India abstains from UNHRC vote on Russia, again

India on Friday abstained in the United Nations Human Rights Council on a vote to urgently establish an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate alleged human rights......

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Putin

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova for the alleged scheme to......

UNGA votes to suspend Russia from UNHRC, India among 58 nations to abstain

Russia was suspended from the UN Human Rights Council after the 193-member General Assembly on Thursday voted to adopt a resolution moved by the US that received 93 votes in favour and 58......

If India has chosen any side, it is the side of peace: Tirumurti at UNGA

Abstaining in the UN General Assembly on a vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, India on Thursday asserted that if it has 'chosen' any side, it is the side of 'peace and it is......

Qatar's human rights record questioned at FIFA Congress

  IMAGE: A long exposure shows FIFA's logo near its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland February 27, 2022. Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters A Norwegian soccer official delivered a scathing......

Sports Shorts: Biles does the 'triple double'

IMAGE: Four-times Olympic gold medalist Biles, who will head to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the prohibitive favorite. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Olympic champion Simone Biles on Sunday,......

IOC calls on Russia to explain its anti-gay law

Russia must explain how it will implement its controversial anti-gay propaganda law and detail its impact on next year's Sochi Winter Games, Olympic president Jacques Rogge said on Friday.......

Russia cries foul, rest of world welcomes IAAF's ban

‘Sad day for Russian athletes. The people in charge should be punished, they created the culture of dope’ ‘I will not be quiet, I will take steps. I will go to the human rights......