California passes landmark gig economy rights bill
Sacramento, Sep 11 (IANS) California lawmakers have passed a bill that paves the way for gig economy workers to get holidays and sick pay. Assembly …
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, …
Will UNHRC take note of rights violations by Pak in PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan?
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) When UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet spoke on Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, she ignored the human rights violations …
Citizenship Bill won’t affect NE people’s rights: Shah
Guwahati, Sep 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asked the indigenous people of northeast not to worry over the proposed citizenship amendment …
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet mentions Kashmir, NRC
Geneva, Sep 9 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet referred to the Kashmir issue and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in …
Ensure rights of NRC excluded, ex-Assam CM Gogoi urges CJI
Guwahati, Sep 6 (IANS) Terming the present situation in Assam grave and unprecedented, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has urged Chief Justice of India …
UN alarmed over rights abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine, Chin
Geneva, Sep 4 (AKI) United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concerns about the use of incommunicado detention by the military in Myanmar, along …
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 …
Muslim parties concede ‘Shebait’ rights to Nirmohi Akhara
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Muslim parties on Tuesday expressed their willingness to concede ‘Shebait’ rights from 1858 to the Nirmohi Akhara which has …
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 minister writes to UN, alleges rights violations by India
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has written a detailed letter to 18 UN Special Rapporteurs alleging massive human rights violations …
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 …
Dream11, LafargeHolcim, Hyundai awarded BCCI partners’ rights
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Dream11), LafargeHolcim (ACC Cement …
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 …
I-Day right time to introspect on rights: Pinarayi Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said Independence Day is the right time to introspect on the rights given to …
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 …
Make people aware of rights, responsibilities: Justice Lalit
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Justice Uday Umesh Lalit of the Supreme Court on Saturday stressed the need to make people aware of their responsibilities besides …
UN report stresses land rights for indigenous peoples
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A United Nations report on climate change on Thursday for the first time cited strong land rights for indigenous peoples …
CoA can’t decide on voting rights of states, SC will: BCCI lawyer
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai said on Monday that 26 state bodies have complied with the new …
Sony Pictures retains media rights of UFC till 2023
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPN) has retained the exclusive media rights for the premier mixed martial arts promotion, …
Changing Kashmir status within India’s rights: Experts
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Scrapping of special status for Jammu and Kashmir and splitting the state into two are entirely an internal matter and …
US criticises China over jail sentence to rights activist
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The US Department of State on Thursday expressed deep concern over the 12-year prison sentence handed down to veteran Chinese journalist …
UK working to extend post-study work rights for foreign students
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The number of Indians studying in the UK has almost doubled in the last three years, with over 21,000 student …
It is important to talk about rights issues: Activists
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Raising a strong voice against human trafficking – which is an organised crime in India violating basic human rights – young …
BJP leader demands Hindu cremation rights for cows
Barabanki, July 30 (IANS) A BJP leader from Barabanki, Ranjit Bahadur Srivastava, has come up with the idea of cremating cows after death instead of …
Rights groups accuse Bangladesh of torture in custody
Dhaka, July 29 (IANS) Bangladesh’s law enforcement agencies have used systematic torture on detainees to suppress dissent in the country, according to a human rights …
Iran threatens to end nuclear commitments if ‘rights’ not honoured
Tehran, July 29 (IANS) Iran will continue to abandon more of its commitments pertaining to the 2015 landmark nuclear deal if the remaining parties to …
MyTeam11 acquires title sponsorship rights for WI tour
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) MyTeam11, one of Indias leading fantasy sports platforms, was announced as the title sponsor of the upcoming tour of the …
We need commercial films on gay rights: Ayushmann
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) From a virile sperm donor in “Vicky Donor” to a person suffering from erectile dysfunction in “Shubh Mangal Savdhan”, and …
Canada’s air passenger ‘bill of rights’ in effect
This ‘bill of rights’ comes into effect just in time as hundreds of Canadian travellers have run into problems with airlines and until now have …
Countries with strong women’s rights grow faster
New York, July 19 (IANS) Researchers have found that countries with strong women’s rights are more likely to have faster growth and better health outcomes …
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 …
Residents of 1,797 unauthorised colonies in Delhi to get ownership rights: Kejriwal
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that people living in 1,797 unauthorised colonies in the city will soon …
Myanmar rights violations threaten region: UN envoy
Kuala Lumpur, July 18 (IANS) Gross human rights violations in Myanmar continue to jeopardize lives and “relentlessly impact” its neighbours, threatening regional peace and security, …
Ownership rights in Delhi’s unauthorized colonies
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Residents of unauthorized colonies in Delhi will soon be allowed to register their houses, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on …
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 …
Australia promises referendum on recognition of indigenous rights
Sydney, July 10 (IANS) The Australian government promised on Wednesday to hold a referendum on whether to amend the constitution to recognize the rights of …
J&K rights panel issues warrant against official in Yasin Malik case
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against an officer of the state Home …
Vasundhara Masoodi named J&K women rights panel chief
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s State Administrative Council (SAC), headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik, on Tuesday approved appointment of lawyer Vasundhara Pathak …
Kuwaitis plan to apply for ‘gay’ rights
Kuwait City, July 9 (IANS) A group of citizens in Kuwait have planed to submit a request to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour …