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US rights commission calls on Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Rights report highlights unlawful killings and forced disappearance of Bal
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): In its 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights, the US State Department has highlighted significant human rights issues in Pakistan, including unlawful or arbitrary killings by the government and forced disappearance of Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch human rights
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White House to investigate if Trump interfered in scientific research
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 30 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration would investigate former President Donald Trump's political interference in science across the government, the first step in what White House officials described as a sweeping effort to rebuild a demoralized federal wor
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90 pc US adults will be eligible for COVID vaccines by April 19, says Joe
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 30 (ANI): US President Joe Biden yesterday announced that 90 per cent of the adults in the United States will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines by April 19.
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US Secretary Antony Blinken extends Holi wishes
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 29 (ANI): US Secretary Antony Blinken on Monday extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Holi and wished for the unity of people across the globe.
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Flattered to be recognised by China for calling out genocidal crimes, says
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Pelosi appoints William J Walker as next Sergeant-at-Arms
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 27 (ANI): US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the appointment of Major General William J Walker, the current head of the DC National Guard, to serve as the next House Sergeant-at-Arms.
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Bangladeshi Americans recall horror of March 25, 1971, demand apology from
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): A US-based Bangladeshi organisation, Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM), held a car rally on Thursday, followed by a protest outside the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC demanding an apology for the 1971 genocide named 'Operation Search
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Chinese tech firms face US ultimatum over issue of American accounting sta
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 26 (ANI): New York-listed Chinese tech firms could soon be forced to leave the US market after the country's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) started implementing a law to remove foreign firms that did not comply with local accounting standards, South China
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NISAR mission: US-India partnership will help optimise world's natural res
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 26 (ANI): Noting the importance of a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and ISRO, the US State Department on Thursday said the "steller" partnership between the two countries, will help optimise management of the world's natural resources and enhance disaste
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Looking to enhance cooperation with India on tech, intellectual property:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 26 (ANI): The United States and India are looking to expand their trade and cooperation on digital technology and intellectual property as well as in a host of other areas, US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said on Thursday during a virtual meeting the Un
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Biden says he expects to run for re-election in 2024
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 26 (ANI): At his first press conference since assuming office, President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) said that he expected to run for re-election in 2024.
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