Vijayan, Kerala Governor spar over rights
Malappuram/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 (IANS) After coming under pressure from the Congress-led opposition for being silent, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday took on Governor …
SC laments turf war among Bengal child rights panels
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the West Bengal …
CAA about giving rights, not taking them away: PM Modi
Belur Math (West Bengal), Jan 12 (IANS) Clearing misconceptions on amended Citizenship Act or CAA allegedly being fuelled by opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
Expert moots Maha Farmers’ Rights Commission to curb agro-crises
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) With farmers suicides unabated in 2019, a farm-panel has mooted the setting of India’s first-ever rights commission to address the ongoing …
J&K leaders seek statehood, domicile rights
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A group of political leaders in Jammu & Kashmir have proposed a set of measures to the Lieutenant Governor for …
UK Sikhs announce next step in fight against ethnic rights
London, Jan 7 (IANS) The Sikh community in the UK fighting for the recognition of ethnic rights, has announced they have started the process of …
Top ex-official slams Google over human rights, China project
San Francisco, Jan 3 (IANS) A top-notch former executive has blasted Google over its handling of human rights at its offices, alleging that he was …
N.Korea slams US over remarks on human rights issues
Pyongyang, Dec 21 (IANS) The North Korean Foreign Ministry on Saturday slammed the US over criticism of its “human rights” issues, saying Washington was “pouring …
Twitterati troll Cong for Minorities Rights Day tweet
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Twitter users trolled the opposition Congress after it posted a tweet on Minorities Rights Day. #MinoritiesRightsDay trended on Twitter with …
Unity & diversity our strength: Mamata on minority rights day
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday highlighted unity and diversity as the strength of the Indian nation and said …
Google fires 5th employee for raising labour rights issue
San Francisco, Dec 18 (IANS) The internal activism at Google is only growing it seems as the company has fired another employee for sending browser …
UN human rights chief concerned over citizenship law
United Nations, Dec 13 (IANS) The UN Human Rights head has expressed concern over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), but said that “the goal of …
AASU: New law fails to protect rights of indigenous people
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act, stating that due …
Ricky Kej highlights children’s rights in new song
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Grammy-Award winning musician Ricky Kej has come out with a song, “Wake up! For every child”, and says it is …
Climate crisis threatening child rights: Unicef
Madrid, Dec 7 (IANS) The climate crisis is threatening to roll back progress on child rights without sufficient urgent investment in solutions that benefit the …
Rights groups slam ‘extra-judicial killing’ of rape accused
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Slamming Telangana Police for the “extra-judicial killings” of four accused in gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian, human rights groups …
J&K residents to get domicile rights for land, govt jobs
Jammu, Dec 5 (IANS) After abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory residents are likely to get exclusive domicile status to …
Stalin demands restoration of states’ rights
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M.K. Stalin here on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the rights of …
Rights of victim equally important: Court in Nirbhaya case
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) A court here, while hearing the December 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, observed that “human rights of the …
Rights, duties are two sides of the same coin: Kovind
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Mentioning that “rights and duties are the two sides of the same coin”, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday stressed …
Rajapaksas return to power triggers concern for human rights
Colombo, Nov 26 (IANS) The return to power of the Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka after a five-year hiatus has triggered concerns about press freedom …
She crusades for women’s property rights in Himachal (IANS Special)
Rekong Peo (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 24 (IANS) She grows delicious apples in rugged, cold and inhospitable Himalayan terrain and spearheads a gender revolution against a …
State can reasonably restrict fundamental rights, J&K to SC
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir administration, justifying the restrictions imposed in the erstwhile state after revocation of Article 370, told the …
US Senate passes Hong Kong Human Rights Bill
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) The US Senate has unanimously passed a legislation aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid the ongoing unrest in …
Another human rights activist kidnapped in Pakistan
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) In yet another incident, a human rights activist was kidnapped by four unidentified men in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports …
Jackky Bhagnani bags rights for desi version of Arabic song
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) Actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani has acquired rights to create the Indian adaptation of the Arabic song, “Mi Gna” by Armenian-American DJ Super …
‘Where were human rights when Hindus fled Kashmir?’
Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) In a strong defence of India’s move to abrogate special status for Jammu and Kashmir, a representative of the Kashmiri Pandit …
On Children’s Day, Sonowal launches app for securing child rights
Guwahati, Nov 14 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday launched a mobile app — ‘Shishu Suraksha’ — of the Assam State Commission for …
Children design postage stamps on child rights
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Two postage stamps touching of the theme of child rights, designed by Indian children as part of a UNICEF competition, …
Sony acquires media rights for X1 Racing League
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPN) on Thursday announced that it has acquired the media rights for the world’s first …
Why SC rejected Nirmohi Akhara’s claims on shebait rights (IANS Insight)
While taking up the issue of Nirmohi Akhara and shebait rights, the Supreme Court observed that the course of dealing with the maintainability of Suit …
SC seeks fresh report on child rights violation in J&K
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought another report from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court’s Juvenile Justice Committee on a …
Women’s rights organisation seeks removal of Pak envoy to UN
Karachi, Nov 1 (IANS) A leading women’s rights organisation has filed a petition seeking the removal of Munir Akram as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United …
Kashmir situation can be resolved only with full respect for human rights: UN
United Nations, Nov 1 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the situation in Kashmir and is clear that it can only be resolved when …
UN human rights body asks India to ‘unlock situation’ in J&K
Geneva, Oct 29 (IANS) The UN Human Rights Commission on Tuesday said it is “extremely concerned” that people in Jammu and Kashmir are continued to …
‘UN human rights experts can only have limited impact on Kashmir’
United Nations, Oct 26 (IANS) Human rights experts at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) are concerned about the Kashmir …
Lawyer moves SC against abolition of rights bodies in J&K
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) A lawyer Muzaffar Iqbal Khan has moved the Supreme Court alleging that Human Rights Commission, Women’s Commission and Legislative Council …
Ahead of bifurcation, J&K women and child rights panel wound up
Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) Ahead of its formal bifurcation into two Union Territories on October 31, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday wound up …
Govt clears ownership rights for unauthorised colonies in Delhi (2nd Lead)
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) In a Diwali gift for the national capital, the Modi government on Wednesday approved ownership rights for 40 lakh residents …
Cabinet grants ownership rights to 40 lakh people in Delhi’s unauthorised colonies
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to give ownership rights to 40 lakh people living in unauthorised colonies across the …