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Study reveals your in-laws' history of drinking problems could lead to alc
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 21 (ANI): More than 14 million American adults suffer from some form of alcohol use disorder (AUD), a chronic inability to stop or control alcohol use despite the negative consequences, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a part
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Mahesh Bhatt appears before NCW in sexual abuse case; issues statement cle
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Clearing the allegations levelled against him, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Tuesday said that he appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in context of a sexual abuse case filed against the promoter of a modelling firm and said he had "no assoc
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IOC and JOC discuss measures to eradicate harassment, abuse in sports
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 7 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) reconfirmed the importance of eradicating abuse in the sports world and exchanged opinions on specific measures.
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House arrest of political leaders in Kashmir is abuse of power by Centre:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The house arrest of political leaders in Kashmir is an "abuse of power" by the Centre, and all political parties should collectively rise up and demand the release of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and others, said senior Congress leade
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Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hongkongers and Taiwanese raise voice against China's o
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 4 (ANI): Political activists and leaders from China and its occupied territories have raised a voice against the oppression and colonial expansionism of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Disney Channel star Ronni Hawk arrested for domestic violence
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): Ronni Hawk, one of the stars of the Disney sitcom, 'Stuck in the Middle' was arrested last Friday (local time) for intimate partner violence/domestic abuse, according to LAPD Jail. As per the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's records, the 20-year-o
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Recent US sanctions will put business in Xinjiang on notice, Pompeo on rig
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Sunday came down heavily on China for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang and said the most recent US sanctions will put business operating in the region on notice.
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Punjab to introduce urine test every 6 months for dispensing de-addiction
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] August 1 (ANI): The Punjab Government will soon introduce urine tests every six months for dispensing de-addiction drugs to check abuse, said Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday.
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Extension of detention of Mehbooba Mufti under PSA an abuse of law: P Chid
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The extension of the detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the Public Safety Act (PSA) is an abuse of law and an assault on the Constitutional rights guaranteed to every citizen, Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Satu
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese company over human rights abuse in Xinjian
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 31 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday said that sanctions have been imposed on Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and two of its officials for their connection to serious human rights abuse on the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.
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US expresses shock over killing of Tahir Naseem, urges Pak to immediately
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 31 (ANI): Expressing shock and outrage over the killing of an American citizen inside Pakistani courtroom, US on Thursday (local time) asked Pakistan to "immediately reform its often abused blasphemy laws and its court system, which allow such abuses to occur."<
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Harsh Vardhan releases e-book on guidelines to tackle substance abuse
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday released an e-book on treatment guidelines to tackle substance use disorders and behavioural addictions. The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the e-book titled "Standard Treatment Guidelines f
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