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New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that eight patients died and three others were critically injured in a fire at the trauma centre ICU of the government-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Rajasthan's Jaipur. According to the press report, carried on October 6, 18 patients were admitted to the ICU and semi-ICU wards of the hospital when the fire broke out. The blaze and toxic smoke reportedly hampered rescue operations. The ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
Rajkot: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) over the alleged custodial torture of a 17-year-old boy whose hair was forcibly yanked out, with a video of the act circulating on social media last monthThe NHRC took suo motu cognizance of media reports about the incident that allegedly took place in Rajkot city.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the human rights watchdog said it has sought a detailed report from the DGP wit ...Read More >
The comments come as the top court was hearing a plea of a man who hails from Sudan seeking interim protection while he is seeking asylum in Australia The Supreme Court has recently remarked that a UN agency has "opened a showroom" in India and is "issuing certificates". The comments come as a bench of Justices Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea of a man who hails from Sudan seeking interim protection while he is seeking asylum in Australia. The petitioner claimed that he, along with ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court disapproved the United Nations agency's issuance of Refugee Cards to immigrants in India, remarking that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has "opened a showroom here and are issuing certificates." The two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, made these remarks after hearing a petition of Yousif Haroun Yagoub Mohamed, hailing from Sudan but a resident of India since 2013. Arguing for Mohamed, Senior Advocate D ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that three children suffering from pneumonia were branded with a hot iron rod by a faith healer in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. According to the statement, the condition of one of the children is severe. The doctors have confirmed that the victims were suffering from pneumonia, and there were burn marks on their bodies. Also Read | TVK Rally Stampede: Vi ...Read More >
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked to submit an action-taken report within 15 days. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging illegal religious conversion activities in several madrasas across Madhya Pradesh. The complaint claims that 556 Hindu children are being targeted for conversion by being enrolled in 27 unauthorised madrasas operating in Morena and adjoining districts. According to the complaint, these madrasas are teachi ...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 >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 30 (ANI): A delegation from New Zealand, led by High Commissioner Patrick John Rata, called on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, here on Tuesday. The Chief Minister said that Himachal Pradesh and New Zealand share many similarities and collaboration in the horticulture sector, particularly apples and pears, could significantly enhance the income of the fruit growers in the state. Also Read | Karur Stampede: Hema Malini Leads ND ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 30: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo on Tuesday stated that the Commission has received a complaint alleging that Hindu children in Madhya Pradesh's Morena-Shivpuri region are being enrolled in madrasas and taught the Quran. The NHRC has taken cognisance of the matter and issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government. Speaking to IANS, Priyank Kanoongo said, "We received a complaint from Madhya Pradesh stating that in the Morena-Shivpuri re ...Read More >
New Delhi: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo on Tuesday stated that the Commission has received a complaint alleging that Hindu children in Madhya Pradesh's Morena-Shivpuri region are being enrolled in madrasas and taught the Quran. The NHRC has taken cognisance of the matter and issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government. Speaking to IANS, Priyank Kanoongo said, "We received a complaint from Madhya Pradesh stating that in the Morena-Shivpuri region, Hindu ch ...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 (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 >
Hyderabad: The Ba**ds of Bollywood, directed by Aryan Khan, son of Shah Rukh Khan, recently premiered on Netflix with a grand launch. The satirical action-comedy has been praised by critics and audiences alike for its fresh storytelling and bold humor. The seven-episode series features several Bollywood stars in cameo appearances, including Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, and many others. Despite the positive response, one particular scene has now stirred controversy. In ...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 >
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 >
