Acquitted in 2015, Wahid Shaikh says the wrongful confinement, custodial torture and stigma of being a 'terrorist' have damaged his family, his career and driven him into debt.
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has instructed the Union Health Ministry to conduct an audit of cath labs across India following...
India may lose its voting rights in key human rights forums as NHRC’s ‘A’ status hangs in balance. NHRC has lodged a formal challenge under GANHRI’s internal appeal process.
The NHRC issued notices to both the chairman of DHBVN and the commissioner of police, Gurugram. They have been given two weeks to submit a detailed report.
The report must include the status of the investigation, details of compensation provided to the families, and an account of similar incidents in the state.
NHRC chairperson Justice (Retd) V. Ramasubramanian, expressed concern over the continuing deaths of sanitation workers despite legal provisions aimed at eradicating the practice.
Retd SC judge V. Ramasubramanian was named NHRC chief by panel that also included Modi, Shah, Om Birla & Harivansh. Oppn leaders had nominated retd justices K.M. Joseph, Rohinton Nariman.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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