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Trade Wars, Culture Wars, And Anti-Immigration: Donald Trump's Big Promises
From immigration, and trade wars to transgender rights, a look at Donald Trump's sensational but frequently vague promises for a second term -- much of them likely to be enacted through executive orders.
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Sorgavaasal OTT Release Reportedly Confirmed: When and Where to Watch it Online?
The Tamil crime drama Sorgavaasal, directed by Sidharth Vishwanath, hit theatres on November 29, 2024. Starring RJ Balaji and Selvaraghavan in lead roles, the film follows the story of Parthu, an ordinary man falsely accused of murder, who faces the harsh realities of prison life. The narrative explores themes of corruption and redemption within th...
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"Right To Live With Dignity..." Supreme Court Bans Caste-Based Discrimination In Prisons
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned caste-based discrimination like division of manual labour, segregation of barracks and bias against prisoners of de-notified tribes and habitual offenders.
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"Nutritious Diet A Right Of All Prisoners, Regardless Of Status": High Court
The Karnataka High Court emphasised on Wednesday that all citizens and undertrial prisoners are entitled to a nutritious diet, without any distinctions based on their social or financial status.
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Caged Like "Terrorist" In Jail, Being Denied Basic Human Rights: Imran Khan
Pakistan's jailed former premier Imran Khan has claimed that he is being caged like a "terrorist", and was denied basic prisoner and human rights in a "death cell" at a high-security jail.
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Ensure Equal Rights For LGBTQ+ Community In Jail: Centre Writes To States
The Union Government has written a letter to States and Union Territories and asked them to ensure that members of the queer community (LGBTQ+) get equal rights in prison and there is no discrimination in access to goods and services.
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Parents Dress Child In Jail Clothes With Darshan's Prisoner Number '6106'
A couple who got a photoshoot done of their infant child dressed in jail uniform with jailed Kannada superstar Darshan's prisoner number written on it have landed in trouble with the state child rights body taking suo moto cognizance of the matter.
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Centre Turned J&K Into "Prison": Mehbooba Mufti's Sharp Attack
People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre and accused it of undermining the locals' rights by granting power projects, land, sapphire mines, lithium deposits, and water resources to outsiders.
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Iraq Passes Bill Criminalising Same-Sex Relations, Jail Upto 15 Years
Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights".
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Pak "Rarely" Punished Officials Violating Human Rights: US Report
Pakistan faces a range of significant human rights challenges, including unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, a US report noted.
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US Nitrogen Gas Execution "May Amount To Torture": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the execution of a prisoner in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen gas, saying the method could amount to torture.
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Who Was Kenneth Eugene Smith, US Prisoner Executed With Nitrogen Gas
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas. It's the first time the controversial method - criticised by human rights advocates - has been used in the country.
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"Made To Eat Pork, Beef," Claims Family Of Indian Arrested In US Murder Plot
Nikhil Gupta, the man accused by the United States of plotting to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has alleged multiple violations of fundamental rights as he is in prison in Prague waiting for extradition to the US.
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Rights Panel Notice To Punjab Over Report On "Drug Addicts" In Jail
The NHRC has sent notices to the Punjab government and the state's prison chief over a report that claims 42 per cent of prisoners in its jails are "drug addicts," officials said on Friday.
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Trade Wars, Culture Wars, And Anti-Immigration: Donald Trump's Big Promises
From immigration, and trade wars to transgender rights, a look at Donald Trump's sensational but frequently vague promises for a second term -- much of them likely to be enacted through executive orders.
-
Sorgavaasal OTT Release Reportedly Confirmed: When and Where to Watch it Online?
The Tamil crime drama Sorgavaasal, directed by Sidharth Vishwanath, hit theatres on November 29, 2024. Starring RJ Balaji and Selvaraghavan in lead roles, the film follows the story of Parthu, an ordinary man falsely accused of murder, who faces the harsh realities of prison life. The narrative explores themes of corruption and redemption within th...
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"Right To Live With Dignity..." Supreme Court Bans Caste-Based Discrimination In Prisons
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned caste-based discrimination like division of manual labour, segregation of barracks and bias against prisoners of de-notified tribes and habitual offenders.
-
"Nutritious Diet A Right Of All Prisoners, Regardless Of Status": High Court
The Karnataka High Court emphasised on Wednesday that all citizens and undertrial prisoners are entitled to a nutritious diet, without any distinctions based on their social or financial status.
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Caged Like "Terrorist" In Jail, Being Denied Basic Human Rights: Imran Khan
Pakistan's jailed former premier Imran Khan has claimed that he is being caged like a "terrorist", and was denied basic prisoner and human rights in a "death cell" at a high-security jail.
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Ensure Equal Rights For LGBTQ+ Community In Jail: Centre Writes To States
The Union Government has written a letter to States and Union Territories and asked them to ensure that members of the queer community (LGBTQ+) get equal rights in prison and there is no discrimination in access to goods and services.
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Parents Dress Child In Jail Clothes With Darshan's Prisoner Number '6106'
A couple who got a photoshoot done of their infant child dressed in jail uniform with jailed Kannada superstar Darshan's prisoner number written on it have landed in trouble with the state child rights body taking suo moto cognizance of the matter.
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Centre Turned J&K Into "Prison": Mehbooba Mufti's Sharp Attack
People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre and accused it of undermining the locals' rights by granting power projects, land, sapphire mines, lithium deposits, and water resources to outsiders.
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Iraq Passes Bill Criminalising Same-Sex Relations, Jail Upto 15 Years
Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights".
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Pak "Rarely" Punished Officials Violating Human Rights: US Report
Pakistan faces a range of significant human rights challenges, including unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, a US report noted.
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US Nitrogen Gas Execution "May Amount To Torture": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the execution of a prisoner in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen gas, saying the method could amount to torture.
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Who Was Kenneth Eugene Smith, US Prisoner Executed With Nitrogen Gas
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas. It's the first time the controversial method - criticised by human rights advocates - has been used in the country.
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"Made To Eat Pork, Beef," Claims Family Of Indian Arrested In US Murder Plot
Nikhil Gupta, the man accused by the United States of plotting to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has alleged multiple violations of fundamental rights as he is in prison in Prague waiting for extradition to the US.
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Rights Panel Notice To Punjab Over Report On "Drug Addicts" In Jail
The NHRC has sent notices to the Punjab government and the state's prison chief over a report that claims 42 per cent of prisoners in its jails are "drug addicts," officials said on Friday.
