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Last Updated: May 11, 2023, 20:18 ISTNational Human Rights Commission (IANS)NHRC India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that there is no Internal Complaints Committee in the Wrestling Federation of India as mandated by the…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Police over the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf when they were being escorted by police in Prayagraj, officials said on…

The Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) government in Bihar and the opposition BJP on Friday crossed swords over reports that NHRC has indicted the state for the hooch tragedy in Saran district last year, which claimed close to 40 lives.…

Last Updated: March 04, 2023, 09:14 ISTRajeev Chandrashekhar said the existing Information Technology Act does not address the challenges of the present times.The government is working on a Digital India Act incorporating new rules for…

A society or a nation cannot celebrate its achievements if its women and children are not safe, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday, dubbing the crime of child sexual abuse as one of the most grave and disconcerting challenges.…

Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson justice…

The National Human Rights Commission, India (NHRC) observed that the firing incident in the Mukroh village where six people were killed on November 22 seems to have taken place due to the border dispute between the two states - Assam and…

The air quality in Delhi witnessed a relative improvement on Sunday morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital stood at 320, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) at 8:00 am.…

Rescuing Every Distressed Indian Overseas (REDIO), an organisation that was launched last year to work with Indian missions overseas and volunteers in countries with large populations of non-resident Indians (NRIs), people of Indian origin…

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has decided to revive the Open Hearing mechanism of the Commission in different States to hear grievances of the general public regarding alleged violation of human rights. The decision has…