193 countries committed to deliver on the promises enshrined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which is to end AIDS by 2030. Target to end AIDS by 2030 is also enlisted in India's National Health Policy (NHP 2017). "Only 133 months are left to meet these target

For the fourth consecutive year, access to the internet in China has been ranked the least free among 65 surveyed nations, according to the latest report by US Human Rights group Freedom House. The report says that China is at the forefront of a global embrace of social media to ‘manipulate

According to a report by the Freedom Network that released on the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ on November 2, 2019, shockingly announced that 33 journalists have been killed in Pakistan during the last six years while doing their jobs. It could be

The Pakistan media (print & electronic) is full of controversy between PM Imran Khan and Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa where in a scathing rejoinder to Imran Khan’s recent statements on the country’s judiciary, the CJP on Wednesday said it was the federal govern

This refers to November, 17 Press conference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zq_hktsR7w ) by ‘All India Muslim Personal law Board’ (AIMPLB) where it was revealed that Review petition will be filed against SCI judgment of November 9, 2019 in Ayodhya dispute (https://ummid.com/news/20

The three major problems Pakistan is still facing since its existence in 1947 are (i)- Lack of Federalism which resulted also in separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971 (ii)- Not working seriously for plebiscite in United-J&K (though mandated by ‘Instrument of Accession’ of

Several eminent doctors and public health experts delivered a memorandum to Governor of Telangana earlier this month, calling for stronger action to accelerate progress towards eliminating tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco use, as well as in preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Telangana Gove

Fresh round of escalation between Israelis and Palestinian Islamic Jihad has just completed as hundreds of rockets is being fired towards Israeli cities and Israeli defence Forces (IDF) responding with overwhelming air strikes. This recent flare up started when IDF air strike targeted a senior Is

After August 5, (when India amended Article 370, repealed Article 35-A of the Constitution and converted & bifurcated State of J&K into two Union Territories) the people in Pakistan through their media have been talking about converting united-J&K into another Bangladesh so that (as I

"TB prevention is no longer a choice but an essential intervention to end TB... TB is one of the few infections that we ignore and do not treat till it manifests as late stage disease that has already [been] transmitted to several others. The strategy needs to expand to include preventing fu

The USA / UNHRC / UN who are responsible for managing global political order since World war II should develop a mechanism [something on the basis / pattern of section 12 (b) of ‘The Protection of Human Rights Act of India’] at UN & UNHRC to intervene in the proceedings of the Sup

The topic of Systematic Religious Discrimination is an extract from the second edition of the book titled: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY OR FREEDOM-THE POWER AND THE ROLE OF THE WEST, which is written by Sardar Mushtaq Gill, Human Rights Defender Lawyer. Christians are the most peaceful people of the world,

Stephen Gill Feature 94 is from the interview with Professor Anuradha Sharma about pains, peace and love. A candle is meant to be placed on the table to lighten every corner. Several good people have preached and shown this path. I admire these good people from the bottom of my heart.

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As part of the #EndTB Dialogues series launched in lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health last month, we got an opportunity for exclusive interview with Dr M Sunil Kumar, State Tuberculosis Officer, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Kerala, and Dr Shibu Balakrishnan, World

 The people of Kashmir are observing October 27 as the day of grief, sorrow and above all a day of occupation because it was on this day in 1947 that India sent its army to occupy the land of Kashmir without the consent of its people and in defiance of international norms. So the occupation