Human Rights Watch asks Bangladesh to end arbitrary and secret arr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Oct. 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that Bangladesh should immediately release three children of opposition leaders convicted of war crimes who have been illegally detained since August this year.
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India's academic 'gender gap' is same as US: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 13 (ANI): Academically talented girls inthe United States surpass boys in language performance and are narrowing the gap with their male counterparts in math achievement, according to new research from the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP).
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Won't dignify comments of avowed terrorist: US on Hafiz Saeed
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 13 (ANI): The United States has refused to respond to Jamaat-ul-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed's remarks on its ties with Pakistan, and said that they would dignify comments made by an avowed terrorist.
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US supports India's 'right to self-defence', slams
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 13 (ANI): Backing India's right to self-defence in the aftermath of the Uri terror attack which it dubbed a clear case of cross-border terrorism, the United States has slammed Pakistan and dismissed its recent attempt to link peace in war-torn Afghanistan with
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Following Cyril Almeida row, U.S. expresses concern over 'fre
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Oct. 12 (ANI): With the Pakistan Government placing Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida on the "exit control list (ECL) for his report in on the "confrontation" between its civilian and Army leaderships over Pakistan-based terror groups striking in India and Afgha
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Paul Ryan won't defend Trump, turns focus on preserving congr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct. 11 (ANI): Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan told his fellow Republicans on Monday that he will no longer defend Donald Trump and will instead use the next 29 days to focus on preserving his party's hold on Congress, giving a hu
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Eight ISIS loyalists killed in US drone strikes in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct. 10 (ANI): At least 20 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have been killed in the United States-led drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
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Ethiopia declares state of emergency over continuous violent prote
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct. 10 (ANI): A six-month nationwide state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia following months of anti-government protests.
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Trump vows to jail Hillary Clinton over emails if he wins presiden
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 10 (ANI): Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has said that if he was elected as the president of the United States, he would instruct the attorney general to "investigate" Hillary Clinton and to put her behind bars for using her personal and unsecu
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Jaitley calls upon world community to focus on the coordinated pol
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct. 9 (ANI): Stressing that since the forces of globalisation and multilateralism can go a long way in expanding global growth opportunities, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday called upon the international community to focus on the coordinated po
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Security support to Saudi Arabia is 'no blank check': US
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct. 9 (ANI): The United States condemned the killing of 155 people after a Saudi-led airstrikes hit a funeral home in the Yemeni capital and said that the security cooperation provided to Saudi Arabia by Washington "is not a blank check".
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U.S.: Hurricane Matthew claims 10 lives, marks 'record-breaki
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct. 9 (ANI): At least ten people have been killed by Hurricane Matthew in different regions in the United States.
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