Pakistan loses UN human rights council election

Pakistan on Wednesday failed to win a re-election to the United Nations' human rights body. The 193-member General Assembly voted here to elect 18 new members of the UN Human Rights Council.......

Resolution condemning human rights violations in Kashmir introduced in US Congress

A United States lawmaker has introduced a resolution on Kashmir in the House of Representatives, condemning the alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir and urged India and Pakistan to......

Upholding constitutional ethos hallmark of CJI Sanjiv Khanna's tenure

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday concluded a brief yet eventful six-month-long tenure, leaving an indelible mark on the judicial landscape with decisions that upheld secularism and......

Students who toppled Hasina launch party, say no room for pro-India politics

The students' group that led the protests against Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina launched itself as a political party on Friday, declaring there will be no room now for pro-India and......

Left, right coming together on GM, PSU land sale

BMS, BKS and SJM are trying to forge common cause with outfits on the other side of the ideological divide over the government’s policies they are not in agreement with. Rashtriya Swayamsevak......

Nirav Modi has been dethroned!

If there were an Olympics for bank frauds in India, Rishi Agarwal, founder and former chairman of ABG Shipyard Ltd, a nephew of the Ruia brothers of the Essar group, would bag the gold, pushing......

India readies plan to sell only 'clean' diamonds worldwide

All stakeholders in the diamond industry chain from mines to retailers have to follow a system of warranty under which they have to individually declare in the invoices they issue that what they......

Mohanlal: An Emperor Defeated By Love

'Once Mohanlal's ever-swelling entourage grasped his enormous worth, once it realized that the innate Mohanlal appeal could be profited from, it set about to exploit, to make uproars, to create the......

'Banning athletes who kneel is breach of human rights'

'If athletes want to speak up while respecting other rights and freedoms detailed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the IOC should embrace their diverse opinions.' IMAGE: Borussia......

Khawaja slams ICC again; denied 'dove of peace' on bat

Usman Khawaja accuses ICC of double standards over Gaza support IMAGE: The ICC Code of Conduct forbids players wearing, displaying or conveying messages through arm bands or other items on......

Paris Mayor's vow: No Russians at 2024 Olympics

IMAGE: The Phryges, modelled on phrygian caps, are unveiled as the mascots for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Photograph: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images The Mayor of Paris......

FIA issues political gag order for F1 drivers

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton will have to watch his words. Photograph: Rula Rouhana/Reuters Formula One drivers will need prior written permission from the sport's governing body to make......

Fans see double standards in FIFA political sympathies

IMAGE: Fans hold a Palestine flag outside the stadium. Photograph: Charlotte Bruneau/Reuters When is it and is it not acceptable to display a political banner at the World Cup in Qatar? The......