Human Rights

Father Tom Uzhunnalil, indian priest abducted, yemen isis

Video showing ISIS hostage, priest Tom Uzhunallil, is fake: Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco

Meanwhile, Sushma Swaraj said no effort was spared to secure Father Tom's release from captivity.

Dec 27, 2016

'We want restoration of Aryan to his natural parents,' says Sushma Swaraj about child taken away by Norwegian authorities

The five-year-old boy Aryan was taken away from his parents on December 13 by Norwegian child welfare authorities.

Dec 27, 2016

Syrian man who filmed daughters before sending them on suicide mission is killed in Damascus

Al-Nusra and al-Qaeda operative Abu Nimr, alias Abdurrahman Shadad, had reportedly sent his two young daughters on suicide bombing mission.

Dec 26, 2016

Demonetisation effect: This Rs 20 trillion industry hit due to Modi govt's move, and we're thrilled

Demonetisation has hit the dark underbelly of flesh trade in India as possibly all transactions in this unorganised industry happen in cash.

Dec 20, 2016

Bollywood celebs wish Happy Independence Day. Pictured: A person with the Indian flag in his hand.

Kerala: Malayalam writer Kamalsy Prana arrested for insulting national anthem in his recent novel

Prana had posted a few lines from his recent Malayalam novel Smamashanangalude Notepusthakam on Facebook.

Dec 19, 2016

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International Migrants Day: India among most generous countries for refugees

Amid harsher anti-immigration policies and growing xenophobia, India has been tolerant with people of different ethnicity and cultures, says UNHCR chief of mission.

Dec 18, 2016

Manipur church attack: How social media reacted to mobile internet shutdown in Imphal

Also read how much Internet shutdown cost India in 2015-16.

Dec 18, 2016

Sayanora Philip asks 'are women safe?' after Uber cabbie is attacked by auto drivers at Ernakulam

Sayanora Philip recalled that auto drivers at the railway station attacked the driver of the Uber taxi that she had hired on Friday morning.

Dec 16, 2016

Malala Yousafzai on Aleppo: 'Prayers are not enough. We must act.'

"May God be with the children of Aleppo, although our world leaders are not," she said in a statement posted on the Malala Fund's Facebook page.

Dec 15, 2016

20 arrested in 48 hours for not standing up during national anthem: Twitter mocks SC order

On November 30th, the apex court ruled that cinemas have to play the national anthem and people have to stand up during it.

Dec 13, 2016

A photo said to be that of Jayalalithaa's daughter has been going viral on social media

Have you received photo of 'Jayalalithaa's daughter' on Whatsapp? Singer Chinmayi Sripada clears the air

Chinmayi requested netizens to stop sharing the "ridiculous" story as the person in the photo belongs to a respected family of musicians.

Dec 12, 2016

Over 10,000 people displaced as Syrian forces intensify bid to win Aleppo

More than 1,50,000 people are still trapped in the area with no food aid being allowed into the region.

Dec 11, 2016

Missing Muslim teen, who faced racism in New York subway, found

She had written about the ordeal she went through in a Facebook post.

Dec 11, 2016

Cashless foreigner allowed to eat without paying at Kerala joint

Munnar: This is what a foreigner did when he really went 'cashless' in India after demonetisation

The incident happened at a restaurant in Munnar owned by Khader Kunju since 1989.

Dec 10, 2016

Silicon Valley, automation and universal basic income; what to do to stay one step ahead of the robots?

You can either learn computer programming and make the robots or slowly become obsolete as our robots take over all the jobs in the world.

Dec 9, 2016

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