Human Rights

Female Child Has Equal Rights Like Boys: SC

"Female child is entitled to enjoy equal rights that a male child is allowed to have," the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday, passing a slew of directions, including maintinen...

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It’s A Hard Life For Dwarfs In India

Mahendra Vinayak Agavni, 45, a resident of Kurla in Mumbai has had a tough day in the city’s suburban trains. It’s an ordeal he faces pretty much everywhere he goe...

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No Mother Left Behind: How Conflict Exacerbates The Global Maternal Health Challenge

DOT-MOM No Mother Left Behind: How Conflict Exacerbates the Global Maternal Health Challenge November 7, 2016 By Nancy Chong AMISOM-clinic Since the end of World War II, the n...

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Treating Alzheimer's May Start With Testing Cannabinoids On Football Players

Neuroscientists are currently developing drugs derived from cannabidiol, one of the primary active compounds in cannabis, to treat chronic pain caused by brain injuries like c...

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Rajasthan To Set Up First Authority To Guarantee Land Titles

Rajasthan is setting up an independent authority to verify and guarantee land titles in its cities, a move seen by experts as speeding up property transactions, freeing up the...

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Cry To Protect Child Rights In Tea Gardens

Eight-year-old Tilti from the tea-producing district of Sivasagar, loves mathematics but she is not going to school any more. "I stay at home to look after my two-year-old bro...

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Habitat Iii: How India Is Working Towards Building Liveable Cities

Indian urban planners, architects, activists and thinkers are working on interesting, though not widely known, projects in different parts of the country In the UN’s Hab...

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Special Rapporteur To UN: Bring Labour Rights And Human Rights Together

The state is the only force large enough to defend workers’ rights from big business, so why is it so often batting for the wrong team? Maina Kiai: I think the state is ...

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Facebook Should Protect Human Rights 73 Civil Groups Say

Facebook needs to be more forthcoming about the kinds of content it takes down. That's according to 73 organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Black Lives...

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Help Us! Women In Indian Mill Pen Letter Describing Sexual Abuse At Work | Reuters

A letter from six women at a spinning mill in Tamil Nadu, describing the sexual harassment they face at work and asking for help, exposes the widespread exploitation of women ...

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UDTA TEER REVIEW: STAR CAST DISAPPOINTS

Udta Teer, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, attempts to turn Indo-Pakistan...

October 26 2026

TU HAI MERI KIRAN: OBSESSION FAILS TO FLY

Arnab Banerjee reviews Karan Rawal’s Tu Hai Meri Kiran, a science-fiction thriller...

October 25 2026

(NOT) A FORGOTTEN FREEDOM FIGHTER OF GOA

Libby de Liberdade: A Century of Courage, Conscience and Goa’s Freedom explores ce...

October 24 2026