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New Delhi: India Friday said Pakistan must be held accountable for its horrific human rights violations against innocent protesters in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Several areas in PoK have witnessed widespread protests with people demanding basic rights, justice and an end to what they described as systemic oppression. We have seen reports on protests in several areas of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including brutalities by Pakistani forces on innocent civilians, external affairs ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 3: Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External AIndia on Friday termed the massive protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), which have reportedly resulted in over a dozen deaths till now, as a "natural consequence of Pakistan's oppressive approach and systemic plundering of resources from these territories."ffairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi is aware of the ongoing protests in several parts of Pakistan-occupied Jam ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Friday said Pakistan must be held accountable for its "horrific" human rights violations against innocent protesters in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Several areas in PoK have witnessed widespread protests with people demanding basic rights, justice and an end to what they described as systemic oppression. "We have seen reports on protests in several areas of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including brutalities by Pakistani forces on innocent civilians," external af ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30: Madagascar's president, Andry Rajoelina, has dissolved his government following three days of youth-led protests over power outages and water shortages that left at least 22 people dead, according to the UN. More than 100 others have been injured, reports Guardian. The demonstrations, inspired by recent "Gen Z" protests in Kenya and Nepal, mark the biggest challenge to Rajoelina since his disputed re-election in 2023. Thousands of mostly young protesters, many dressed in black ...Read More >
Reacting to US President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan, Israeli ambassador Reuven Azar, in an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18's Zakka Jacob, said he hoped that Hamas would accept it. He also thanked PM Narendra Modi for extending his support to the plan, saying India has a lot to offer in reconstruction of post-war Gaza. "We don't have assurances that Hamas will do that. But we have several new elements that we haven't seen in the past. First of all, there is a clear plan and a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Priyank Kanoongo, a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday raised concerns about Hindu children being enrolled in government-funded madrasas in Morena and Shivpuri districts of Madhya Pradesh. According to Kanoongo, around 500 Hindu children are allegedly being taught the Quran and other Islamic studies, sparking allegations of a conspiracy to convert them to Islam. "We received complaints about around 500 Hindu children enrolle ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 30: Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for backing the US-led peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, and urged more countries to support the initiative. The announcement came a day after US President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point peace plan at the White House in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Azar described the developmen ...Read More >
The NHRC has taken "suo motu cognisance of a media report that two sanitation workers died due to asphyxiation on September 22, 2025 while working on a newly constructed underground drainage pipeline near Carmel Garden in the Muthunagar area of Tiruverumbur, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu," it said in a statement. Reportedly, they were engaged by a construction firm for the work of the Tiruchirappalli Corporation, the rights panel said. Therefore, it has issued notices to the commissione ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pakistan Army is facing a major crisis in Balochistan due to a massive uprising by the locals. Pakistan has managed for a long time to give the perception that all is well in the country. The Balochistan issue has, however, exposed Pakistan's bluff, and the capability of its army is evident from the fact that it has suffered huge losses at the hands of its own people. With Balochistan becoming a tipping point, the Pakistan government is gearing up for anot ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The NHRC on Monday said it has issued notices to municipal commissioner and superintendent of police of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu over reports that two sanitation workers died allegedly due to asphyxiation while working on an underground drainage pipeline last week. The National Human Rights Commission has observed that the content of the media report, if true, raises a serious issue of human rights violation. The NHRC has taken "suo motu cognisance of a media report ...Read More >
Retired Judge Aruna Jagadeesan arrives at Tiruchirappalli Airport; heads to Karur Hospital on Sunday (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has appointed retired Madras High Court judge Justice Aruna Jagadeesan to head a Commission of Inquiry into the stampede that took place during actor-politician Vijay's rally in Karur on Saturday. At least 40 people were killed in the incident, according to a health official to news agency PTI. Justice arrived in Trichy and headed to Karur Hospital where ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana government has appointed V. C. Sajjanar as the new Police Commissioner of Hyderabad. Sajjanar, who is currently Managing Director of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), succeeds C. V. Anand, who will be the new Chief Secretary, Home Department. Sajjanar, a 1996 batch IPS officer, had earlier served as Police Commissioner of Cyberabad. While serving as the Cyberabad Commissioner, Sajjanar had hit the national headlines follo ...Read More >
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York on Friday UNITED NATIONS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Sep, 2025) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York on Friday. Following are the highlights of the prime minister's speech: - This was the third time PM Shehbaz Sharif addressed the UNGA session -- In September 2022, Septemb ...Read More >
Thirty-five-year-old Umar Khalid completed five years in Delhi's Tihar jail on Saturday, September 13, without a trial. Khalid, who has a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), was arrested on September 13, 2020, under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots that claimed over 40 Muslim lives, over 700 were injured, and several were left homeless. He faces charges that include rioting, murder, sedition, terrorist acts and others und ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday flagged the issue of "oversight" and expressed having a control room without any human intervention for monitoring of feeds of CCTV cameras installed at police stations across the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said it would pass order on September 26 in the suo motu matter over lack of functional CCTVs in police stations. "The issue is of oversight," the bench observed. "What we were thinking of is a control room ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday reserved the order in a suo motu PIL in connection with the lack of functional CCTVs in police stations for September 26. During the course of the hearing on Monday, the Bench of the apex court suggested and observed the need for a Control Room. It would ensure that there is no human intervention, highlighting that in case any camera goes off, it is immediately noted. "That is the only way the issue can be tackled. Initially, there has to be inspection of ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear a suo motu case on the failure to install and maintain CCTV cameras in police stations, following reports of custodial deaths and withheld surveillance footage in Rajasthan. New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a suo motu case registered over the lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across the country. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took cognisance of a media report which revealed that 11 people had died in police ...Read More >
