TNPSC appointments row | Governor returns file, recommending ex-DGP as chairperson, again

TNPSC appointments row | Governor returns file, recommending ex-DGP as chairperson, again

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has once again returned to the State government, the file recommending the name of former Director-General of Police C. Sylendra Babu for appointment as chairman, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC). Contending that the recommendations were inconsistent with Constitutional … Read more

Andhra Pradesh Assembly adopts Bill reducing term of women’s commission chairperson and members to two years

Andhra Pradesh Assembly adopts Bill reducing term of women’s commission chairperson and members to two years

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has adopted a Bill to amend the Andhra Pradesh Women’s Commission Act, 1998, with a view to reducing the term of the nominated posts of the chairperson and members of the A.P. Women’s Commission. Moving the Bill on Friday, Minister for Women, Children, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens K.V. Usha … Read more

“I think Swati Maliwal has lost her mental balance,” says former DCW chairperson Barkha Shukla

“I think Swati Maliwal has lost her mental balance,” says former DCW chairperson Barkha Shukla

Former Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Barkha Shukla Singh demands resignation of current DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal calling her mentally unstable. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Former Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, Barkha Shukla reacted to Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal’s allegations of sexual harassment against her father … Read more

UN experts call for unhindered access for fact finding mission in Xinjiang

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UN human rights experts have raised serious concerns about the alleged detention and forced labour of Uyghurs in China, calling for unhindered access to the country to conduct fact-finding missions and urging global and domestic companies to closely scrutinize their supply chains. Several experts appointed by the Human Rights Council said they had received information … Read more