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Biden administration declares Chinese actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'
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Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions with Beijing, the Biden administration on Tuesday (local time) declared Chinese actions against the Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang as 'genocide'.
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Hunar Haat is a perfect and popular platform for indigenous products: Naqv
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Panaji (Goa) [India], March 26 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said that "Hunar Haat'' is a "perfect and popular platform" for indigenous products of artisans and craftspersons of the country.
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SC quashes FIR against Shillong Times journalist Patricia Mukhim
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New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): In a relief to the Editor of Shillong Times, Patricia Mukhim, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the FIR lodged against her for a Facebook post condemning violence against non-tribal people in the state.
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Members of European Parliament condemn human rights abuses in China
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Brussels [Belgium], March 24 (ANI): The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Tuesday reiterated their serious concerns regarding human rights abuses in China, particularly the persecution of the Uyghur minority in the province of Xinjiang.
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UNHRC adopts resolution against S Lanka; India abstains from voting
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): India on Tuesday abstained from voting on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution in Geneva against Sri Lanka, while calling on the island country to carry forward the process of reconciliation and address aspirations of its Tamil mino
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US, allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for "serious human
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Washington, DC [US], March 22 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the Uyghur and other minority communities, the US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for "serious human rights abuses", the Treasury Department said.
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EU hits China with sanctions over Uyghur 'genocide'
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Brussels [Belgium], March 22 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the Uyghur and other minority communities, the European Union has confirmed its first sanctions on Chinese officials since 1989, targeting four officials and one entity.
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Ethnic minorities in England less likely to report using e-cigarettes to r
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London [UK], March 19 (ANI): Ethnic minority groups may be missing out on a means of reducing smoking, suggest the findings of a new survey.
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YSRCP elects 60.47 pc women, 78 pc representatives from SC, ST, BC, minori
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 19 (ANI): YSRCP has elects 60.47 per cent women and 78 per cent representatives from SC/ST/BC/Minority Communities out of 86 Mayors/Chairpersons of Municipalities/Municipal Corporations in the state.
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Exposure density and neighbourhood disparities in COVID-19 infection risk:
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Researchers report that neighbourhood changes in exposure density--a measure of activity associated with increased risk of exposure to COVID-19-infected individuals--in New York City in response to a statewide stay-at-home order were associated with COVID-19
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37 pc of those killed in UP encounters from 2017 to 2020 were Muslims: Asa
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Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 15 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government has been targeting Muslims as 37 per cent of the encounters in Uttar Pradesh in three years had been d
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Adani Ports credit profile unaffected by Gangavaram Port acquisition: Fitc
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Singapore, March 12 (ANI): There is no credit impact on Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) from its proposed acquisition of a minority 31.5 per cent stake in Gangavaram Port Ltd (GPL) from Warburg Pincus Llc, according to Fitch Ratings.
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