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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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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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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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Biden signs legislation to address hate crimes against Asian Americans
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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'Hate has no place in America': President Biden to sign anti-Asian hate cr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has announced that he will sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act on Thursday, paving the way for the legislation to stop hate crimes against Asian Americans that have occurred since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US House passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 19 (ANI): The US House on Tuesday passed the legislation to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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US Senate passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The Senate on Thursday (local time) passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill that aims to end violence specifically targeted at Asian communities in the United States.
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Congress' Manish Tewari writes to US President over FedEx shooting, urges
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 20 (ANI): Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari has written to the US President Joe Biden urging him to ensure the security of the Sikh community living across the US which has been "repeatedly targeted in hate crimes" leading to several killings.
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