, the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology will hear the officials of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram on how to safeguard citizens rights.
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NHRC demands action against killers of Pakistani national in Jaipur jail
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of media reports that a Pakistani national, serving life sentence in Jaipur Central jail was killed on Wednesday in a brawl with four other inmates allegedly over the volume of a televi
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Water of three rivers common with Pakistan will be diverted to Yamuna: Gad
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Water of three rivers flowing into Pakistan, over which India has full rights under the Indus Water Treaty, will be diverted to Yamuna river, Union Minister of Water Resources Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, against the backdrop of anger in I
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President promulgates four Ordinances including one criminalising practice
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday promulgated four Ordinances including the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, 2019, which declares “the practice of triple talaq to be void and illegal and also to make it an offence
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NHRC sends notice to UP govt over production of spurious liquor in Mainpur
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took suo motu cognizance of media reports that in Pusaina village of Mainpuri district, out of 300 families, 150 have widows in the age group of 25 to 65 whose husbands died after consuming spurious liq
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Kulbhushan Jadhav given death sentence in 'opaque trial', should be releas
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], Feb 18 (ANI): India on Monday told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that its national Kulbhushan Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in an "opaque trial" and should be forthwith released by Pakistan for violation of Vienna Conventio
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Militant outfit behind Pulwama attack enjoys Pakistan backing: Nadeem Nusr
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): Mohajir rights leader, Nadeem Nusrat, while condemning the Pulwama attack, has put forth that terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed – that claimed responsibility for the attack – enjoys Pakistani support.
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