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Rights groups slam UN resolution on Sri Lanka

As the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a United States-sponsored resolution on human rights violations in Sri Lanka, prominent rights groups on Thursday criticised it for failing to......

New anti-rape law flawed, must be rejected: Rights groups

The Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have stated that the new criminal law on violence against women should either be replaced or amended.On February 3, 2013, Indian President Pranab......

Shift Commonwealth meet out of Sri Lanka: HRW

Global rights group Human Rights Watch has asked the Commonwealth to shift its meeting, scheduled for November, out of Sri Lanka, unless Colombo makes "prompt, measurable, and meaningful progress......

The worrying case of child sex abuse in India

A Human Rights Watch report has lambasted the United Progressive Alliance government for falling short, both in protecting children from sexual abuse and treating victims. An 82-page......

Human rights body raps India for sexual violence

India has been accused of "failure" to curb incidents of sexual violence against women and for "restrictions" on right to free speech by global rights group Human Rights Watch, which said the......

Mining in India is out of control, claims report

A report by the Human Rights Watch running into 70 pages shows that mining in India is out of control. The report released in Goa on Thursday titled Out of Control: Mining, Regulatory Failure......

How Bt brinjal can kill Indian agriculture

Dr Shiv Chopra, the 75-year-old, Canada-based microbiologist and well known human rights activist, was in India recently in connection with the release of his latest book, Corrupt To The Core -......

India in US watch-list on human trafficking

A US state department report on human trafficking has placed India on a Tier 2 'watch-list' because of what it said were existing bonded labour practices and the lack of adequate action to......

The film we secretly love to watch!

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Demi Moore's Striptease has been voted the favourite guilty pleasure movie by film fans. The 1996 film, in which the......

Watch Maqbool. It is class!

All humans are said to have scruples. Right? But the underworld is no stranger to murders and takeovers. Right?Now, the tough part is believing that Miya Maqbool (Irrfan) goes through such intense......

Review: Epic tells a heartwarming story

Epic is the classic good-versus-bad film with a heartwarming story, writes Ankur Pathak.Bluesky, the animation studio behind admirably crafted films like the Ice Age series, Robots, and most......

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness is glorious but not EPIC!

Star Trek fans will not be disappointed with the new film, writes Ankur Pathak.Spectacular in its own right, but ruefully short of the greatness of its predecessor, Star Trek Into......

'I want Sachin Tendulkar to play Marathi KBC'

Actor Sachin Khedekar returns to the small screen after more than a decade to host the Marathi edition of the popular television show Kaun Banega Crorepati. The show is titled Kon Hoeel Marathi......

Graeme Smith: born to lead

August 6, 2003 | 19:40 ISTOh my Lord's, what a place to watch cricket!Lord's provides a great diversity of human beings. You have the Barmy Army in their jeans and England tops. Men dressed as......

Bahrain stages Formula One race amid protests

Protesters blocked several roads and police fired teargas at a school in Bahrain on Sunday, activists said, as the Gulf state staged a Formula One race promoted by the government as pure sport but......

Bahrainis protest ahead of F1 Grand Prix

Hundreds of protesters waved banners and chanted against the Bahrain government on Thursday ahead of this weekend's Formula One race, which the opposition sees as a chance to attract international......

Bahrain steps up arrests ahead of Sunday's F1 race

Bahrain has arrested several people accused of stealing and burning cars amid heightened security in the island kingdom before Sunday's Formula One race, which the opposition sees as a chance to......

People speak for human rights watch

QNA

Q. The Common Origin of Humanity ------O mankind! Be conscious of your Lord, who has created you from one soul (Adam), and out of it created its mate (Eve), and out of the two spread many men and women. And remain conscious of God, in whose name you demand [your rights] from one another, and of these ties of kinship. Verily, God is ever watchful over you! ------------IDENTIFY THE SOURCE ?
Truth Exposed: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-common-origin-of-humanity-------o-mankind-be-conscious-o/24573870/answers/

Q. In a horoscope fourth house signifies parental property and fifth house signifies ancestral poperty.Am i right?
Mani Vijay: A. (Quran four:one)God addresses entire humanity and asks them to be conscious of Him, to be aware of His presence. God reminds people of a forgotten...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-a-horoscope-fourth-house-signifies-parental-property-and-/23873902/answers/24573889

Q. do doctors eat human brain , i am watching adaalat right now !
Bhoot: A. The fourth house is related to the following : mother, domestic happiness, land, paternal property, stable - property, vehicles, virtue, loyalty,...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-doctors-eat-human-brain--i-am-watching-adaalat-right-now-/23826724/answers/23873949

Q. Do you do right thing only when you think God is watching you or you always try to do right thing?
Parul Banerjee: A. Good more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-do-right-thing-only-when-you-think-god-is-watching-yo/22495378/answers/23826727

Q. No need for revenge. Just sit back and wait. Those who hurt you , will eventually screw up themselves. And if you're lucky , God will let you watch.
PsiEta: A. i m human and there is always some chances of err. So can't guarantee for doing always gud think. This is a Big truth that is God is everywhere and u can't hide urself from God. more

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Rights, liberties threatened in Sri Lanka, says rights body

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