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Torture cannot be justified in any situation, UN experts tell Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], August 3 (ANI): Noting that Afghanistan has entered into "a very challenging new chapter of power transition", the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) urged Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold "the international obligations of the State".
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Letter to US Trade Representative Tai urges to oppose request by India, ot
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): In a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine C Tai on Tuesday (local time), Ranking Member Jim Jordan, and Darrell Issa, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual property, and the Internet urged Washington to oppose a request by India, other nati
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Indian American Congressman Ami Bera re-named as Chair of House Foreign Af
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 29 (ANI): The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday announced that it has re-elected Indian American veteran Congressman Ami Bera, D-California, to again serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation.
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Panel discusses Maha govt's strategy to be adopted in final SC hearing on
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 22 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the state cabinet's subcommittee on Maratha reservation and discussed the strategy of the state government to be adopted in the final hearing of the matter before the Supreme Co
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Andhra cabinet decides to implement new sand policy
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 6 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has decided to implement the new sand policy in the state. The Cabinet subcommittee has given its recommendations in this regard, sand will be sold directly from the sand reaches.
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CEOs of four tech giants testify before House subcommittee on issue of com
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 30 (ANI): The CEOs of four tech giants -- Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google -- appeared before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law on Wednesday to address concerns that their businesses may be harming competition.
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Jeff Bezos testifies before House antitrust panel, discloses details about
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 29 (ANI): Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO during his testimony before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law disclosed about his personal life and narrated the difficulties the company faced in initial years of its existence.
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Beijing faces criticism for human rights violations in Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 21 (ANI): During a hearing before the House of Commons human-rights subcommittee, several experts called out China for human rights violation in Xinjiang where Beijing has locked up millions of Uyghurs.
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US Congress introduces resolutions marking 25 years of ties with Vietnam
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 11 (VNA/ANI): Two resolutions were recently introduced by subcommittee leaders of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (July 12).
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Indian-American Congressman appointed chairman of crucial US House subcomm
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 14 (ANI): Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera has been appointed as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Nawaz Sharif ECL issue: Law Minister chairs sub-committee meet
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 13 (ANI): After Nawaz Sharif has refused to leave the country on the government's conditions, Pakistan cabinet's subcommittee on Wednesday held a meeting to finalise its recommendations on the issue of removing former prime minister name from the no-fly list.
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US Congress panel to hold hearing on human rights situation in South Asia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 2 (ANI): Congressman Brad Sherman, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia, announced on Tuesday that the panel will hold a hearing on the human rights situation in South Asia with focus on Kashmir on October 22.
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