Category: Rights

Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos over migrant crisis: Merkel

Berlin, Feb 29 (IANS) Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into "chaos", German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said, amid sharp…

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Withdraw sedition case against Yechury, others: CPI-M

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday condemned the registration of a sedition case against its general secretary…

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US student detained in North Korea confesses to theft

Seoul, Feb 29 (IANS) An American student detained in North Korea confessed at a press conference in Pyongyang on Monday…

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One more scheme for holders of black money

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced a new amnesty scheme for those having…

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Australian man jailed for ‘attempted murder’ of corpse

Canberra, Feb 29 (IANS) An Australian man was sentenced to jail for eight years for attempting to murder a dead…

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Former executives charged over Fukushima accident

Tokyo, Feb 29 (IANS) Japanese prosecutors on Monday charged three former directors of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) -- that…

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HC upholds TRAI’s call drop compensation order

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the order of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India…

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Stop using term ‘Asian’ to describe Rotherham gang: Sikh group

London, Feb 29 (IANS) A Sikh group in Britain has urged the media and politicians to stop describing the Rotherham…

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Indo-Canadian policeman charged with drunken driving

Toronto, Feb 29 (IANS) An Indo-Canadian Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer from the Canadian city of Burnaby has been…

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Odisha to have legal assistance cells at panchayat level

Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said legal assistance cells would be set up at…

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No Muslim in Maharashtra’s list of national heroes?

Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The Bombay High Court has been petitioned against a Maharashtra government order leaving out Muslims from…

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Croatia imposes quota for migrants

Zagreb, Feb 28 (IANS) Croatian interior ministry confirmed the country will introduce a quota for migrants and allow only 580…

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German national complains of rape to DCW

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A 19-year-old German national has complained to the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) via an…

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2,000 join Brussels march for refugees’ rights

Brussels, Feb 27 (IANS) Almost 2,000 people took to the streets here on Saturday in a demonstration in support of…

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Smriti could be hauled up for breach of privilege if she knowingly misled parliament: Experts

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) With the Congress deciding to serve a breach of privilege notice against the union minister…

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Need a law against anti-humanity: Binayak Sen

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Expressing alarm over prevalent malnutrition in the country, noted rights activist and public health expert Binayak…

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Tension in Ghaziabad after Ambedkar statue vandalised

Ghaziabad, Feb 27 (IANS) The defiling of a statue of the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and Dalit icon…

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Thai Tiger Temple’s plan to become zoo rejected

Bangkok, Feb 27 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Thailand which houses 147 tigers as a tourist attraction has failed in…

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Kohli’s fan in Pakistan gets bail

Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) A Pakistani court on Saturday admitted the bail plea of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli’s fan Umer…

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School torched, tribal house demolished in Mizoram

Aizawl, Feb 27 (IANS) A primary school was burnt down and a house was demolished at the Chakma tribe inhabited…

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