Tue 02 March 2021: (India) Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis traded sharp words Tuesday on the political row that has erupted over Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar‘s tweets in support of the centre and its handling of the farmers’ protest. Responding to allegations the ruling Shiv Sena is more concerned about […]
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Mon 01 March 2021: China, under growing global pressure over its treatment of a Muslim minority in its far west, is mounting an unprecedented and aggressive campaign to push back, including explicit attacks on women, who have made claims of abuse. As allegations of human rights violations in Xinjiang mount, with a growing number of […]
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Mon 01 March 2021: India’s Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday stated that no death has occurred due to Covid-19 vaccination in the country so far. Talking about the side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines, he said to ANI, “The side effects are minimal like swelling or fever. This sometimes happens during normal vaccination too. […]
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Mon 01 March 2021: The Taliban movement yesterday called on the United States to adhere to the peace agreement which was signed last year in the Qatari capital Doha, warning that any attempt to alter its terms would lead to the “failure of peace”. “The Doha agreement has created a practical framework for bringing peace […]
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Sun 29 February 2021: United Nations Human Rights commissioner Michele Bachelet raised the farmers’ protests, sedition charges against journalists and curbing of social media in an update to the Human Rights Council on Friday, February 27. In her oral update, Bachelet had raised concerns about human rights issues in 50 countries, ranging from Spain to […]
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Sat 27 February 2021: Accusing China of “horrific” human rights abuses, some top Republican leaders, including Indian-American politician Nikki Haley, have demanded that the US boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and called on the International Olympic Committee to select a new site for the event. Beijing is scheduled to host the Winter Olympics […]
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Sat 27 February 2021: A rooster that had been fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight has killed its owner in southern India. The bird had a knife attached to its leg ready to take on an opponent when it inflicted serious injuries to the man’s groin as it tried to escape, officers said. […]
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Sat 27 February 2021: Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs – stolen two days ago by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker – were recovered unharmed today, Los Angeles police said. “Both of Lady Gaga’s dogs have been turned in to a local police station, and they have been safely reunited with Lady Gaga representatives,” […]
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Fri 26 February 2021: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will hold an online interactive series to explain its stand on various court cases pertaining to the personal law to the people. The idea was first mooted by AIMPLB member Dr. Asma Zehra in 2017 but was approved in a recent executive council […]
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Fri 26 February 2021: The Dutch parliament yesterday delcared the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China a genocide in a non-binding motion, Reuters reported. “A genocide on the Uighur minority is occurring in China,” the Dutch motion said. This is the first such move by a European country on Uyghur Muslims, with human rights activists […]
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