Mumbai: Ten years after he was acquitted by a trial court in the 7/11 serial train bomb blasts in Mumbai in 2006, Wahid Shaikh, a school teacher, filed a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other bodies, seeking compensation of ₹9 crore for his wrongful incarceration of nine years. Shaikh wrote in his complaint to the NHRC on Friday: "...the nine years I spent in wrongful custody, coupled with brutal custodial torture, have left me and my family devastated in ways n ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ten years after he was acquitted by a trial court in the 7/11 serial train bomb blasts in Mumbai in 2006, Wahid Shaikh, a school teacher, filed a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other bodies, seeking compensation of ₹9 crore for his wrongful incarceration of nine years. Shaikh wrote in his complaint to the NHRC on Friday: "...the nine years I spent in wrongful custody, coupled with brutal custodial torture, have left me and my family devastated in ways no ...Read More >
Mumbai: Dr. Wahid Deen Mohammad Shaikh, the only accused acquitted in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts case, has sought Rs 9 crore as compensation for the nine years he spent in prison before being cleared of all charges in 2015. Shaikh, who was 28 at the time of his arrest in 2006, was booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in connection with the coordinated serial blasts that killed 189 people. Acquitted in 7/11 Blasts Case, Seeks Justice In a press note, Shaikh sai ...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 >
Belthangady: Police in Belthangady have registered two fresh cases against activist Girish Mattannavar over alleged inflammatory social media content linked to the Dharmasthala mass burial case, according to a report published by The Hindu. The first complaint was filed by K.R. Praveen, who alleged that on August 30 he watched a YouTube video showing Mattannavar alongside Madan Bugadi, identified by him as an officer of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In the video, Praveen claimed, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) The NHRC on Wednesday said it has issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the state's police chief over the collapse of a four-storey apartment building in Palghar district last month, in which 17 people died. Reportedly, the building was unauthorised and constructed more than a decade ago, it said. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in a statement, said it has "taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that 17 people died and eight were injured when ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report which mentioned that a journalist allegedly sustained multiple stab wounds in an attack by a drug addict in the Papadahandi area of Odisha's Nabarangpur district. The attack reportedly occurred after the journalist filed a complaint against the accused.The victim, identified as Sumit Kumar Ghanta, sustained multiple injuries to his stomach, chest, and hands. He has been ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) The NHRC on Wednesday said it has issued notices to the Punjab government and police authorities over reports that a stray dog was seen carrying the "severed head of an infant" near a government hospital in Patiala district last month. Reportedly, the attendants of the patients have alleged that stray dogs are "often found roaming" freely inside the hospital premises. And, they have also alleged poor sanitation, lack of security and negligence by the hospital authorities, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday asked the Odisha DGP to file a report within two weeks in connection with the reported attack on a journalist in Nabarangpur district. The scribe was allegedly attacked by a drug addict on August 29 in Papadahandi area in the district for filing a complaint against him. The journalist has been hospitalised and is in a critical condition, the NHRC said in a release. "The Commission has observed that the contents ...Read More >
Mangaluru: In a development related to the Dharmasthala mass burial case, Kusumavathi, mother of Sowjanya, a 17-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered in 2012, approached the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Thursday.In a petition addressed to SIT chief Pronab Mohanty, she stated the SIT recently arrested the complainant-witness and collected details about him. "People in Dharmasthala are aware that he used to dispose of bodies. My father and brother also knew about it. Despite being awar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that an Imam allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old boy at a mosque in the Jhabreda area of Uttarakhand's Roorkee last week. According to the Press report, the boy had gone to the mosque for religious studies when the perpetrator allegedly took him to his room by force and committed the heinous act. The Imam also threatened the child with dire consequences if he disclo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The inaugural session of the National Conference on Ageing in India on Thursday opened with a strong pitch for a dedicated ease of living charter for the elderly, aimed at ensuring dignity, security and active participation of senior citizens in society. During the session, experts cautioned that the country must prepare urgently for the demographic shift towards an ageing society. Delivering the special address, Vinod K. Paul, Member (Health, Nutrition and E ...Read More >
New Delhi: Nearly 70 percent of India's elderly population remains financially dependent, with many continuing to work post-retirement to survive, according to a new report. The study, "Ageing in India: Challenges and Opportunities," was released by the Sankala Foundation in partnership with NITI Aayog, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and the National Human Rights Commission. It draws on findings from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), offering a detailed snapshot o ...Read More >
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