Human Rights

Mass graves of IS militants found, say Iraqi forces

Iraqi officials said they found 19 graves containing 365 bodies of IS fighters.

Oct 22, 2015

Will return award if Sahitya Akademi fails to protect writers' rights, says Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth thinks Sahitya Akademi Award is better returned if it doesn't protect writers' rights and lives.

Oct 21, 2015

Slovenia under pressure to barricade borders against refugees

Slovenia has given the army more power to help police guard the state border.

Oct 21, 2015

Arun Jaitley shames acts of vandalism, calls the trend 'disturbing'

Differences should be conveyed in a "restrained manner", Jaitley said.

Oct 20, 2015

Maharashtra medical council to take action against Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital for doctors' fake degrees

Dr Sangram Jadhav had "lured" 30 doctors from Maharashtra to get fake degrees from University of Seychelles.

Oct 19, 2015

Delhi: AAP government issues notice to 89 hospitals for 'alarmingly' poor child sex ratio

The government has given 10 days to the hospitals and diagnostic centres to explain the skewed ratio.

Oct 16, 2015

Beef Festival in Kerala: Kottayam CMS College to suspend 10 students [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

Reports suggest that the principal was also manhandled by the activists for not granting permission.

Oct 7, 2015

Unintentional one-night stands are not adultery: Gujarat HC

Gujarat high court said premeditated involvement in an act of sexual intercourse is adultery.

Oct 7, 2015

Amnesty warns US to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International said it has damning evidence of war crimes by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on Yemeni civilians, which depends on the United States for some of its arsenal.

Oct 7, 2015

Union health ministry launches second phase of 'Mission Indradhanush'

The second phase of the national immunisation programme will begin on Wednesday.

Oct 6, 2015

Saudi Arabia to head UN human rights panel; Twitterati criticise move citing beheadings, Raif Badawai flogging

Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Geneva Faisal bin Hassan Trad will head the UN Human Rights Council.

Sep 21, 2015

In Focus: European taxpayers money behind thousands of executions in Iran

IBTimes UK speaks with anti-death penalty charity Reprieve on spike of executions in Iran.

Sep 18, 2015

Artists Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor walk through London in solidarity with refugees

Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor headed a protest march in London.

Sep 17, 2015

Hoax busted: Elton John duped by Vladimir Putin impersonators, agrees to attend gay pride parade

Sir Elton John was made to believe in a hoax call that he was speaking to Vladimir Putin and agreed to attend a gay pride parade.

Sep 17, 2015

Sexual torture, use of child soldiers among war crimes by LTTE, Sri Lankan forces: UN report

According to the United Nations, more than 80,000 people were killed during the civil war in Sri Lanka.

Sep 16, 2015

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Human Rights

Mass graves of IS militants found, say Iraqi forces

Will return award if Sahitya Akademi fails to protect writers' rights, says Vikram Seth

Slovenia under pressure to barricade borders against refugees

Arun Jaitley shames acts of vandalism, calls the trend 'disturbing'

Maharashtra medical council to take action against Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital for doctors' fake degrees

Delhi: AAP government issues notice to 89 hospitals for 'alarmingly' poor child sex ratio

Beef Festival in Kerala: Kottayam CMS College to suspend 10 students [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

Unintentional one-night stands are not adultery: Gujarat HC

Amnesty warns US to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia

Union health ministry launches second phase of 'Mission Indradhanush'

Saudi Arabia to head UN human rights panel; Twitterati criticise move citing beheadings, Raif Badawai flogging

In Focus: European taxpayers money behind thousands of executions in Iran

Artists Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor walk through London in solidarity with refugees

Hoax busted: Elton John duped by Vladimir Putin impersonators, agrees to attend gay pride parade

Sexual torture, use of child soldiers among war crimes by LTTE, Sri Lankan forces: UN report

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]