Redefine human rights in Indian context: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Human rights violations should not be limited to just custodial deaths and police atrocities, but must also include denial of …
Imran leads ‘human chain’ event on Kashmir Day
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan led a ‘human chain’ event here to express solidarity with Kashmiris as ‘Kashmir Day’ was marked …
Artificial human skin for robots developed: Study
Berlin, Oct 11 (IANS) Researchers have developed a system combining artificial skin with control algorithms and used it to create the first autonomous humanoid robot …
29 arrested in Odisha for forcing six to eat human excreta
Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (IANS) At least 29 people including 22 women have been arrested in Odisha’s Ganjam district for allegedly forcing six elderly men to …
Koena Mitra: I am the most difficult human I know
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Koena Mitra feels she is the most difficult human being she has ever come across, and hence it will be a …
Human ageing processes may hinder cancer development: Study
London, Sep 30 (IANS) Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found that the human ageing processes may hinder cancer development. Ageing is one of …
Biggest ‘human capsule’ in Indore sets new world record
Indore, Sep 28 (IANS) A thousand pharma students formed a giant ‘human capsule’ in order to spread awareness about generic medicines and promote ‘Healthy India’ …
Nobel summit ends with call to respect human coexistence
Merida (Mexico), Sep 22 (IANS) The 17th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates has ended here with a call for ensuring human coexistence with mutual …
Scientists reconstruct face of another human ancestor
Tel Aviv, Sep 20 (IANS) Exactly what our Denisovan relatives who lived 100,000 years ago might have looked like had been anyone’s guess for a …
Human-elephant conflict taking heavy toll in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh, Sep 19 (IANS) The death toll due to human-elephant conflict is increasing every year in Chhattisgarh. As least 65 people and 14 elephants get …
More human remains found near Mexico well
Mexico City, Sep 19 (IANS) Nineteen bags of human remains have been found near a well in Mexico’s Jalisco state where 44 bodies were discovered …
Human progress will be incomplete without innovative zeal: Modi
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary and greeted the …
E-assessment scheme to curb human interface: Tax dept
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) In its bid to curb corruption by making tax filing and their review faceless, the government has come out with …
India tears into Pak, highlights its poor human rights record
Geneva, Sep 10 (IANS) India tore into Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday for raking up the Jammu and Kashmir issue, …
Fake accounts evolve, able to copy human behaviour
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that bots or fake accounts enabled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) on social media …
e-glove offers human-like touch for prosthetic hand users
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Researchers have developed an electronic glove or e-glove that can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide human-like softness, …
Human rights in Kashmir ‘international issue’: UK
London, Sep 4 (IANS) The new British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the House of Commons that the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir …
Insecurity is a human thing, should be embraced: Vicky Kaushal
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Actor Vicky Kaushal, who has tasted the highs of high in a career just spanning four years, admits that being …
Pak should focus on human rights violation in PoK: Rajnath
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Pakistan should focus on human rights violation meted out to the citizens …
Pak to now raise Kashmir at UN Human Rights Council
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) After failing to get any support from the UN Security Council or the US, Pakistan is now seeking to raise the …
HK protesters form human chain in tribute to Baltic Way
Hong Kong, Aug 23 (IANS) Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters formed a human chain on Friday spanning dozens of districts in a fresh …
Let us pray for human rights and peace in Kashmir: Mamata
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Observing World Humanitarian Day on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that we must all pray for the restoration …
Fossil of ‘human-sized’ penguin found in New Zealand
Wellington, Aug 14 (IANS) Paleontologists in New Zealand on Wednesday announced the discovery of a previously-unknown species of prehistoric giant penguin that waddled around the …
SC fines 7 states for not responding on human rights courts
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh against Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, observing that the states …
‘Batla House’ a bigger human story, beyond encounter saga: John
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Bollywood actor John Abraham, who is excited about his upcoming “Batla House”, says the script of the film explores a much …
Sushma gave Indian diplomacy a human face: Sonia
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the demise of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, saying she was a …
Peel Police release video on how to detect and prevent human trafficking
Human trafficking includes every person who recruits, transports, transfers, receives, holds, conceals or harbours a person, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements …
Step up fight against human trafficking: Vice President
Hyderabad, July 28 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called upon government agencies, civil societies and NGOs to step up the fight against …
Lok Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights Bill
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS A Bill to protect the rights of “right people”, including vulnerable, farmers and financially backward persons, was on Friday passed …
Now, Ranthambore’s Machali inspires a book on human survival (IANS Interview)
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) At a time of increasing man-animal conflict comes a heart-warming tale of two families – one human, one tiger – …
Musk unveils brain-on-a-chip, seeks human trials in 2020
San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) To help paralyzed people control devices and empower people with brain disorders enrich their lives, Elon Musk-led startup Neuralink has …
3 found murdered in suspected case of human sacrifice
Amaravati, July 16 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district were hunting on Tuesday for the killers of three elderly members of a family who …
Maduro rejects UN report on Venezuela’s human rights situation
Caracas, July 13 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected the latest report about the country issued by the Office of the UN High Commissioner …
BSF apprehends four in human trafficking case
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have apprehended four persons, including two Bangladeshis, in a case of human trafficking at Hakimpur in …
This art exhibition is a repository of human expressions
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Humans are capable of showing at least 27 distinct emotions, and an ongoing art exhibition on human expressions here takes …
Human waste an asset to economy, environment: Study
Chicago, July 10 (IANS) Researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) see sanitation as a valuable facet of global ecosystems and an overlooked source of …
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea for district human rights courts
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to file its response to a plea seeking direction for setting …
Police shoot two to save toddler from human sacrifice
Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a toddler was allegedly set to be sacrificed by a family in Assam’s Udalguri district on Saturday …
Human sperm retains viability in outer space conditions
London, June 24 (IANS) Researchers have found that human sperm retains its complete viability within the different gravitational conditions found in outer space. The results …