Category: Rights

Odisha cricket body moves SC on Lodha panel report

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to be impleaded…

9 years ago

UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in Greece as influx rises

Geneva, March 1 (IANS) The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that Greece is on the verge of a…

9 years ago

Charge sheet filed against Pachauri in sexual harassment case

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A charge sheet was filed by police in a sexual harassment case against TERI executive…

9 years ago

Will continues to fast for AFSPA repeal: Irom Sharmila

Imphal, March 1 (IANS) Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila has said she will continue to use the democratic weapon of…

9 years ago

SC to hear plea against Chidambaram on Ishrat Jahan

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking suo motu contempt action…

9 years ago

‘Anyone without own home in rural area can apply under new scheme’

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Anyone living in a rural area who does not own a house can apply under…

9 years ago

Delhi court frames charges in CWG baton relay graft case

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A court here has framed charges against the then 2010 Commonwealth Games organising committee officials,…

9 years ago

Charge sheet filed against Pachauri in sexual harassment case

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A charge sheet was filed by police in a sexual harassment case against TERI executive…

9 years ago

JNU students Umar, Anirban sent to 14 days judicial custody

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent, to 14 days judicial custody, JNU students Umar Khalid…

9 years ago

Brazilian justice minister resigns

Brasilia, March 1 (IANS) Brazilian Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo has resigned, the government has announced. Cardozo was under pressure…

9 years ago

Australia toughens penalties for cyclists

Sydney, March 1 (IANS) Australia has imposed some of the world's toughest laws on cyclists to protect them from accidents,…

9 years ago

Apple can’t be forced by FBI to unlock iPhone

Washington, March 1 (IANS) A federal magistrate judge in New York city has ruled that the government can't force Apple…

9 years ago

Calais ‘Jungle’ evictions to resume

London, March 1 (IANS) Demolition teams are due to return to the French port of Calais to dismantle more makeshift…

9 years ago

NGT to hold day-to-day hearing on Art of Living event

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday the hearing on a plea…

9 years ago

New legislation in China outlaws domestic abuse

Beijing, March 1 (IANS) China's first law targeting violence within the home came into force on Tuesday, outlining a new…

9 years ago

Pakistan, India ties susceptible to mood swings: Daily

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan and India must work to reduce human misery, said a leading Pakistani daily which observed…

9 years ago

Facebook fined $109,330 in Germany over user content

New York, March 1 (IANS) A German court has fined social networking giant Facebook $109,330 for failing to comply with…

9 years ago

Food Security Act to be implemented in UP from Tuesday

Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) The Food Security Act is set to be implemented across Uttar Pradesh from Tuesday, an official…

9 years ago

Paltry increase in budget for judiciary and its infrastructure

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The union budget for 2016-17 has earmarked Rs.900 crore for the development of judicial infrastructure…

9 years ago

Former minister Thungon gets over three year jail term for corruption

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) A court on Monday sentenced, to a three and a half year imprisonment, former union…

9 years ago



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