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Ensure separate toilets for transgenders, disabled, orders SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said availability of public toilets is an important duty of the state governments and Union territories and steps need to be taken to ensure that such facilities are......

Hasina's party members face brunt of violence in Bangladesh

Protesters in Bangladesh have attacked, torched houses of leaders of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League across the country and murals of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were demolished and......

Protesters set afire Mujibur Rahman's home in Dhaka during Hasina's address

A large group of protesters on Wednesday vandalised and set on fire Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka during a live online address of his daughter and deposed prime......

Bangladesh govt warns media over 'misleading reports'

Bangladesh's interim government on Sunday issued a stern warning to media organisations, stating that they will be shut down if they publish or broadcast false or misleading news, in a move aimed......

UN team to visit Bangladesh next week to probe killings of protesters

A team of United Nations experts will visit Bangladesh next week to investigate the killings of the protesters ahead of and in the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina's resignation as the prime minister......

2,000 Ex-Byju's Staff Fight For Dues

'When I called the HR department, they abused me.' IMAGE: Byju Raveendran. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last year, Ajay (name changed), an employee at the beleaguered edtech giant......

GST Council cedes right to levy tax on distilled alcohol

The GST Council on Saturday clarified that guarantees provided by corporate to their subsidiaries will attract an 18 per cent GST, while no tax will be levied if a personal guarantee is given by a......

IBC: Timely support from the judiciary is MUST

IBC has been revolutionary in many ways and is a formidable instrument for stress resolution. And despite the room for improvement, the overall effectiveness of IBC in the distress space is......

Canadian employer fined $25,000 for racial slur

A Canadian employer has been fined $25,000 for racially abusing his South Asian employee and calling her a "Paki" and "nigger". Lynn Tompkins, who owned Lynx Trucking Transportation in the city of......

Where will the Sensex go from here?

In stock markets, where fortunes change by the minute, two days is a long time. Yet, when the market closed on May 15, and the country waited for the election results the next day, no one could......

NRI human rights lawyer to review Big Brother

Channel 4 has appointed non resident Indian human rights lawyer Rabinder Singh QC to join its review of the reality show Big Brother, which came under flak after Jade Goody and other housemates......

'We almost went bankrupt'

'Bottomline, hairline and waistline -- you have to watch them always.' IMAGE: Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR Ltd. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Let's film him here.........

Olympic champ Semenya wins appeal over human rights violations

Caster Semenya, a double Olympic 800m champion, on Tuesday, won her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge whether her rights had been infringed in terms of requiring women with......

Why is this athlete is knocking on Human Rights' door?

IMAGE: Caster Semenya is one of a number of female athletes with differences in sexual development (DSDs) competing in races ranging from 400 metres to a mile. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty......

Semenya loses appeal against CAS ruling over testosterone regulations

'Excluding female athletes or endangering our health solely because of our natural abilities puts World Athletics on the wrong side of history.' IMAGE: Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster......

Play it again, Schu

Imagine, if you will, that there is a rock band. They are a bunch of hardcore, fine musicians with a phenomenal worldwide following, except that this is a year the press is focussing more on their......

Semenya says she never felt supported by other women

'Whoever is going to stop me from running is going to have to drag me out of the track' IMAGE: South African Semenya is appealing the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) ruling that supported......

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