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'This is a much more sophisticated Emergency'

'Where you change the law and then say, we are following the law.''The fact is, the law is not meeting any international standards.''How can you call UAPA or PMLA a law when you are guilty until......

'We are losing our independence more and more'

'Laws have been used in a way to serve the needs of the current regime and its authoritarian ideology.' IMAGE: Income Tax officials leave after conducting a raid on the premises of the respected......

MDGs' success depends on India

As the world's largest democracy, and also the country with the largest population of poor, India's case is critical to the success of the UN's Millennium Development Goals, Director of the UN's......

The other Indian who addressed the UN

Salil Shetty, secretary-general of the Amnesty International, created quite a buzz at the United Nations on Friday with his hard-hitting speech during the Sustainable Development Summit 2015.......

Amnesty criticises India for 'intensified crackdown on freedoms'

Authorities in India failed to "prevent many incidents of religious violence" and sometimes "contributed to tensions through polarising speeches", Amnesty International said as it condemned growing......

'India's problem is implementation'

The entire country will have a Naxal problem if the government does not back the Millennium Development Goals with sufficient funds, Salil Shetty, Director of the UN Millennium Development......

Will Indian workers in UAE get a better deal after Modi's visit?

Prime Minister Modi chatted with the workers, enquiring about the place and their welfare and jobs. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indian workers at the ICAD residential city, in Abu......

Box office: Below average opening for 3 AM, Desi Kattey

A look at this week's hits and misses. Two small films -- 3 AM and Desi Kattey -- opened at the box office last Friday. While both the films opened to below average collections, 3 AM did better in......

Box Office: Haider, Bang Bang fare average

A look at this week's hits and misses. The long weekend saw two big releases, Bang Bang and Haider. Both films opened to below average collections. Worldwide, however, Bang Bang is the sixth......

Aadesh Shrivastava: The Man Who Composed Chartbusters

Saluting the late music composer's most memorable film songs. Like most success stories, his too began with a dream.  To make it big on the Indian music scene. The Jabalpur born Aadesh......

Syed Mushtaq Ali: Rahane to lead Mumbai, Shaw named deputy

IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane will be leading Mumbai in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will be......

FIFA World Cup: 'Qatar's migrant labourers treated like cattle'

Qatar's construction industry is rife with abuse of migrant workers who are "treated like cattle" and live in squalid accommodation exposed to overflowing sewage, Amnesty International said in a......

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