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Event promoter Rehan Siddiqui blacklisted after Shiv Sena MP raises issue
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale had written to Home Ministry to refrain Indian artists from performing in concerts organised by a promoter accused of serious crimes like money laundering and human trafficking
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Australia-China spat exposes dragon's hidden hands
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 30 (ANI): A Chinese court's ruling of sentencing an Australian citizen to death in connection with alleged drug trafficking charges on June 13 has exposed the deep-rooted flaws in China's party-dominated judicial system, which runs contrary to the rule of law.
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HK strongly opposes 'groundless' US report on human trafficking
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 26 (ANI): The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday expressed strong opposition to a U.S. report on human trafficking having "groundless and biased findings".
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CRPF observes Anti Drug Day
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): On the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Dr AP Maheshwari, DG, CRPF highlighted that in the course of its duty in the LWE areas, Jammu and Kashmir and the North East, CRPF has destroyed large tracts of illegal marijuana plantation
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India retains Tier-2 category in trafficking report, US advises increase p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 26 (ANI): The United States in its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the year 2020 released on Thursday (local time), placed India in the Tier-2 category for the seventh time in a row since 2013 suggesting that the country increase investigations, prosecution
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Religious, ethnic minorities particularly vulnerable to trafficking in Pak
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate human trafficking, the United States has downgraded Islamabad to the 'Tier 2 Watch List' on the country trafficking scale.
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China forcing citizens to work in 'horrendous conditions' on BRI projects:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 26 (ANI): The United States on Thursday retained China in Tier-3 category (lowest ranking) of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its state-owned enterprises often force citizens to work in "horrendous condi
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Pompeo releases Trafficking in Persons report, says US always stood in def
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 26 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Thursday (local time) released the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and said that the United States has "always stood" in defence of human rights "like no other nation".
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Drug trafficking, terror activities on rise as Myanmar gears up for electi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 14 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Myanmar is scheduled to hold its third general election in six decades in a landmark development for the country's democratic transition. However, the country is facing a sudden rise in activities related to drug trafficking, viole
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SC notice to Centre, others on plea claiming spike in child-trafficking du
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Union of India, and others seeking their detailed responses on a petition claiming a spike in the instances of child-trafficking during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Cong leader Agnelo Fernandes accuses Goa minister Michael Lobo of facilita
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 7 (ANI): Goa Congress leader Agnelo Fernandes on Saturday accused state Ports minister Michael Lobo of "facilitating human trafficking" by issuing passes under his letterhead for movement of the vehicles on the pretext of getting commercial commodities into Goa.
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Hyderabad: NIA arrests key accused in cross-border human trafficking racke
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 23 (ANI): National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested Abdul Salam, a key accused in human trafficking from Bangladesh to multiple cities across India, including Hyderabad, for sexual exploitation.
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