Nepali workers held hostage in Libya again
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Abusing Dalit by his caste in private interaction not an offence: Court
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The Role of State & Economy in Poverty Eradication
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India: On the Allahabad High Court Verdict
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Human trafficking slur on CWG
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Mosque Site to be Divided
The court in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India today ruled that the site of a demolished mosque in Ayodhya,
Call to establish Peace with Justice in South Asia
By Kuldip Nayar South Asian Human Rights (SAHR) is a body comprising activists from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
India-Pakistan disputes threaten peace in South Asia: SAHR
The group, South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), said in a statement on Monday that peace in South Asia was