rights
- India
BJP govt trying to destroy people’s rights from the beginning: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the BJP-led Central government and alleged that it is trying to “destroy the rights of the public from the beginnng”. The…
- India
Punjab CM launches scheme to confer proprietary rights
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Sunday launched ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme to confer proprietary rights on the people living in the houses within the ‘Lal Lakir’ of villages and the…
- Pakistan
Women must be given their constitutional rights: Pakistan chief justice
Lahore: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said that it is imperative that women enjoy all the rights and powers guaranteed by the law, reported local media. Underlining that…
- Technology
‘Sale of iPhone without charger harms consumer rights’
Taipei: A consumer protection group in Taiwan has called for an investigation into Apple’s decision to sell iPhones without chargers. The Consumers’ Foundation has accused Apple of exploiting consumers with the lack of…
- Sports
Star India bags Pro Kabaddi media rights for five seasons
Mumbai: Star India has bagged the media rights for five seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) between 2021 and 2025 following an online auction on Saturday. Mashal Sports offered the rights through…
- World
Rights organisations speak on India’s ‘worsening religious persecution’
Washington: Dozens of international civil rights organizations and hundreds of individuals have urged the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to recommend to the State Department that it designate India as…
- Middle East
Oman changes order of throne succession from Royal appointment to birthright
Muscat: Amendments were introduced to Oman’s constitution to establish a line of succession under which the throne will be inherited by the latest monarch’s eldest heir rather than a person appointed by…
- News
Five countries call on China to stop undermining rights of people of Hong Kong
Washington: A group of five countries led by the US has called on China to stop undermining the rights of the people of Hong Kong to elect their representatives, asserting that Beijing’s action…
- India
Religion and universal human rights
Prof. Ali A. Firdausi (Jamia hamdard) Prof. Ali A. Firdausi New Delhi: Though incompatible by nature, religion and human rights have always been widely discussed. Ironically, the human rights given by religion…
