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Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.ED attaches assets worth ₹1.54 crore belonging to Amnesty under PMLAThe Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth ₹1.54 crore in bank accounts of Indians for Amnesty International Trust ...

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister and the country’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election. The shooter opened fire on Abe, 67, from behind as the former premier addressed members of the public in the western city of Nara. ...

#Pakistan News The easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions coincided with a "worrying rise" in global executions in 2021, Amnesty International announced Tuesday, with spikes seen in Saudi Arabia and Iran. At least 579 executions were carried out across 18 countries in 2021 – a 20% increase from 2020, according ...

Saudi Arabia also saw a spike, more than doubling its number of executions since 2020. (Representational)London: The easing of pandemic restrictions coincided with a "worrying rise" in global executions in 2021, Amnesty International said Tuesday, with Iran recording its highest number of state-sanctioned killings since 2017.At least 579 executions ...

India projected to grow at 8% this fiscal: World BankIndia is projected to grow at 8% over the current fiscal year (April 1- March 31), and 7.1% over the next (FY 2023-24) fiscal year, the World Bank said in its twice yearly South Asia Economic Focus Reshaping Norms: A ...

Last week, Aakar Patel, the former head of Amnesty International India, was stopped from leaving India by immigration officials who said a "look out circular (LOC)" had been issued against him by India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). An LOC is generally used for apprehending criminals at borders. Patel ...

Every year, Amnesty International looks at developments around the world and compiles an analysis of the most important global trends in human and civil rights. In its latest annual report, released Tuesday, Amnesty Middle East and North Africa research and advocacy director Philip Luth says: "2021 was a year ...

Several global organisations have demanded the immediate release of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, who was arrested on Monday by the National Investigation Agency. Parvez has been booked under the Unlawful (Activities) Prevention Act in a case filed on November 6 under Sections 38 (offence relating to membership ...