1. Drawing Attention to the Use of UAPA Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, has recently expressed concerns over the use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA in India. The Commissioner has…
Delhi Cops sent to jail
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday sent to jail till February 3 two policemen arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000. District Judge S N Dhingra…
Text of the Osama bin Laden tape
20-01-2006 BBC News OnLine: The pan-Arab TV station al-Jazeera has broadcast an audio tape purporting to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, in which the speaker says al-Qaeda is preparing new attacks on the…
Oommen Chandy suggest Gulf NRI welfare measures
He may have done with an eye on the upcoming elections, but the approach taken by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at the 4th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas needs to be lauded. While other chief ministers…
Death to Kashmiris joining Army: Hizb
Warning comes in the wake of large-scale recruitment to Central forces Hundreds of youth have joined in the past two years Threat won't deter anyone: CRPF chief "Normality not possible without the help of locals"…
Nine-day campaign to address misconceptions about madrasas
Students' Islamic Organisation to launch `Shaantigagi Madrasa' from today Suspicions about madrasas have been raised in the aftermath of the recent attack in IISc `Madrasas are religious centres committed to peace' Campaign aims at shedding…
KSHRC's intervention sought to make palliative care a…
KOZHIKODE: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken up a petition seeking its intervention to ensure that the State Government provides proper training to doctors and paramedical staff in palliative care. The petition, by…
KSHRC’s intervention sought to make palliative care a…
KOZHIKODE: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken up a petition seeking its intervention to ensure that the State Government provides proper training to doctors and paramedical staff in palliative care. The petition, by…
Nanavati-Shah Commission must review Godhra riots CDs, says…
Ahmedabad: A Non-government Organisation (NGO) representing a faction of the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots, today urged the Nanavati-Shah Commission, which is probing riots, to conduct an official study of the two CDs submitted by…