"Define hunger death," Jharkhand High Court to govt

Nov 14, 2022

Jharkhand High Court has directed the state government to define "hunger death" and to tell the "actual number of hunger deaths" in the state.

Maratha reservation protest: Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis holds meeting with CM Eknath Shinde

Oct 30, 2023

Manoj Jarange Patil, who works as a coordinator for the Maratha Morcha, is on a hunger strike unto death demanding reservation for the Maratha...

Detained Thai activist death during hunger strike sparks calls for justice reforms

May 15, 2024

Netiporn Sanae-sangkhom, 28, had been detained since January 26 and was on a hunger strike until the end of April.

Jailed journalist 'close to death' in Chinese prison

Nov 03, 2021

Beijing [China], November 3 : Jailed Chinese citizen journalist and former lawyer Zhang Zhan is close to death following months of intermittent hunger strikes...

NHRC issues notice to UP govt over death of migrant worker in Saharanpur

May 27, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 27 : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a notice to Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh government over...

Global Hunger Index doesn't really measure hunger: ICMR

Oct 18, 2022

New Delhi [India], October 18 : The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not really...