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Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Washington refurbished and inaugurated
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington on Thursday morning (local time) along with the Indian envoy to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
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Minneapolis to defund, dismantle its police department
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Minneapolis [USA], June 8 (ANI): At least nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city's police department following the police killing of George Floyd.
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Americans troubled more by police actions in George Floyd killing than vio
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): Americans by a 2-to-1 margin are more troubled by the actions of police in the killing of black man George Floyd than by violence at some protests, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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Winston Churchill statue vandalised in London during Black Lives Matter pr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): Anti-racism protesters in England defaced the memorial to Winston Churchill in Westminster during Black Lives Matter protests on Sunday, local media reported.
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Indian American shelters 70 George Floyd protesters
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 6 (ANI): As protestors were protesting peacefully in Washington, D.C., earlier this week, over George Floyds death, many suddenly found themselves "trapped" by police officers on either end of a street in northwest Washington DC. And on that very street, an Indian
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57 Buffalo police officers quit special team after 2 suspended for alleged
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], June 6 (ANI): Fifty-seven police officers in Buffalo, New York, have resigned from the force's emergency response team following the suspension of two officers who allegedly pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground, a source close to the situation informed CNN on Friday (
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Kanye West joins George Floyd protesters marching in his hometown of Chica
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 5 (ANI): American rapper Kanye West has thrown his weight behind protesters from his hometown marching against the killing of George Floyd. The rapper was spotted joining demonstrators in Chicago on Thursday.
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Bayern Munich planning to join George Floyd protests, says Joshua Kimmich
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Atlanta [USA], June 4 (ANI): Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich has said that the side is planning to join the protests against George Floyd's death.
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US Military forces deployed in Washington DC to quell Floyd protests
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 4 (ANI): US Military forces were on Wednesday seen on the streets of Washington, DC, and put on a high alert to respond to unrest in the nation's capital if necessary.
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Mahatma Gandhi statue outside Indian Embassy in Washington desecrated
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 4 (ANI): The Mahatma Gandhi's statue outside the Indian Embassy in Washington D.C. desecrated by unruly elements involved in the ongoing protests in the United States. Sources told ANI that United States Park Police have launched an investigation into the matter.
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We can unite without Trump: Former Defence Secretary Mattis over countrywi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 4 (ANI): Amid the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, Former US Secretary of Defence James Mattis on Wednesday criticised US President Donald Trump saying that he is the "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American peopl
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Deep-seated grievances in US must be addressed: UN over George Floyd's dea
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 4 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday called on the US administration to condemn racism unequivocally and truly address inequalities.
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