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Amnesty to Pakistan: End alarming poll-linked crackdown
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], June 15 (ANI): New York-based human rights watchdog Amnesty International has appealed to authorities in Pakistan to end what it described as an alarming crackdown on human rights defenders, activists, journalists and other civil society members in the run up to the
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Over 60 Rohingya babies are born per day in B'desh refugee camps: UNICEF
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], May 17 (ANI): More than 60 babies are being born every day in the camps and informal settlements in Cox's Bazar in the nine months since a brutal Myanmar army crackdown forced thousands of families to take refuge in Bangladesh.
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Fake ghee factory busted in UP, 3 held
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): In a major crackdown on food adulteration racket, the police on Sunday busted a fake ghee factory at Bana Devi area here and arrested three people in connection with the case.
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US must stop Pak's Pashtun crackdown: Activist
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], April 22 (ANI): A United States-based advocacy group, the Voice of Karachi, has requested Washington to exert pressure on Pakistan to stop its alleged human rights violations against the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and other groups representing that nation's e
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Hong Kong Activists call for release of 'political prisoners'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): A Hong Kong-based non-profit organisation, along with pro-democracy groups and lawmakers, has demanded the release of the "political prisoners" from Beijing.
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NPA accounts above Rs 50 Cr to be probed for fraud
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): In the wake of the recent crackdown on bank fraud cases, Rajeev Kumar, Secretary in the Department of Financial Services on Tuesday informed that all the Non-performing asset (NPA) accounts above Rs 50 crore will be examined for fraud.
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PNB scam: Barmer branch manager booked
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Continuing the crackdown on all suspects in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) - Nirav Modi fraud case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a case against the branch manager of the bank's Barmer branch in Rajasthan.
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Centre to crackdown on erring auditors
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The government is considering implementing stringent auditing standards by notifying Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013, in the wake of the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud.
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PNB scam: CVC summons PNB, Fin Min officials
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): After a major crackdown by Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Income Tax (IT) Department, one more law enforcement agency has swung into action in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The Central Vigilance Commis
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Pak govt trying to please America, India: Hafiz Saeed
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 16 (ANI): Mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed on Thursday said that he would challenge the Pakistan government's decision of a crackdown on his two charities, adding that the government was trying to please America and India by "taking extreme a
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'I am facing imminent arrest,' says Maldivian opposition leader Faris Maum
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jan.27 (ANI): Maldives opposition leader and the son of former President Abdul Qayoom today expressed fears about his arrest being "imminent" as the Maldives Government has intensified its crackdown on the opposition.
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China bans kids in Muslim county from attending religious events
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 18 (ANI): Educational authorities in a Muslim-majority county in China have prohibited their children from attending any religious event over their winter holiday, as part of the country's continuing crackdown on religious education.
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