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Home Minister Rajnath Singh said there will be a solution soon on Doklam standoff. (Photo: PTI)

Truth , the first step to restoring J&K's dignity

The conference was an appeal to listening and the vital role that listening as an art and a ritual plays in a...

29 Oct 2017 12:31 AM IST

File picture of the Bombay high court.

Those with criminal records don't have rights, HC asks Maharashtra...

The govt invited the high court's ire after it decided not to extend police protection to persons with a criminal...

28 Nov 2017 6:54 PM IST

The ninth Guru, also known as Hind ki Chaddar (protector of Hindu religion), was born at Amritsar in AD 1621. He was a man of learning, a renouncer (of vices) as well as a warrior.

Mystic Mantra: Guru Tegh Bahadur Protector of dharma

Guru Tegh Bahadur's calm, meditative nature reflects in his Bani, preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib.

24 Nov 2017 6:49 AM IST

The applicants also need to come out with ideas for successful programme activities to counter hateful or discriminatory public messages with positive messages. (Photo: AP File)

US to provide USD 500,000 to NGO to promote religious freedom in India

The US State Department also announced a similar grant for Sri Lanka.

9 Nov 2017 11:27 AM IST

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Can bosses snoop on employees? European court to rule

The judges are expected to clarify if and when an employer is able to access private internet messages sent by employees...

5 Sept 2017 1:37 PM IST

The report by San Francisco-based nonprofit Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) recommended that Facebook more strictly enforce its content policies, increase engagement with both Myanmar officials and civil society groups and regularly release additional data about its progress in the country. (Representative image: Pixabay)

Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar

Facebook said it has begun correcting shortcomings.

6 Nov 2018 9:49 AM IST

More than 50 speakers shared their suggestions, perspectives and concerns over reform of the 15-nation UNSC during a General Assembly session here last week.

'Terrorism most serious violation of human rights': India at UN

'International community must take resolute action against terrorism to stop abuse of human rights of innocent people,'...

3 Nov 2018 12:15 PM IST

A Rohingya refugee girl looks next to newly arrived refugees who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in Ukhiya. (Photo: AFP)

The year of the missing: Where's our humanity?

All genocidal intent in India's new policy is a clerical act of reclassification and the Rohingya go missing.

4 Jan 2018 2:58 AM IST

Although surveillance is pervasive in many countries, including the United States, and has the potential for abuse, the technology is being deployed far more broadly in Xinjiang.

Human Rights group blames China using Big Data as a Repression tool

Rights group used publicly available government procurement documents, media reports and interviews to assemble details...

27 Feb 2018 3:09 PM IST

Earlier studies had shown significant abnormalities in the white matter in the brains of people who had experienced child abuse (Photo: AFP)

17,862 kids abused in Pakistan since 2013

The federal agency partnered with a non-profit organisation called Sahil, which works on children rights and their...

15 Feb 2018 2:14 AM IST

In May, the Centre through a gazette notification, had declared the entire Assam as a disturbed area under AFSPA for three more months. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Playing politics over security?

The AFSPA now needs to be removed or at least relaxed in Kashmir.

26 April 2018 2:30 AM IST

The singer reportedly refused to comply to his demand apparently because she was pregnant. The denial did not go down well with Jatoi, who was allegedly inebriated and shot her dead. (Representational Image)

Pregnant Pak singer shot dead for refusing to stand up during...

The accused has been arrested, and an investigation has been launched in this regard.

12 April 2018 10:21 AM IST