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New Delhi, March 30 A 32-year-old Nigerian national died under mysterious circumstances after being apprehended by the Special Staff of the West district during an operation called "Kavach" in west Delhi, police said on Monday.The Delhi Police, in a statement, said that the incident occurred...

Dehradun, March 29 A member of the Provincial Guards Force (PRD), who was taken into police custody here on charges of creating a disturbance, died under suspicious circumstances at the Raipur police station, officials said on Sunday.Superintendent of Police (Rural) Jaya Baluni said that the...

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Prisons, Chhattisgarh, regarding the reported deaths of 285 inmates in various prisons across the state over the past four years. Taking the matter suo motu, the Commission has requested a...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea seeking directions for a court-monitored investigation into the killing of a young man during Holi celebrations in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar.While granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Delhi Commissioner...

New Delhi, March 24 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a complaint alleging the repeated targeted killings of Hindu civilians and other vulnerable communities in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as the lack of transparency in the investigation and prosecution of such...

New Delhi, March 25 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken note of alleged violations of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, particularly regarding the lack of mechanisms to track children's data transfers and inadequate grievance redressal systems across major...

New Delhi, March 24 The NHRC said on Tuesday that it has issued notices to the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Raipur over reports that three sanitation workers died while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital in this district of Chhattisgarh.In a statement...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Police Commissioner of Delhi in connection with the tragic fire in Palam, southwest Delhi. The incident resulted in the deaths of nine people. Taking the matter suo motu, the NHRC has requested a detailed...

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Raipur, regarding the reported death of three sanitation workers while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Taking the matter suo motu, the...

New Delhi, March 24 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report regarding the death of three sanitation workers in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital.Observing that the contents of the news report, if true...

New Delhi, March 24 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a complaint alleging that individuals with hearing and speech disabilities are being denied access to life insurance benefits due to the refusal of insurance companies to extend coverage to them.According...

New Delhi, March 19 Following the uproar over the vulgar lyrics of the song "Sarke Chunar", its singer Mangli has apologized, saying that the team's intention was never to offend anyone's sensibilities.In a statement posted on Instagram last night, the Telugu folk singer said that the lyrics...

Mumbai, March 19 – The National Commission for Women has issued summons to actors Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt, along with others, in connection with the controversy surrounding the song "Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke".Acting under the powers granted by the National Commission for Women Act, 1990...

New Delhi/Mumbai, March 18 – The controversy surrounding "Sarke Chunar" and its sexually explicit lyrics escalated from heated discussions on social media platforms to Parliament on Wednesday, with the government announcing that the song from the upcoming film "KD The Devil" had already been...

New Delhi, March 18 The NHRC has issued a notice to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the censor board in response to a complaint alleging that the lyrics of the song "Sarke Chunar" from an upcoming film contain "vulgar, sexually suggestive, and double-meaning" words which are...

New Delhi, March 18 – Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw cautioned filmmakers on Tuesday against "abusing" freedom of speech in response to the public outcry over the explicit and vulgar song "Sarka Chunar", urging them to exercise this right within acceptable societal...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg to submit a report on the devastating fire at the government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which has claimed 12 lives.While hearing a complaint lodged by Manoj Jena...

Mumbai, March 17 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice regarding the alleged use of objectionable and ambiguous lyrics in the recently released song 'Sarke Chunar', featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt from the film KD – The Devil.This development comes amid the...

New Delhi, March 15 – National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member, Priyank Kanoongo, on Sunday said that action is being initiated following a complaint regarding a controversial question in the Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector recruitment examination, which allegedly portrayed the word...

New Delhi, March 13 The NHRC on Friday said it has issued a notice to the city police commissioner over reports that a woman from Manipur was allegedly physically assaulted when she objected to "indecent and racial abuse" by a group of boys in south Delhi.The National Human Rights Commission...