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UNHRC Special Rapporteur's report links inflammatory remarks by BJP leader
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): E. Tendayi Achiume, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, in her report on 'Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia', has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has been linked to
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SC/ST Act: Mayawati condemns protests staged by upper caste groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday condemned a protest held by upper caste groups across various states in the country against the latest amendment approved by Parliament to retract a Supreme Court judgement over the Scheduled Caste/Schedu
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US Congressmen urge Pak to stop persecution of ethnic, religious groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington, DC [USA], Sep 7 (ANI): Scores of South Asian experts, members of the US Senate and House of Representatives flocked Capitol Hill to urge Pakistan to stop the persecution of ethnic and religious groups.
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Nike draws flak over Colin Kaepernick campaign
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Sept 5 (ANI): Upset with Nike's decision to use American football quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the face of its latest advertising campaign, groups of people have started burning the brand's sneakers and sportswear.
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Nadeem Nusrat welcomes US' decision to cancel aid to Pak
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 4 (ANI): Nadeem Nusrat, chairman of Voice of Karachi, a US-based advocacy group, has welcomed Washington's recent actions to pressurise Islamabad in order to stop supporting terrorist groups in their soil.
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PIL seeks ban on caste, tribe based social groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 02 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking ban on registered or unregistered social organisations constituted in the name of caste and tribe. The petition, filed on August 31, will be listed for hearing soon.
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Tahrir al-Sham added to the list of terrorist groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Sep 02 (ANI): Turkey has added 'Tahrir al-Sham' to the list of the terrorist groups.
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FB identifies and takes down several pages for running disinformation camp
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], August 22 (ANI): Facebook (FB) has taken down around 652 pages, groups, and accounts from its website after identifying them as the part of a coordinating disinformation campaign, roots to which were found in Iran and Russia.
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Security upped as Maharashtra braces for Maratha bandh today
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Maharashtra as Sakal Maratha Samaj, an umbrella body of Maratha groups has called for a state-wide bandh on Thursday over reservation issue.
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Venezuelan President blames Colombia for drone 'attack'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Aug 5 (ANI): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused Colombia's far-right groups and outgoing president Juan Manuel Santos for what he called as an "attempt to assassinate him."
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Pak organises anti-India groups for Independence day
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
London, [UK] August 3 (ANI): While the incoming Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan talks about friendship with New Delhi, the country's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is drawing up elaborate plans to embarrass India during the 71st Independence day functions in Lon
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Union Cabinet approves bill to overturn SC order on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Ahead of a nationwide bandh called by the Dalit groups, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday agreed to table the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) bill during the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament to restore the original provis
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