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Greater risk of poor COVID outcomes in minority ethnic groups in England:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], May 1 (ANI): Minority ethnic groups had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19-related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and death compared with white groups in England, according to an observational study published in The Lancet
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EU expresses concern over rising blasphemy cases in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 30 (ANI): The European Union has raised concerns over Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws as they are "often misused to silence opponents and their defenders and to discriminate against religious minorities" and pointed Ahmadi Muslims are probably the most at risk.
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Trump lashes out again at former ally McConnell, says Republican Party nee
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Palm Beach [US], April 30 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) renewed his feud with Senate Minority Leader and former ally Mitch McConnell by calling for Senate Republicans to find a new leader ahead of the midterm elections, suggesting doing so would boost their
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Tibetans see repeat of own repression in China's treatment of Uyghurs, say
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): Tibetans are experiencing mass repression in China similar to that being enforced on ethnic minority Uyghurs in the western part of the country, Xinjiang.
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Kotkhai case: Trial court in Shimla convicts lone accused for rape and mur
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 29 (ANI): A trial court in Shimla on Wednesday convicted the lone accused in rape and murder of a 16-year-old minor girl in the forest of Halaila, Kotkhai of Shimla district.
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Unsatisfied with action of Telangana authorities, NHRC recommends release,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), contrary to the initial reports from the public authorities in Telangana, has found that a minor girl from Odisha was kept as a bonded labour at a brick kiln in Hyderabad as her mother was unable to repay the mon
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Naqvi gives nod to convert Ajmer Dargah's community halls, guest houses in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday approved the proposal to convert an Ajmer Sharif Dargah community halls and guest houses into a temporary "COVID Care Centre" amid surging coronavirus infections.
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DOTO: Tale of dubious database that spreads misinformation against India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], April 24 (ANI): Document of the Oppressed (DOTO) which claims to be a non-profit documentation center which documents hate crime against religious minorities specifically in India, runs a vicious agenda to fool general public by providing them with misinformation, according
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UK declares China's crackdown on Uyghurs as 'genocide'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a "genocide", joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing's actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region.
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Karachi: Families of missing Shias protest, Governor didn't even accept th
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): As authorities in Pakistan continue the persecution of minority communities- especially of Shias, families and leaders of the Joint Action Committee for Shia Missing Persons protested at Sindh Governor House.
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SAI suspends coach and orders enquiry for allegedly assaulting minor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday suspended the coach who is allegedly accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old schoolgirl. The SAI has ordered an enquiry on the breach of conduct rules.
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Kerala HC dismisses ex-minister KT Jaleel's plea against Lokayukta report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 20 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by former Kerala Minister for Higher Education and Minority Welfare KT Jaleel, challenging a report of the state Lokayukta which had found him guilty of nepotism and favouritism.
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