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Won't support bipartisan deal for 9/11-style commission to probe January 6
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 19 (ANI): The US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday said he will not support bipartisan legislation for the 9/11-style commission to probe the January 6 Capitol riot as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has "refused to negotiate in good faith" on the parameters of t
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Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli forms minority government
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 14 (ANI): Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has formed a minority government after opposition parties failed to form a coalition, days after he lost a vote of confidence on Friday.
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Jailed Uyghur businessman dies in Xinjiang under mysterious conditions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 14 (ANI): A jailed businessman in China's Xinjiang province, belonging to the Uyghur minority community, has been confirmed to have died in a prison hospital under mysterious circumstances.
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Upcoming UN meet on Uyghur crackdown upsets China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Fuming over an upcoming UN video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslims, China has called on members of the United Nations not to attend the event, saying it "is based on sheer lies and political bias".
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Tibet, China's pioneer in social control
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 10 (ANI): As much as China is trying to silence critics and hide its pogroms against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, more and more is being exposed of its horrendous human rights abuses there. Unfortunately, China will not settle for just exorcising Uyghur culture, as other minority grou
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Greater risk of poor COVID outcomes in minority ethnic groups in England:
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Trump lashes out again at former ally McConnell, says Republican Party nee
Updated : 4 years, 11 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 : 4 years, 11 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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Naqvi gives nod to convert Ajmer Dargah's community halls, guest houses in
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Karachi: Families of missing Shias protest, Governor didn't even accept th
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Kerala HC dismisses ex-minister KT Jaleel's plea against Lokayukta report
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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South Korea: Minority right activist who was earlier attacked, fears depor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 18 (ANI): Rohat Austin, a well-known rights activist who has been highlighting the Pakistani establishment's persecution of religious minorities, has said that he is on the verge of being "handed over" to the Islamic State of Pakistan.
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