General Lloyd Austin met Prime Minister Modi upon his arrival in New Delhi on Friday. New Delhi: US Defense Secretary General Lloyd Austin said Saturday that he had a conversation with Indian ministers about the human rights of minorities in the country, as it was important for partners to have …
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NEW DELHI: India and UN human rights boss Michelle Bachelet crashed on Friday when the latter hit the government on the farmers’ protests and their recent action against journalists and activists. In its response, the government said that Bachelet’s observations lacked “objectivity and impartiality.” Charges of sedition against journalists and …
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Human Rights Day: “Recover Better – Defend Human Rights” is the theme for 2020 Human Rights Day 2020: This year’s Human Rights Day focuses on the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on disadvantaged people, children and women and the need to “build back better by ensuring that human rights …
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CALCUTTA: west bengal Chief Minister Mamata banerjee on Thursday he claimed that democracy was being swept away and voices muzzled in the country, and promised that his government I was committed to defending human rights. On Twitter, the CM, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, said that its government …
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On November 30, while addressing Sikh participants from across Canada, at a Zoom meeting organized to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: “Canada will always be there to defend the right to peaceful protest. “These words were spoken in the …
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MUMBAI: In a request for bail, the 83-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, father Stan Swamy, arrested in the Elgar parishad In any case, you have told the NIA special court that working for sub-tests who may or may not have been Maoists does not make you a Maoist. …
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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated United States President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, expressing hope for a “ win-win cooperation ” amid conflicts over trade, technology and security that have plunged Sino-US relations to their lowest level in decades. Biden He is widely expected to try to resume cooperation with …
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BEIJING: On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Joe Biden about his electoral victory in the United States, state media reported. In his telegram, Xi said that the two countries “should not stick to conflict or confrontation, mutual respect and a spirit of mutually beneficial cooperation” to promote the “noble …
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TOKYO: As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes for an economic and environmental revival are mixed with stinging anxiety and fear of inattention. From security to trade to climate change, a powerful reach of the US extends to almost every corner …
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NEW DELHI: Joe biden he is a familiar figure in India as he was Barack ObamaVice President for two terms. There will be some areas in which he will follow Trump vis-à-vis India and others in which he would diverge. Defense, strategic and security relations will likely follow a path …
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