Prakash Javadekar Launches New Scheme for School Education
India’s Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Prakash Javadekar, launched Thursday the ‘Samagra Shiksha’ program – an integrated scheme for school education extending support to States from pre-school to senior…
Trump Cancels Meeting with North Korea. UN Chief Worried
The U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to cancel his planned meeting with the supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un for unspecified reasons. Trump also blamed North Korea…
New Study Reveals Corruption Increased in Modi Govt
Less than one-third feel that the Union Government or Modi Government is committed towards reducing corruption in public services. By Rakesh Raman A new study reveals that corruption has increased…
Russian Journalist to Receive Human Rights Award
Journalist Elena Milashina of Russia’s independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta and Russian LGBT activist Igor Kochetkov will receive the 2018 Freedom Award at Freedom House’s 2018 Annual Awards event, on May…
Dalit Beaten to Death. Rahul Gandhi Blames BJP-RSS
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today expressed his dismay over the incident in which a Dalit youth was beaten to death. Reports suggest that the ghastly crime took place in Rajkot…
Human Rights Principles Under Attack: UN Rights Chief
The world is sliding back on human rights and its principles are under attack in all corners of the globe, the top United Nations rights official warned on Tuesday, urging…