Quote of the Day by Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: Abolitionist Quobna Ottobah Cugoano's powerful words from the 18th century resonate today. His ...

The Supreme Court begins hearing the Sabarimala Temple entry case again. This crucial hearing will decide if women aged 10 to 50 can enter ...

Chan Thao Phoumy, a national from France, has been executed in China after a lengthy 15-year sentence on death row for drug trafficking off...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the state's police chief over 11 labourers...

Mining in Goa came to a standstill in March 2018 after the Supreme Court quashed 88 mining leases.

"We have suggested the above addition in the reforms in the mineral sector, to bring about equality for the state of Goa and place it at pa...

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration termed the earlier land laws of Jammu and Kashmir the most progressive, pro-people and pro-far...

Jyotika Kalra, Member of the rights panel, said, the NHRC has been very proactive in taking cognisance of complaints related to bonded labo...

The SC has agreed to hear the matter shortly where Goa Mining People's Front (GMPF) had also filed an IA in February 2019.

The Constitution abolished untouchability and provided reservation to backward classes (SCs and STs) who had been neglected by the society ...

The Committee recommend that the government should finalise all the deliberations relating to amendment of the Contract Labour (Regulation ...

The labour ministry may soon propose a 15-fold increase in the rehabilitation cost of bonded labourers to up to Rs 3,00,000.

Govt said it was actively considering amendments to various labour laws including Child Labour Act, Factories Act & Minimum Wages Act, said...

Industry representatives have been long demanding changes in labour laws which they have often termed archaic and a hindrance in raising.

He maintained that there is no provision for regularisation of the contract labour under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act...

A group of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters reportedly handed over a letter writing in a child-like handwriting on Friday to ...

A website specialising in family geneaology launched a massive online searchable register of slaves of the British Empire Wednesday, allowi...