1. rights

rights

28 deaths in Assam detention centres since 2016: Centre

Nov 27, 2019 New Delhi:  As many as 28 persons have died in detention centres set up in Assam or the hospitals they were referred to between the start of 2016 and October 10, 2019,…

Rights

‘Facebook, Google surveillance assault on privacy’

Nov 21, 2019 Washington: Facebook and Google which offer services to billions of people without asking them to pay a financial fee are performing an assault on the right to privacy on an unprecedented scale,…

Rights

US commission calls NRC ‘downward trend in religious freedom’

By Arul Louis New York:  A US government commission has called the National Register of Citizens (NRC) a “downward trend in religious freedom” in India amid efforts to link Assam to the Kashmir issue. In…

JNU students defy Section 144, march to Parliament

Nov 18, 2019 New Delhi: Demanding complete rollback of the hostel fee hike, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Monday carried out a march to Parliament, as the winter session begins. “It’s a…

Farmers’ protest over compensation turns violent in UP

Nov 17, 2019 Unnao:  Violence continued in Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Sunday, where farmers protesting here for higher compensation for the land acquired for a proposed township set ablaze a crusher…

Sabarimala: Cops send back 3 Andhra women pilgrims

Nov 16, 2019 Sabarimala: With the Kerala police sending back three Andhra Prades women pilgrims from praying at the famed Sabarimala temple on Saturday, the recent Supreme Court decision not staying its September 28, 2018,…

CBI raids Amnesty India office in Bengaluru

Nov 15, 2019 Bengaluru/New Delhi:  The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday raided human rights non-governmental organisation Amnesty India offices in the city and Delhi. “The CBI on Friday conducted searches at the offices of…

Rights/protest

JNU admin block vandalized; VC says will file FIR

By Roshan Agarwal Nov 14, 2019 New Delhi:  Agitating students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) allegedly vandalised the administration block of the university and occupied the block that houses offices of the top brass of…

After protests, JNU rolls back proposed hostel fee hike

Nov 13, 2019 New Delhi:  The Jawaharlal Nehru University’s executive committee on Wednesday rolled back the proposed hostel fee hike and also has now proposed a scheme for economic assistance to students from Economically Weaker…

DMK reiterates demand for 90 pc reservation for Tamils in Central govt jobs in state

Nov 10, 2019 Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Several key decisions were taken by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) at the party’s general council meeting held here on Sunday, among which was the reiteration…

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com