New Delhi, February 26 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has highlighted the continued protests by hundreds of thousands of farmers and called for meaningful consultations with those concerned. Speaking at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council which was also addressed by Foreign Minister S Jaishankar,Read More

New Delhi, February 23 A Delhi court Tuesday sent actor-activist Deep Sidhu to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with the Red Fort violence on Republic Day during farmers’ tractor parade against the Centre’s three new agri laws. Sidhu was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Samarjeet Kaur on expiry ofRead More

Chandigarh, February 23 Amid growing concern over the rising Covid trend in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered restriction on indoor gathering to 100 and outdoor to 200 persons from March 1, along with strict enforcement of mask, social distancing, etc., with testing to beRead More

New York, February 22 The United States on Monday crossed the staggering milestone of 5,00,000 COVID-19 deaths just over a year since the coronavirus pandemic claimed its first known victim in Santa Clara County, California. In a proclamation honouring the dead, President Joe Biden ordered the US flag to beRead More

New Delhi, February 23 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar pointed out at the high-level segment of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that the most severe challenges the human rights agenda faces are from terrorism. The High Commissioner of UN Human Rights office, Michele Bachelet, had been frequently critical ofRead More

New Delhi, February 23 After “Metro man” E Sreedharan, it seems Olympian PT Usha may also announce her entry into the BJP during the party’s ongoing ‘Vijaya Yathra’, which Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched this Sunday with a ferocious attack against the ruling CPM-led LDF government headed byRead More

Chandigarh, February 22 The Punjab and Haryana High Court will on Wednesday hear a bail plea of labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur, arrested on charges of extortion and attempt to murder. The bail application of the 23-year-old labour rights activist had come up for hearing on Monday but on theRead More

Chandigarh, February 22 Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Sunil Jakhar on Monday said Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh would lead the party in the 2022 assembly polls, as the people of the state had reposed their faith in his leadership with their landslide verdict in Congress’ favour in theRead More

New York, February 22 Alphabet Inc’s Google will resume accepting political advertisements in the United States from Feb. 24, according to an email to advertisers seen by Reuters. Google paused such advertisements in January following the violence at U.S. Capitol and in the run up to the presidential inauguration. “WeRead More

Washington, February 22 The US Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and other financial records as part of a criminal investigation, a blow to his quest to conceal details of his finances. The justices rebuffedRead More