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Afghan citizens take up arms to fight Taliban
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan, people in various provinces throughout the worn-torn country have taken up arms to fight the Taliban.
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Imran Khan's latest remarks on sexual violence cause furore on social medi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's latest controversial remarks on sexual violence against women has led to an outpouring of furious comments on social media as netizens termed his comments as 'victim-blaming'.
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UN verifies 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations verified at least 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict during 2020, including instances of killing, recruitment and sexual violence, a report by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed on Monday.
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'...A black dog that barks': TMC MLA Madan Mitra launches personal attack
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 21 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra on Monday said that Governor Jagdeep Dhankar was misleading people about post poll violence in the state and people think of him as "a black dog that barks" and that is why he is shown "black flags" wherever
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Post-poll violence in Bengal most barbaric since independence: Jagdeep Dha
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 21 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said the post-poll violence in the state was the most barbaric situation since independence.
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NHRC orders inquiry into complaints of West Bengal post-poll violence
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission chairperson Justice (Retired) Arun Mishra has constituted a committee headed by former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Jain to enquire into the complaints of post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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China warns its nationals to leave Afghanistan amid surge in violence
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): China has warned its nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately as the Taliban continues to capture more and more territories ahead of the final drawdown of US and NATO troops.
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WB post-poll violence: Smriti Irani slams Mamata Banerjee for 'watching pe
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Hailing the Calcutta High Court's decision to dismiss the petition demanding to stay or recall its order directing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe complaints of post-poll violence in West Bengal, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Pa
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'If you raise temptation, young guys have nowhere to go', Imran Khan's tak
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Barely two months after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments on sexual violence drew severe backlash, he again invited trouble by suggesting that avoiding "temptation in society" is the way to prevent sexual violence against women.
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Calcutta HC refuses to stay its order directing NHRC panel to probe post-p
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed the petition to recall or stay its order directing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to constitute a committee for examining complaints of post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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Violence against children continues unabated in Pakistan's Punjab province
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): As Pakistan continues to witness a rise in crimes against children including child sexual abuse, abduction and child marriages, citizens in the Punjab province seem to get no respite from the current crime situation.
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8 Arab suspects arrested for allegedly murdering Jewish man in Israel
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli security forces said on Sunday that eight Arab suspects have been arrested for the killing of a Jewish man in central Israel in May amid a wave of ethnic violence.
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