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Bihar tea seller spreads awareness to exercise voting rights ahead of Asse
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], October 10 (ANI): With the Bihar Assembly Elections slated to begin at the end of this month, a tea seller in Muzaffarpur is spreading awareness about voting and COVID-19 protocols to combat the virus.
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What message central BJP government wants to give by arresting Stan Swamy
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Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 10 (ANI): A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took Jharkhand-based tribal rights activist and Jesuit priest, Father Stan Swamy, into custody in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday attacked the centr
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China along with its allies turn blind eye on persecution of Islam in East
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Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): The persecution of Islam in East Turkestan by China is unparalleled. The demolition of thousands of mosques and the prohibition of religious symbols go hand-in-hand with the establishment of concentration camps and human-rights violations qualify as genocide
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Human rights group hails acquittal of Pakistani Christian on death row for
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Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) hailed the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict of acquitting Sawan Masih, a Christian man on death row from the last eight years.
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Pakistan PM hoping for an 'all-weather friend', chooses to ignore China's
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Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): In the hope to have China as an "all-weather ally", Pakistan has continued to support Beijing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and even looked the other way round in the case of ongoing human rights violation against the Muslims in Xinjiang region.
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Hathras case: Civil rights activist moves SC for court-monitored CBI probe
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New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): Civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad led Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has approached the Supreme Court to transfer the Hathras case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ensure proper witness protection is accorded in the case.
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4.1-feet bell for Ram temple reaches Ayodhya from Tamil Nadu
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Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): A Ram Rath Yatra, which started from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on September 17, reached Ayodhya on Wednesday and brought a 4.1 feet bell with 'Jai Sri Ram' embossed on it for Ram Temple.
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NHRC urges action to protect victims of COVID-19
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has released an advisory suggesting urgent action to protect the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, including children.
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Germany, Western allies slam China's human rights record, call for accepta
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New York [USA], October 7 (ANI): In a United Nations speech on Tuesday, supported by 38 other countries, Germany criticised China’s human rights record and called on the world to accept persecuted Uyghur Muslims as refugees, reported South China Morning Post.
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RLD approaches NHRC for fair probe in Hathras case, seeks probe into lathi
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New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday seeking a probe into the lathi-charge on its leader Jayant Chaudhary in Hathras and sought a fair investigation in the Hathras case.
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Netflix acquires worldwide rights for French horror thriller 'The Swarm'
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Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): Online video streaming platform Netflix has acquired worldwide rights outside of France, Spain, and China of horror-thriller 'The Swarm.'
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Chhattisgarh leads in recognising individual and community forest rights,
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Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 6 (ANI): Chhattisgarh has emerged as a leading state in the country in recognising individual and community forest rights, said the state government on Tuesday.
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