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UN Rights Experts flag Discrimination in ECI’s SIR exercise, seek India’s response
Three United Nations’ Special Rapporteurs have formally written to the Indian government on expressing serious concerns over alleged discrimination against the minorities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by the ECI –especially in West Bengal –and seeking information on steps taken to ensure that the process aligns with India’s obligations under international human rights law
Independence Day: Right-wing ideologues march with bulldozers in New Jersey
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Eminent Author Salman Rushdie on Ventilator, Likely to Lose an Eye, Liver Damaged
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Suspected stabber, a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, showed sympathy to causes of Iran's Revolutionary Guards: Media Report.
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UNSC to hold emergency meet to discuss escalation across Gaza Strip
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Address reprisals against activists in India: International Human Rights groups to EU
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Teesta Setalvad’s arrest threatens India’s reputation: Eminent Canadians including Margaret Atwood
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India ranks 135 out of 146 countries in WEF Gender Gap Index
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