Human Rights

Theatre brings India, Palestine on same stage in tales of resistance

Freedom Theatre (TFT) from Palestine is collaborating with Jana Natya Manch (Janam).

Nov 13, 2015

Share the Meal: UN develops app to crowd fund food for Syrian refugees

WFP's Share the Meal app is helping crowdfund for food for Syrian refugees.

Nov 13, 2015

Rushdie, UK writers urge British PM to raise intolerance issue with PM Modi

Rushdie and nearly 200 other writers have penned an open letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Nov 12, 2015

14 die after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast in fresh tragedy

Thousands of migrants have made the perilous journey from Turkey to Europe in recent months.

Nov 11, 2015

US court deals a big blow to Obama's plan to shield immigrants

Republicans hailed the ruling as a victory against the Obama administration.

Nov 10, 2015

Kenya: Safe water programmes mean girls can have an education and avoid deadly illnesses

LifeStraws Follow the Liters campaign gives access to safe water in schools in Kenya

Nov 10, 2015

Marriages without priest cannot be declared as illegal: Madras HC

PIL to have the amendment struck down rejected by the judges.

Nov 10, 2015

Germany's capacity to take in refugees is limited, says Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble

It expects 800,000 to one million refugees and migrants to arrive this year.

Nov 9, 2015

OROP: Ex-servicemen to return medals, observe 'black Diwali'

The armed forces' veterans decided to intensify their agitation which is in its 145th day.

Nov 6, 2015

India: Drastic shortage in condom supplies makes sex workers have 'unsafe sex'

HIV killed killed 130, 000 people in India in 2013.

Nov 6, 2015

Emma Watson, Malala deliver striking messages to youngsters, world leaders and men [VIDEO]

Both Emma and Malala are inspirational figures in their respective causes for uplifting society.

Nov 5, 2015

Bindeshwar Pathak in Global Diversity List of 50 world leaders including Obama

Another Indian in the list is Purnima Mehta, director general of the American Institute of Indian Studies.

Nov 5, 2015

Arundhati Roy returns national award won for her 1989 film to protest intolerance

She said it allows her to be part of a political movement against ideological viciousness.

Nov 5, 2015

India takes tough line on trafficking victims who get special US visas

Move said to be a fallout of the Devyani Khobragade arrest and strip-search incident.

Nov 5, 2015

France to do away with ban on gay blood donors after 32 years

Men who hadn't had sex or had some with only one man in the past 4 months can donate blood.

Nov 5, 2015

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Human Rights

Theatre brings India, Palestine on same stage in tales of resistance

Share the Meal: UN develops app to crowd fund food for Syrian refugees

Rushdie, UK writers urge British PM to raise intolerance issue with PM Modi

14 die after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast in fresh tragedy

US court deals a big blow to Obama's plan to shield immigrants

Kenya: Safe water programmes mean girls can have an education and avoid deadly illnesses

Marriages without priest cannot be declared as illegal: Madras HC

Germany's capacity to take in refugees is limited, says Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble

OROP: Ex-servicemen to return medals, observe 'black Diwali'

India: Drastic shortage in condom supplies makes sex workers have 'unsafe sex'

Emma Watson, Malala deliver striking messages to youngsters, world leaders and men [VIDEO]

Bindeshwar Pathak in Global Diversity List of 50 world leaders including Obama

Arundhati Roy returns national award won for her 1989 film to protest intolerance

India takes tough line on trafficking victims who get special US visas

France to do away with ban on gay blood donors after 32 years

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]