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Hasina wins 5th term as PM in poll marred by Oppn boycott, low turnout

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won two-thirds of the seats in the general elections marred by sporadic violence......

Alarming erosion of fundamental rights in India: UN

There is a "steady" and "alarming" erosion of fundamental rights, particularly of religious and other minorities in India, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issue has told the......

Resolution seeking probe into Stan Swamy's death introduced in US Congress

A resolution commemorating the life of Indian human rights defender Father Stan Swamy and seeking an independent investigation into the death of the Jesuit priest has been introduced in the US......

UN flags journalist Rana Ayyub's 'judicial harassment', MEA rejects charge

Reacting strongly, India on Monday dubbed as "baseless and unwarranted" the allegations by the United Nation's mission in Geneva of "judicial harassment" against journalist Rana Ayyub, and asserted......

UN official calls 'Sulli Deals' a form of hate speech, must be prosecuted

Harassment of Muslim women in India through social media apps such as "Sulli Deals" must be condemned and prosecuted as soon as they occur, a UN Special Rapporteur has said. IMAGE: Aumkareshwar......

UN issues warning on agri production

An independent United Nations expert has warned that ramping up food production on its own would not alleviate the suffering of the hundreds of millions going hungry around the world. Increased......

Add human rights to FTA talks: EU

A draft report prepared by Members of the European Parliament could potentially derail negotiations between India and the European Union, the country's largest trade partner, on a Comprehensive......

Have a crisis? Export it

Nothing focuses the mind so well on multilateral trade talks as a major financial crisis. Developed countries, almost by instinct, remember unfinished agendas at the World Trade Organisation......

'India has the highest number of hungry people'

As chances of a petrol price hike had people rushing to fill up their car fuel tanks over the weekend, there was further bad news on another front. Food prices, according to a latest report, will......

'India is relatively protected from food crisis'

One hundred million people around the world are being deprived of the right to food. "It is a human rights crisis," says Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations's Special Rapporteur on the right to......

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Hasina wins 5th term as PM in poll marred by Oppn boycott, low turnout

Alarming erosion of fundamental rights in India: UN

Resolution seeking probe into Stan Swamy's death introduced in US Congress

UN flags journalist Rana Ayyub's 'judicial harassment', MEA rejects charge

UN official calls 'Sulli Deals' a form of hate speech, must be prosecuted

UN issues warning on agri production

Add human rights to FTA talks: EU

Have a crisis? Export it

'India has the highest number of hungry people'

'India is relatively protected from food crisis'

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