Fr. Stan Swamy 08.10.2020Ranchi The National Investigation Agency on Thursday arrested human rights activist Stan Swamy from Ranchi, Jharkhand, his colleagues said. Swamy, a Jesuit priest has previously been questioned in the Bhima Koregaon case.…
India now has 36 billionaires, led by Mittal…
Indo-Asian News ServiceNew York, March 9, 2007As many as 36 Indians figure on the coveted list of the world's richest people compiled annually by Forbes magazine, led by steel tycoon LN Mittal, with 14 new…
Nevada Assembly session to open with Hindu prayer
Press Trust of IndiaNew York, March 9, 2007 For the first time since its inception in 1864, the Assembly of the US state of Nevada will open with a Hindu prayer on March…
Women Take Brunt of Ethnic Minorities' Struggles
Marwaan Macan-MarkarBANGKOK, Mar 8 (IPS) - At 17 she was in Geneva, not as a tourist but as an invitee speaker at the annual sessions of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. In 2005,…
India suffers from extra-judicial killings : US report
India suffers from extra-judicial killings of persons in custody, disappearances, torture and rape by police and security forces in various parts of the country : US reportMar. 8, 2007The United States says the Indian government…