Opposition leader, KSU State president deem the act as police vengeance; court questions the police A major controversy erupted after police in Wadakkanchery produced three Kerala Students Union (KSU) leaders in court on Friday with their heads wrapped in black cloth and their hands chained, drawing strong criticism from the judiciary and political leaders alike. The court took serious note of the incident and questioned the act of the police. It asked the Thrissur city police commissioner to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said it would pass order on September 26 in a suo motu matter concerning lack of functional CCTVs in police stations. "The issue is of oversight," a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed while hearing the matter. On September 4, the apex court had taken suo motu cognisance of a media report which stated there were 11 deaths in police custody in Rajasthan in the past eight months. It had noted that as per the report, seven ...Read More >
The police have registered a case against journalist Siddique Kappan and 10 others in connection with a solidarity event held here condemning the arrest of journalist Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, police said on Sunday. IMAGE: File image of journalist Sidhique Kappan Photograph: / Rediff.com The event was organised by human rights organisations at Vanchi Square near the Kerala High Court junction on Saturday evening. Activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Welfare Party also took ...Read More >
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 14 (ANI): Kochi Police have registered a case against journalist Siddique Kappan and 10 others in connection with a solidarity event held in the city, officials said on Sunday. According to police, the event was organised on Saturday evening at Vanchi Square near the Kerala High Court junction by human rights organisations to condemn the arrest of Kerala-based journalist Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek.T Also Read | ITR Filing 2025 Last Date: Know How To File Tax Return ...Read More >
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 14 (ANI): Kochi Police have registered a case against journalist Siddique Kappan and 10 others in connection with a solidarity event held in the city, officials said on Sunday. According to police, the event was organised on Saturday evening at Vanchi Square near the Kerala High Court junction by human rights organisations to condemn the arrest of Kerala-based journalist Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek.T Activists from the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sept 14: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday asked Assam Director General of Police for a detailed report within two weeks over the assault of a media person by a group of antisocial elements near the Lumding Railway Institute recently. Taking suo motu cognisance of reports that a media person was assaulted and grievously injured by a group of antisocial elements near the Lumding Railway Institute on September 7, the human rights watchdog said that the contents of ...Read More >
Kochi, Sep 14 (PTI) Police have registered a case against journalist Siddique Kappan and 10 others in connection with a solidarity event held here condemning the arrest of journalist Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, police said on Sunday. The event was organised by human rights organisations at Vanchi Square near the Kerala High Court junction on Saturday evening. Activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Welfare Party also took part, they said. Kerala-based journalist Sydeek was arre ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) The NHRC on Saturday said it has issued a notice to the Assam police chief over reports that a media person was allegedly assaulted and grievously injured by a group of anti-social elements near Lumding Railway Institute earlier this month. The Lumding Press Club as well as local citizens condemned the alleged incident, demanding strict action against the culprits and better security for journalists, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said. In a statement, the ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 13 (ANI): Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Manipur, calling it "long overdue" but also disappointing, claiming that due attention was not given to the state because it only has one parliamentary seat. "What the people of Manipur think about this is crucial, what they feel they should put forward. This is a truth that that the situation of human rights in the state, ...Read More >
India strongly criticized Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council, denouncing it as a sponsor of terrorism that finances networks threatening global security. India's representative highlighted Pakistan's hypocrisy, citing past terror attacks like Pahalgam, Pulwama, and 9/11, while accusing Pakistan of sheltering terrorists like Osama bin Laden. India has slammed Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council, saying it doesn't need lessons from a "terror sponsor" that continues to finance and shelter ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) The NHRC has issued notices to all states and UTs and directed their police chiefs to ensure that "no harsh action or force or lathi charge" is used by authorities against farmers, who are standing in long queues or waiting for distribution of fertilisers, according to proceedings of the case. The notices have been issued in response to a complaint alleging that there is a "severe shortage" of fertilisers in many states across the country, which is deeply affecting farme ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) Abdul Wahid Shaikh, the only accused acquitted by the trial court in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, has sought a compensation of Rs 9 crore for his "wrongful incarceration" and "custodial torture". All remaining accused in the case were acquitted by the Bombay High Court in July this year. In his applications filed before the National Human Rights Commission as well as Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission on Friday, Abdul Wahid Shaikh also requested support for reh ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sept 08: In a rare ruling, Israel's Supreme Court has stated that the government is deliberately denying thousands of Palestinian prisoners the minimum food required for daily subsistence amid the ongoing war on Gaza. The three-judge panel, which has largely avoided challenging the government or military throughout the 23 months of conflict in the besieged and heavily bombarded territory, took up the matter following a petition filed by two Israeli human rights groups. "We are not sp ...Read More >
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