Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Society : NCHRO Survey Report Introduction The crisis due to Covid-19 is the biggest health, social and economic catastrophe we are living with. People live differently, and in many ways,…
Chhattisgarh minister claims to be a 'rain man'
By Indo Asian News ServiceRaipur, July 3 (IANS) A Chhattisgarh minister Monday claimed a 'yagna' (ritual) hosted by him had brought rains to the state by appeasing the Hindu rain god Varuna.Agriculture Minister Nankiram Kanwar,…
Amnesty slams Israeli policy in Territories
In Report on state of world's human rights, organization claims Israel behind repeated human rights violations in Palestinian territories. State accused of unlawful killings of Palestinians, injustice at courts, and of imposing restrictions that yield…
Pro Reservation Doctors seek Kalam's intervention
New Delhi: A group of pro-reservation doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has requested President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's intervention to ensure strict implementation of reservation and end to `victimisation' of reserved…
Prostitution 'increases' in India
By Upasana Bhat BBC News, Delhi, Monday, 3 July 2006 The prostitutes operate in a wide range of venues The number of prostitutes in India has risen by 50% in less than a decade, according…
Malaysian Minister says relocation plans be made for…
Kuala Lumpur, July 3 (PTI): Taking note of the resentment among the Hindu community over the demolition of some temples here, a top Malaysian Minister has suggested that local authorities set aside permanent sites for…
If India can pardon Sikhs and RSS why…
PK Balachandran, Hindustan Times, Colombo, June 29, 2006The LTTE said on Thursday that India should let bygones be bygones and have normal relations with it, just as she had done in the case of the…
'Criminals' are pets of Jharkhand Home Minister, says…
Zee News Ranchi, July 08: A group of five independent MLAs, whose support is crucial for survival of the BJP-led NDA government in Jharkhand, today threatened to review their support in the wake of Assembly…
U.N. Declaration on Rights of Indigenous People signed
After more than 20 years in the pipeline, the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was finally approved on June 29. Indian representative Ajai Malhotra explained India’s vote: "India had consistently favored the…