Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombingIn a statement, the Public Prosecution said it oversaw the "implementation of the death sentence in Kuwait's Central Prison" against five p...
27 Jul, 2023, 01.55 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir parties plan to regroup, defend special status and identity demandThe Gupkar declaration was signed at the residence of former J&K chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, when leaders from NC, PDP, CPI(M), Peop...
04 Aug, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
UNHRC skirting around cross-border terror issue in J&K: Jaishankar at ET GBS 2020India has tried to reduce the number of stateless people in the country through the CAA and that should be appreciated, foreign minister S ...
09 Mar, 2020, 07.09 AM IST
ET GBS 2020: Government reassures minorities on Citizenship ActThe PM set the tone on Friday when, in his address, he questioned the Opposition’s double-speak and termed the CAA as well as other measure...
09 Mar, 2020, 06.57 AM IST
Necessary to prevent statelessness when nationality laws are changed: UN chief"It is absolutely essential when a nationality law is changed, the statelessness is prevented. Because when basic right of anyone anywhere ...
19 Feb, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
Congress' take on CAA in AssamAssam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president, Ripun Bora on Sunday said, “Any foreigner who got citizenship post March 24, 1971 irresp...
13 Jan, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
Disappointed over NRC being wrongly linked with issue of minority rights: India at UNFirst Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Paulomi Tripath said updating the National Registrar of Citizens (NRC) is a statutor...
24 Oct, 2019, 12.30 PM IST
UN rights chief asks India, Pakistan to respect and protect human rights of KashmirisBachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said her office continues to receive reports on the human rights situation on both sid...
09 Sep, 2019, 04.07 PM IST
Complete breakdown of governance under Modi govt 2.0: CongressCongress spokesperson Manish Tewari said the 96 days of the NDA government's second term were characterised by three words -- "tyranny, cha...
04 Sep, 2019, 10.14 PM IST
Asian Legal Resource Centre urges UN rights body to look into Assam’s draft NRCThe NRC draft as it stands has far-reaching consequences not only for the country, but also for South Asia as a region and the world, it sa...
30 Aug, 2018, 05.25 PM IST
BJP government making Indian citizens refugee for their vote bank politics: Mamata on NRC in AssamMamata Banerjee said that she would seek appointment from union home minister Rajnath Singh and appeal to him to reconsider the decision.
30 Jul, 2018, 02.23 PM IST
Upset by US stand on migrants? Bigger crisis is brewing in AssamThe process of identifying citizens could be approached sensibly, and carried out fairly and humanely.
29 Jul, 2018, 11.15 AM IST
Bangladesh, India set a precedent for world with LBA: Sheikh HasinaBangladesh and India have set a unique precedent for the rest of the world by exchanging over 100 enclaves providing thousands of "stateles...
01 Oct, 2015, 09.36 PM IST
Enclaves dwellers celebrate freedomSeconds past mid-night, hundreds of people in the Indian-held enclaves including Madhya Masaldanga came out of their homes, hoisted the tri...
01 Aug, 2015, 07.01 PM IST
UPA's 'non-performance' helping Narendra Modi: Arun ShourieFormer Union minister and BJP leader Arun Shourie has called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the "main election agent" of Narendra Modi.
26 Aug, 2013, 08.01 PM IST
- 2.85 lakh refugees make India home
Of the 2,84,746 refugees taking shelter in India, 1,05,634 are state-less people, including Tibetans, Minister of State for Home Jitendra S...
22 May, 2012, 03.16 PM IST
- For hundreds of refugees, India is their second home
For hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers, who left their home to avoid war, oppression or fear of persecution, India is a second home wh...
19 Jun, 2011, 06.18 PM IST