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Amnesty India calls for end to ED's 'smear campaign'

Amnesty India has alleged that a deliberate attempt has been made by the government to tarnish the reputation of the human rights organisation by leaking a dossier, supposedly made by the......

India saw 19.8 per cent dip in awarding death sentences in 2017

An Amnesty report stated that 109 cases of execution were reported in the country in 2017 as compared to 136 such cases in 2016. India saw a dip in imposition of capital punishment last year with......

Centre treating human rights organisations like criminal enterprises: Amnesty

IMAGE: Amnesty International office building, where Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid in connection with a foreign exchange contravention case against the human rights watchdog, in......

No employee raised any slogan at any point: Amnesty clarifies after sedition case

Amnesty International’s India chapter on Tuesday said none of its employee had shouted any anti-India slogan at an event on Kashmir in Bengaluru, allegations based on which sedition charges......

J&K activist Khurram Parvez booked under PSA after court orders release

A sessions court in Srinagar ordered the release of human rights activist Khurram Parvez, who was taken into preventive detention for allegedly posing an imminent threat of breach of peace, but he......

Bullet train costs 3 times more than India's health budget

The vanity project, of absolutely no use to most Indians, will suck money that could be used for health and education, says Aakar Patel. (This column is being repromoted as Prime Minister Narendra......

Is 9% growth possible? The answer is yes

'The goal is achievable. What is stopping us from getting there?' asks Aakar Patel.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com How can India achieve and consistently keep a high rate of growth? A high......

Let us have a trade Akhand Bharat

'We have not been able to use the potential of our location in the region and the world and our strength as a nation and an economy to establish an EU-like structure in South Asia,' points out......

What will it take for India to be rich?

'China's development is on a different scale from India's. They are very far ahead.' 'I don't think it will be possible in the next 30 years for us to catch them,' says Aakar Patel.Photograph:......

Why I salute Azim Premji

'Azim Premji has given away about one-and-a-half lakh crore rupees of his wealth.''Most of us will not even know what that sum actually means.''To put it into context, it can fund India's health......

What will we achieve by boycotting Pakistan in World Cup?

'Random displays of anger will end in punishment from the IOC and the loss of points in the World Cup, without achieving what we seek,' says Aakar Patel. IMAGE: India and Pakistan Captains Virat......

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Amnesty International India Executive Director Aakar Patel

News for Amnesty International India Executive Director Aakar Patel

Amnesty India calls for end to ED's 'smear campaign'

India saw 19.8 per cent dip in awarding death sentences in 2017

Centre treating human rights organisations like criminal enterprises: Amnesty

No employee raised any slogan at any point: Amnesty clarifies after sedition case

J&K activist Khurram Parvez booked under PSA after court orders release

Bullet train costs 3 times more than India's health budget

Is 9% growth possible? The answer is yes

Let us have a trade Akhand Bharat

What will it take for India to be rich?

Why I salute Azim Premji

What will we achieve by boycotting Pakistan in World Cup?

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