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Saturday, October 25, 2025
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.

Christine King Farris, activist and Martin Luther King Jr’s sister, dies at 95

Farris participated in historic events of the civil rights movement, including the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and the 'March Against Fear' in Mississippi in 1966.

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.

Kuldip Nayar, journalist, diplomat and former MP, passes away at 95

A known crusader for press freedom, Nayar worked in several newspapers, and was among those arrested during the Emergency.

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...

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.