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Pakistan's obsession with blasphemy laws leads to extrajudicial killings,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in deeply conservative Pakistan where mere allegations have led to extrajudicial killings and mob violence.
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740 people killed so far in Myanmar since Feb 1 military coup
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 24 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 740 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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Delhi court dismisses plea seeking handcuffs for Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): A Delhi court dismissed a plea seeking to produce two accused Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi, arrested in connection with the last years northeast Delhi violence case, before it in "handcuffs" and sought explanation for moving such application.
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Delhi Court grants a day to Delhi police to file reply on Deep Sidhu's bai
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Friday granted one more day to Delhi Police to file a reply on the bail plea of actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, in another Republic Day violence case.
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3.4 mn people in Myanmar will suffer from hunger within 6 months, warns Wo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 23 (ANI): Within the next six months, 3.4 million people will go hungry, over and above the 2.8 million people considered to be food insecure in Myanmar before the military takeover, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
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US Senate passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The Senate on Thursday (local time) passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill that aims to end violence specifically targeted at Asian communities in the United States.
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Pakistan: Over 100 TLP clerics placed on terrorism suspects list amid dead
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): As violence by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan's (TLP) supporters continues to rage in Lahore and other cities, Pakistan's Punjab government has placed more than 100 clerics of the outlawed group on the list of terrorism and sectarianism suspects.
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Pak opposition blasts Imran Khan govt over 'failure' in handling TLP prote
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Pakistan opposition has blasted Imran Khan-led government over its failure in handling Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protest across the country.
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Red Fort violence case: Delhi court rejects plea seeking police custody of
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday said that a professional investigating agency like the Crime Branch should not work in a manner that any ill will or mala fide may be imputed on them.
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Bangladesh launches crackdown against hardline Hefazat-e-Islam, arrests 10
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 19 (ANI): Over 100 leaders of the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam and its activists have been arrested following last month violence and vandalism across Bangladesh.
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Delhi court dismisses police's plea over 4-day custody of R-Day violence a
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the plea of Delhi Police seeking four days custody of actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, in another Republic Day violence case.
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Deep Sidhu remanded to one-day judicial custody
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI) A Duty Magistrate in Tihar Jail on Sunday said that the remand hearing of the actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, an accused in the Republic Day violence case, will be heard by the concerned magistrate on Monday.
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