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Nepal to send updated map to India, international community: Minister
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 1 (ANI): Nepal government intends to send its recently revised map to India, Google and international community by the middle of August, a minister has said. The revised map includes Indian territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani.
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Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan facing persecution, says report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 1 (ANI): A 168-page report by UK-based All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Ahmadi Muslim Community has revealed details about the discrimination Ahmadi community has been facing in Pakistan, an Islamic Republic country.
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High COVID-19 risk among health care workers, especially those from min
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [USA], August 1 (ANI): New research indicates that at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US and the UK, frontline healthcare workers -- particularly those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds -- faced much higher risks of testing positive for COVID-19 than individu
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US House Committee on Foreign Affairs expresses 'deep concern' over arrest
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 1 (ANI): Expressing 'deep concern' over arrest warrants under Hong Kong's draconian national security law for several democracy activists, US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Friday (local time) said this action further undermines China's credibility as a rule-
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese company over human rights abuse in Xinjian
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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Demand for permanent settlement of 11 Sikh Afghan nationals in India will
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The demand for the permanent settlement of 11 members of the Sikh community from Afghanistan repatriated by the Indian government as they were facing persecution at the hands of Pakistan, will be examined and facilitated as per the rules, said the Ministr
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Hearing-impaired community in Nagaland finds new hope
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], July 30 (ANI): Deaf Biblical Ministry (DBM), is shimmering a ray of hope for the deaf community in Nagaland, as it helps the community to raise from their physical disability and intricate their skills even in times of COVID-19.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Colman launch COVID-19 fund for UK theatre pr
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 30 (ANI): 'Fleabag' star Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Oscar-winning actor Olivia Colman and producer Francesca Moody have teamed up to launch 'The Theatre Community Fund', as an aid to UK theatre professionals who are economically struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hit by COVID-19 crisis, Odisha's transgender community struggles to make e
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], July 30 (ANI): The pandemic has affected the society severely, including the transgender community. Members of this community in Bhadrak are bearing the brunt of COVID-19 crisis as they face financial hardships.
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Ahmadi man accused of blasphemy shot dead in Peshawar court
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): A man belonging to the minority Ahmadi community, Tahir Ahmad, who was on trial for blasphemy, was shot dead in a courtroom in Peshawar on Wednesday.
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Sikh man's car vandalised with hateful message in Florida
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Florida [US], July 28 (ANI): A Sikh community leader in Oviedo city of US' Florida had a hateful message spray-painted on a car at his home.
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Sikh, Hindu refugees from Afghanistan based in India for 25-30 years deman
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 28 (ANI): After the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) arranged for the safe return of 11 people belonging to the Sikh and Hindu minority community, members of few Sikh and Hindu families who migrated from Afghanistan to India 25-30 years back have demanded In
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