Bhopal: Veteran BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday strongly endorsed the reservation policy, describing it as an essential instrument for achieving social justice, and called for a “third freedom…
New Delhi: A plea has been moved before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleging large-scale illegal detentions, constitutional violations, and labour rights abuses by…
Pune/Mumbai: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday took suo motu cognisance following the heinous incident of rape and murder of a minor girl in Pune, officials said. In a post on social media…
Kathmandu: Nepal has, for the first time, established a ministry explicitly recognising sexual minorities, as the country continues its march toward liberal policies for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ) community.…
New Delhi: The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Saturday expressed serious concern over the verdict of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declaring the Kamal Maula Mosque (Bhojshala) a temple, saying the judgment raises significant questions regarding…
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of media reports surrounding the suspicious death of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma, a resident of Noida, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. According to…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday defended the controversial “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP), asserting that claims portraying the movement as a Pakistani-manufactured conspiracy were “too simplistic” and stressing that a vast…
Dhaka: Exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen has written to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, expressing grave concern over escalating attacks on Hindus in the country. She called on the PM to…
Kabul: The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has expressed concern over the detention of Afghan women for violating the Taliban’s dress code, terming the action “illegal and…
Washington: Tara Chand, President of the Baloch American Congress, has written to US President Donald Trump expressing grave concern over the life imprisonment handed down to Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrang Baloch, saying the…
