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US charges Russian-affiliated soldiers for war crimes during Ukraine invas
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The charges include torture, inhuman treatment, and unlawful confinement of a US national in Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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India remains strategic partner; we take alleged assassination plot 'very
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The White House National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, stressed on Friday that the US continues to improve its strategic partnership with India. On the other side, he added that the US "takes this very seriously," referring to the indictment by the US Department of Justice ag
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US Justice Department charges Indian national in connection with alleged f
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
On the matter, the Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen said: "The dedicated law enforcement agents and prosecutors in this case foiled and exposed a dangerous plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil. The Department of Justice will be relentless in using the full reach of o
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Former US President, Donald Trump may investigate political opponents if r
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Former United States (US) President Donald Trump declared that if re-elected in 2024, he would use the government to investigate his political opponents, suggesting it would be fair game after the Department of Justice indicted him in two separate cases earlier this year, reported The Hill.
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US confirms seizing cargo containing Iranian oil earlier this year
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The United States Department of Justice confirmed on Friday that it seized a cargo containing nearly one million barrels of Iranian oil earlier this year, Al Jazeera reported.
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Biden administration cancels 72 million USD in student loans for borrowers
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“As the California Department of Justice proved in court, Ashford relied extensively on high-pressure and deceptive recruiting tactics to lure students,” U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal said in a statement. “Today we are protecting the students who were cheated by Ashford, and
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Fast Track Special Courts provide speedy justice to victims of rape
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Department of Justice, under the Ministry of Law and Justice, has set up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) across India to provide speedy justice to victims of rape and the POCSO Act.
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White House declines to comment on probe against Trump, says Biden respect
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The White House on Tuesday declined to comment on the ongoing probe on former President Donald Trump, and said that President Joe Biden respects the ‘independence’ of the Department of Justice, CNN reported.
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Chinese overseas surveillance station exposed in the US
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, both New York residents, are facing charges of conspiracy to act as China's agents and obstruction of justice.
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US: 40 officers of China's National Police charged with harassing natives
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The two criminal complaints filed against them, by the US Attorney's Office, were unsealed on Monday in the federal court in Brooklyn. The defendants, which included 40 MPS officers and two officials in the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), had reportedly perpetrated transnational re
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US: Joe Biden administration to bring abortion pill case to Supreme Court
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Soon after an appeals court judgement that limited an earlier ruling that would have revoked the abortion pill's clearance for use, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will move the Supreme Court to stop limits on the sale of mifepristone, Al Jazeera reported.
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Matthew Miller becomes new US State Department spokesperson
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the statement, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said, "Today, I am appointing Matthew Miller as the next State Department Spokesperson. I benefitted greatly from Matt's wisdom, his experience in government, and his deep understanding of foreign policy when he was tapped to head up my no
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