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One police officer killed after car rams US Capitol complex; suspect shot
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] April 3, (ANI): One US police officer was killed and another injured on Friday after a vehicle rammed into one of the barriers surrounding the Capitol complex in Washington, forcing the area into a lockdown. US Capitol Police (USCP) later said that the motorist was shot and k
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US rights commission calls on Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): USCIRF Commissioner Johnnie Moore has asked Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws following a local court's decision to order a police probe against the organisers of a march marking International Women's Day over allegations they committed blasphemy.
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Flattered to be recognised by China for calling out genocidal crimes, says
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 29 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Chinese government over the issue of rights abuses in Xinjiang, USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin has said he feels flattered to be recognised by "Communist China" for calling out genocidal crimes against religious and ethnic minorities in th
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New rules for H-1B visa mild negative for Indian IT services: ICRA
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): The proposed changes in H-1B application selection process by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are prospective in nature but will have a minor adverse impact on the margins of Indian IT services companies, investment information agency ICRA
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US immigration modifies H-1B cap selection process to benefit workers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a final rule that will modify the H-1B cap selection process, amend current lottery procedures, and prioritize wages to protect the economic interests of US workers and better ensure the most high
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USCIRF calls Pak to release Ramzan Bibi who is detained under blasphemy la
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 07 (ANI): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner James W. Carr on Thursday announced his adoption of Ramzan Bibi, an Ahmadi woman detained in Pakistan under the controversial blasphemy law, through the Religious Prisoners of
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New study highlights key role of 'junk DNA' in regulating rhythms
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], January 5 (ANI): The researchers from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggest the impact of non-coding microRNAs on circadian rhythms is tissue-specific and may reveal new insights into disease processes.
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US commission on religious freedom raises alarm over China's extradition t
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday expressed shock over the reports that China has ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey that could target Muslim minority Uyghurs fleeing persecution from Xinjiang province.
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US commission on religious freedom backs enactment of Tibet Policy, Suppor
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday commended Donald Trump administration for signing the Tibetan Policy and Support Act.
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Chinese government planned Galwan incident, says US top panel
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): The Chinese government had "planned" the June Galwan incident even as Beijing ramped up its multiyear coercion campaign against its neighbors, provoking military or paramilitary standoffs with countries from Japan to India, the United States top panel sa
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'US Coast Guard looking to expand presence in Pacific to counter China's a
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is looking to expand its presence in the Pacific region amid China's "harassment of vessels" in the exclusive economic zones of other countries in the Indo-Pacific, said National Security Advisor Robert C O'Brien on Frid
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USCI launches innovative programme with focus on emerging technologies
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): With the COVID-19 pandemic, our lives have moved further into the digital world. It is highly impossible to imagine how life would have been in 2020 without technology - without video calls and OTT platforms during lockdown, virtual cla
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