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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicCivil rights

Topic: civil rights

You’re not a viceroy—Pakistanis call out German diplomat for response to pro-Palestine heckler

Germany's ambassador to Pakistan, Alfred Grannas, lost his cool at students who heckled him at a Lahore event saying ‘his country was brutally abusing people speaking for rights of Palestinians’.

Harvard faces federal civil rights investigation over legacy admission process

The probe comes in response to complaint filed on 3 July that argued Harvard College’s preference for ‘legacy’ undergraduate applicants overwhelmingly benefits white students.

How a study group brought Kamala Harris’ parents together amid activism, Black nationalism

Kamala Harris' parents Shyamala Gopalan & Donald Harris met at a Black study group in UC Berkeley that fostered their interest in civil rights movement & activism, according to an NYT report.

Blame Amit Shah for UAPA changes but Nehru, Indira ignored civil liberties too

There are three sets of culprits for why Indians have been unable to build a popular base for civil liberties even after 70 years.

Delhi HC strikes down 59-year-old anti-begging law in win for civil rights

The court calls the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959 that criminalises begging in the national capital unconstitutional. New Delhi: In a major boost for civil...

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After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Free internet, $10,000 cards, diaspora voting rights — Nepal’s parties are pitching big ideas ahead of polls. Will this election truly break the cycle?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.