India votes against western nations at UNHRC to condemn Quran desecration

India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent ”public and premeditated” acts of desecration of......

Iran abolishes 'morality police' in face of anti-hijab protests

Iran has suspended its so-called morality police, which penalised women for not adhering to a stringent dress code, the Iranian prosecutor general said after the anti-hijab protest continued into......

Anti-hijab protests in Iran: India skips voting on UN resolution

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution to set up a fact-finding mission to investigate the alleged Human Rights violation committed on......

China terms crackdown in Xinjiang as 'counter terrorism'

China on Saturday maintained silence on India's abstention at the voting at the United Nations Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, but defended its crackdown against......