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Cancel FIR against Grow Vasu for 2016 protest: VD Satheesan writes to Kerala CM

Grow Vasu has refused to seek bail, saying there are different laws for different people and that he will not accept this
india news
Updated on Sept 07, 2023 02:27 pm IST

Separate toilets for transgender persons sought at Ambala courts, DC office

Her letters also termed the non-availability of washrooms, as a denial of rights as provided under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. (HT)
chandigarh news
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 03:53 am IST

Pak activist Karima Baloch’s family seeks investigation into her death: MEA

A person holds a placard to condemn the death of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani human rights activist living in Canada, who went missing and was found dead.
india news
Updated on Dec 24, 2020 10:20 pm IST

Women face increased risk of sex attacks on France’s deserted streets

Feminist advocacy groups are reporting an increase of incidents in broad daylight by aggressors who know their victims are unlikely to be able to summon help.
relationships
Updated on May 05, 2020 07:11 am IST

Greta Thunberg slams ‘misleading’ climate pledges at UN summit

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg accused rich countries of “misleading” people over climate action at UN talks
world news
Published on Dec 13, 2019 07:19 am IST

Principle behind disagreement, dissent is a must: Former SC judge

Historian Romila Thapar and former Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur during the 12th VM Tarkunde Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on Friday.
india news
Updated on Dec 07, 2019 01:03 am IST

The State must address the WhatsApp breach, writes Kapil Sibal

WhatsApp has filed proceedings in the United States district court for redress. WhatsApp should be directed to file similar proceedings in India
analysis
Updated on Nov 05, 2019 06:27 pm IST

Dal Khalsa to observe genocide week

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cities
Published on Nov 02, 2019 06:30 am IST

Govt asks WhatsApp to explain hacking, says committed to protecting privacy

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has sought an explanation from WhatsApp over the latest spyware attack by
india news
Updated on Oct 31, 2019 09:51 pm IST

Gulalai Ismail: The new face of anti-Pakistan protest in New York

Ismail said that she is worried about her family and the “underground network” that helped her escape from Pakistan.
nri news
Updated on Sept 28, 2019 07:26 pm IST

Year after India gay ruling, a battle to change attitudes

A year ago on Friday India’s Supreme Court overturned a British colonial-era law that had criminalised gay sex as “against the order of nature”. Section 377 was often used to threaten, abuse and blackmail members of the LGBTQ community.
relationships
Updated on Sept 06, 2019 12:56 pm IST

States reviewing forest rights claims

A bench led by Justice Arun Mishra had on February 13 this year ordered the eviction of FDTs and OFTDs whose claims had been rejected.
india news
Updated on Jul 31, 2019 01:21 am IST

13-year-old boy arrested for political unrest won’t be executed: Saudi Arabia

The Shi’ite-majority Eastern Province, where Qureiris is from, became a focal point of unrest in early 2011 with demonstrations calling for an end to discrimination and for reforms in the conservative monarchy.
world news
Updated on Jun 17, 2019 10:46 am IST

Lok Sabha election: Taksalis divided over support to Khalra from Khadoor Sahib, Brahmpura firm on JJ

lok sabha election 2019
Updated on Mar 28, 2019 09:46 pm IST

My India my vote: city activists raise questions that voters need to ask

(From L) Justice PB Sawant (retd) and Swami Agnivesh during the ‘Matdar Jagruti Parishad’ conference on Sunday at Ganesh kala Krida Manch.
pune news
Updated on Feb 18, 2019 04:31 pm IST

How a refugee footballer’s honeymoon turned into an extradition nightmare

As the 25-year-old, got off a plane in Bangkok, Thai immigration police were waiting to arrest him based on an Interpol “red notice” from Bahrain.
world news
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 01:59 pm IST

Apple, Google slammed for hosting app that allows Saudi men to track women

Under Saudi law, it is essential for women to have a legal “guardian” who can restrict her travel.
world news
Updated on Feb 09, 2019 03:08 pm IST

Maharashtra moves Supreme Court for more time in Bhima-Koregaon case

Maharashtra government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay high court’s refusal to grant further time to complete its probe in the Bhima-Koregaon violence.
india news
Published on Feb 01, 2019 10:56 pm IST

Government will keep civil rights activists in jail till elections are over: Justice BG Kolse Patil

Justice B G Kolse Patil
pune news
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 04:27 pm IST

Prominent Pune citizens speak up in solidarity with Anand Teltumbde

(From left) Professor MN Kamble, justice BG Kolse Patil, Manisha Gupte, professor Vilas Wagh and director general of police Uddhav Kamble (retd) at a media interaction held at Mahatma Phule Smarak, Ganj peth on Monday.
pune news
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 04:58 pm IST

Verdict delay: State government grants Bhima Koregaon commission third extension till May 8

Victory Pillar at Bhima Koregaon in Pune.
pune news
Updated on Jan 08, 2019 04:17 pm IST

Saudi prince’s reform: Car race, concerts, but no criticism

A Formula-E car race and concerts where men and women mingle freely epitomize the reform agenda of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
world news
Updated on Dec 22, 2018 01:43 pm IST

The murderous attack on green activists in Meghalaya is an assault on our collective future

Agnes Kharshiing, 58, has been documenting illegal mines and trucks carrying coal by travelling across the state
opinion
Published on Nov 21, 2018 11:09 am IST

Varavara Rao rearrested by Pune police for alleged links to Maoist plot

Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao being arrested by the Pune police from his Hyderabad house after his period of house arrest came to an end (HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Nov 18, 2018 10:44 am IST

No proper mechanism for monitoring sexual harassment at workplace, religious places must come under compulsion too: NCW

The monitoring authority for sexual harassment at workplace in the corporate sector is not also clearly defined in the Act, NCW noted.
india news
Updated on Nov 17, 2018 11:34 pm IST

Twitter warns Pakistani rights activists over government criticism

Social network Twitter has warned two Pakistani rights activists against objectionable content.
world news
Published on Nov 12, 2018 08:37 pm IST

Koregaon-Bhima: SC stays Bombay HC order refusing extension of time to police to file chargesheet

The Supreme Court Monday stayed the Bombay High Court order refusing extension of time to the state police for filing charge sheet in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case.
india news
Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:35 pm IST

Elgar Parishad arrests: Pune court rejects bail pleas of civil rights activists

Human rights activist Arun Ferreira being arrested from his residence in Thane after the Pune Sessions Court rejected his bail plea in Bhima Koregaon violence case.
pune news
Updated on Oct 27, 2018 05:10 pm IST

Maharashtra moves SC against release of activist Gautam Navlakha arrested in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence

Human rights activist Gautam Navlakha was released from house arrest by the Delhi High Court on Monday.
india news
Updated on Oct 04, 2018 12:04 am IST

Thrilled to no end, says Gautam Navlakha after Delhi HC paves way for his release from house arrest

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2012 file photo, Indian human rights activist Gautam Navlakha displays a report by two rights groups during a press conference in Srinagar, India. Indian police have arrested Navlakha and four other rights activists for suspected links to Maoists in raids on their homes and offices at several places in the country Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. The government crackdown was condemned by Aakar Patel, executive director of Amnesty International India, who said the arrests threatened core human rights values. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan, File)
india news
Updated on Oct 02, 2018 08:14 am IST
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