As the world confronts the coronavirus pandemic, experts say that a key way to minimize the odds of getting sick is by washing your hands thoroughly and frequently.

After more than seven years of protracted judicial proceedings, four criminals who abused ‘Nirbhaya’ - a media moniker for a young paramedic who was gang-raped and killed in December 2012 - have been finally hanged in India

There is a worldwide scare about coronavirus. Such viruses in one form or the other have been with us through eternity

At a time when coronavirus outbreak has impacted economies around the globe and mega industries like aviation, travel and hospitality suffer financially, Sadhguru, the founder of Isha Foundation, has brought the focus back to one of the most important, yet ignored sections - the daily wage earners

The National Conference (NC) leadership is making a fuss over dropping the Sher-e-Kashmir prefix from the name of the Convention Centre, despite knowing that the administration is meeting its constitutional obligation, mandated by Article 18 of the Indian Constitution

The World Health Organization on March 17 called on member states in South-East Asia Region to urgently scale-up aggressive measures to combat COVID-19, as confirmed cases cross 480, and the disease claims eight lives

When the coronavirus attacks started in the Wuhan region in China, many governments and people around the world thought it was a localized affair and the Chinese government would tackle it

To quote a proverb from the English speaking world: “Every cloud has a silver lining”. Such wisdom, of course, applies to all aspects of life

Disgracefully, for years, rape has been considered as a property crime. Men treated women as their property and, being aggressors, they used their organ as a weapon against women, to suppress them

This morning when I got up to open my laptop again after an interval of months spent by me in hospitals, medical check-ups etc

The 29 February Agreement may well set in motion a process bringing peace to Afghanistan and an end to America’s longest war

A coalition of human rights groups today reminded the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India of its statutory mandate, which empowers the Commission to take suo motu action in the face of human rights violations, particularly acts of omission and commission by public servants

The South Asia Media Defenders Network  (SAMDEN) has said that mob attacks on journalists, photographers and media professionals underscored the need to develop robust and pro-active policies and laws to protect the press

New Delhi, Feb 26 – Calling on both Central and Delhi governments to take all necessary measures to prevent further violence and disruption while fixing responsibility for police inaction and the failure of the civil and political administration, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today said that  there was need for a focused review to find ways of preventing escalation

Surgeon-Captain  DK (‘Gogi’)  Thapa who passed away in Mumbai  on Feb 13 was a rare combination of medical doctor and naval-aviator who carved an extraordinary professional trajectory in his inimitable, understated and gentle manner. He was 88 years