Fri 19 February 2021: UN human rights experts said Thursday that India’s decision to end Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy and enact new laws could curtail the previous level of political participation of Muslims and other minorities in the country. Such new laws could discriminate against Indian minorities in essential matters, including employment and land ownership, […]
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Fri 19 February 2021: The Conservative Party introduced a motion in the Canadian parliament Thursday to declare the human rights abuses of the minority Uighur Muslims by China as genocide. The move is the latest by the Tories to ratchet up pressure on the Liberal government to move beyond calls for an international investigation and […]
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Thu 18 February 2021: Indonesia on Thursday gave the nod for a private COVID-19 vaccination scheme in the country, allowing companies to purchase jabs for workers. More than 5,000 firms have registered for the campaign, according to a statement by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Rosan Roeslani, head of the trade body, said […]
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Thu 18 February 2021: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took a dig on Thursday at the visit of 24 foreign envoys to Kashmir, asking them to send real tourists from their countries to Jammu and Kashmir. “Thank you for visiting Kashmir. Now please send some real tourists from your countries to visit J&K. #envoysvisitJK,” […]
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Thu 18 February 2021: Amid the raging controversy over privacy on WhatsApp, the Indian government is planning a whole new approach – its own version of the messaging app. Sources in the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology (MeITY) have confirmed to NDTV that two such apps are being tested in their beta stage. […]
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Wed 17 February 2021: Pop icon Rihanna has been accused of mocking a Hindu god after she was pictured topless with a pendant of Ganesha around her neck, sparking a furore in India. Images of the lingerie photoshoot come just weeks after she upset the Indian government by commenting on huge farmers’ protests that pose […]
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Wed 17 February 2021: A government-linked Bangladeshi lawyer has filed a sedition case over an Al Jazeera investigative report that revealed how a criminal gang is colluding with Bangladesh’s security forces, and has links to the country’s prime minister. The case, which was filed at a court in Dhaka on Wednesday, argues that Al Jazeera’s […]
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Wed 17 February 2021: The support for 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi – arrested last week in the ‘toolkit’ case – is growing in her alma mater, Bengaluru’s Mount Carmel College. A letter of solidarity that also condemns her arrest now has 900 signatories, up from 300 yesterday. On Wednesday, NDTV met with two women […]
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Wed 17 February 2021: New Zealand has announced that it will withdraw its last remaining troops from Afghanistan by May, concluding a 20-year deployment that was the country’s longest-running one. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s internal peace process represented the best prospect for an enduring political solution in the troubled country, […]
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Wed 17 February 2021: US President Joe Biden vowed repercussions for China over alleged human rights violations. “There will be repercussions for China,” Biden said during a CNN town hall in the state of Wisconsin. “And he [Chinese President Xi Jinping] knows that,” the US leader said. “We must speak up for human rights. So […]
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