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AIADMK leaders inspect arrangements for crucial general body meeting on Ju
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 21 (ANI): At a time when differences have arisen between rival groups and calls made for single leadership in the party, senior leaders of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday inspected arrangements at a private hall in Chennai's
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On World Refugee Day, Welcome.US announces new pathways for Americans to w
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): Today, on World Refugee Day, Welcome.US is expanding pathways for Americans to support newcomers, including launching Welcome Connect, a first-of-its-kind platform, developed with support from Goldman Sachs, ServiceNow, Infosys, and the Breakthrough
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End violence, serious human rights violations against Afghan refugees: Rig
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): To mark World Refugee Day, the Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan reminded the international community of its obligations to uphold and protect the right to seek asylum, the right to life and other fundamental human rights of Afghan refugees under th
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China: US law against Uyghur forced labour takes effect
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): The United States government should vigorously enforce a new law that aims to prevent imports linked to forced labour by Uyghurs and other persecuted groups in China, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Car worth Rs 100 mln for PoK President draws flak from activists
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], June 20 (ANI): Civil society groups and activists are severely criticizing the move by the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) government over the buying of a new luxurious car worth over Rs 100 million for President Barrister Sultan Mahmood.
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Study: Brain's reward network leads to humans' aggressiveness toward rival
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], June 17 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University used functional brain imaging technology to reveal a potential answer: It increases activity in the brain's reward network.
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Civil society calls for urgent measures to protect Uyghurs at risk of refo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 17 (ANI): A group of 22 refugee and human rights groups and 50 Uyghur organizations are calling on governments and international organizations to take urgent steps to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples at imminent risk of refoulement, a pro-Uyghur announced on Fr
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NATO chief says will boost forces on eastern flank
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will strengthen its battle groups along its eastern flank, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday following a meeting of the alliance's defense ministers.
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Vicious cycle of Pakistan's insecurity, Afghanistan's opium trade converge
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 16 (ANI): The illegal-narcotics trade constitutes one of the main financial sources of the insurgency groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but, more importantly, it feeds narco-terror.
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Higher levels of optimism are associated with longer lifespan, finds stud
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups.
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UN voices concern over security in DRC
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Saturday voiced concern over the deteriorating security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), given the increase of attacks against civilians by rebels as well as the presence of foreign armed groups.
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Another accused held in connection with violent Kanpur clashes
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 11 (ANI): Kanpur police on Saturday arrested one more main accused behind the violent clashes that broke between two groups in the city, after the Friday prayers on June 3, over the issue of the market shutdown.
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