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BTS to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes and celebrate AANHPI heritage month
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): Popular South Korean Grammy-nominated band BTS will be joining US President Joe Biden at the White House on May 31 to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes and also to celebrate AANHPI heritage month.
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AAPI Heritage Month: Biden pledges to 're-double' commitment to fight hate
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): Hosting a reception to celebrate the contributions and influence of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States, President Joe Biden condemned the violence and hateful rhetoric t
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US: FBI investigating Buffalo supermarket shooting as 'racially motivated
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 15 (ANI): The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) suspects that the shooting in the city of Buffalo, where ten people were killed and three others were injured, was a racially motivated hate crime, Stephen Belongia, special agent in charge of the FBI's Buff
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SC to hear on May 9, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind's plea against alleged attack on
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday posted for May 9, a plea seeking a court-monitored investigation and prosecution in hate crimes related to the "continuous attack" on the personality of Prophet Mohammad and disparaging remarks by various people in different parts o
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South Asian community in New York shaken by string of hate crimes against
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI): The South Asian community in New York has been shaken in recent weeks by a string of hate crimes against Sikh men in Richmond Hill, a neighbourhood sometimes called Little Punjab that is home to a large Sikh community and a prominent Sikh temple.
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India's New York Consulate terms assault on 2 Sikh men in New York 'deplor
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 13 (ANI): Assault on two Sikh men in New York's Richmond Hills is "deplorable", said the Consulate General of India in New York in a statement on Wednesday.
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Jussie Smollet to be released from jail
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): In a major relief for Jussie Smollet, an appeals court ordered the release of the former 'Empire' star from jail actor Jussie Smollett released from jail on Wednesday, just seven days into a 150-day sentence for faking a hate crime.
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Pakistani student stabbed multiple times in Melbourne
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 13 (ANI): A Pakistani student, working as a part-time ride-share driver in the Australian city of Melbourne was stabbed multiple times by two unknown male passengers in the early hours of Saturday.
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'Empire' star Jussie Smollett sentenced to 5 months in jail for staging ha
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): Actor Jussie Smollett, widely known for his role in 'Empire', was sentenced to five months in jail on Thursday for staging a hate crime in which he lied to authorities about being jumped by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him.
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FBI says black college bomb threats being probed as hate crimes
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US federal authorities are investigating the recent rash of bomb threats directed at more than a dozen Black colleges and universities as possible hate crimes, the FBI said in a statement.
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US 'deeply disturbed' over attack on Sikh cab driver at New York airport,
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): The US has said that it is "deeply disturbed" over the reports of an attack on a Sikh cab driver at John F Kennedy airport in New York City and stressed that the country has the responsibility to hold perpetrators of hate crimes accountable for their actions
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Asian-American leaders meet Biden, discuss hate crime
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) met leaders from the Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and discussed issues like hate crimes, immigration, and voting rights at the White House in Washington DC.
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