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Meet Chandigarh’s Harmeet Dhillon, Named Assistant Attorney General By Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.
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Trump Nominates Indian-American Harmeet Dhillon For Top Civil Rights Post
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday nominated Indian-American Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.
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Malcolm X's Family Sues FBI, CIA Over His Murder, Seeks $100 Million
Malcolm X, a civil rights leader, was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in Upper Manhattan.
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How African-Americans Fought For The Right To Vote In US Presidential Elections
In the aftermath of the Civil War, with the abolition of slavery formalised by the 13th Amendment in 1865, approximately 4 million freed Black Americans were eager to secure their place as full citizens, including the critical right to vote.
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Nepal War Crime Laws May Grant Amnesty To Civil War Offenders: Lawyers
Newly amended laws in Nepal to tackle crimes committed during its decade-long bitter civil war could instead deprive victims of justice and grant amnesty to those culpable, rights lawyers warned Thursday.
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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High Court Refuses To Pause Demolition Of National Shooting Coach's Delhi Home
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to stay the demolition of the house of national pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung in the Civil Lines here, saying in the absence of any legal right over the property which was sub-leased to Jung's family, no r
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Republican Harmeet Dhillon Leads Sikh Prayers At Convention, Trump Present
Harmeet Dhillon, a civil rights attorney and Republican Party leader led Sikh prayer 'ardas' at the Republican National Convention in the presence of presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Milwaukee today.
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Amazon Must Comply With US Rights Agency's Pregnancy Bias Probe: Judge
A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a US civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers.
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Military Cantonments To Lose Control On Civil Areas. What This Means
The central government has stepped up the process of separating civilian areas from defence areas, and property rights over assets in 13 military cantonments will be shifted to local municipalities.
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Italian Court Clears Man Of Sexual Assault Charges As Victim Took 20 Seconds To React
The case centres around Raffaele Meola, a former trade union official, who was accused of groping the attendant in 2018.
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As Elections Loom In France, Macron Warns Of 'Civil War'
French President Emmanuel Macron told a podcast episode shown on Monday that both the far right National Rally (RN) party and the left-wing New Popular Front coalition - front runners in parliamentary election- risked bringing "civil war" to France.
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"I Know It Angers You": Joe Biden As He Faces Gaza Protest At US College
US President Joe Biden said Sunday he heard the voice of Gaza war protesters as some students turned their backs on his graduation ceremony speech at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
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Watch: Bureaucrat Sings "We Shall Overcome" After Polling In Assam
Top poll officials in Assam marked the end of the second phase of polling on Friday by singing the iconic civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" at midnight. The jam session, captured on camera, has since gone viral.
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Columbia University Faces Civil Rights Case Over Protesters Arrests
A pro-Palestinian US group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday.
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Meet Chandigarh’s Harmeet Dhillon, Named Assistant Attorney General By Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.
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Trump Nominates Indian-American Harmeet Dhillon For Top Civil Rights Post
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday nominated Indian-American Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.
-
Malcolm X's Family Sues FBI, CIA Over His Murder, Seeks $100 Million
Malcolm X, a civil rights leader, was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in Upper Manhattan.
-
How African-Americans Fought For The Right To Vote In US Presidential Elections
In the aftermath of the Civil War, with the abolition of slavery formalised by the 13th Amendment in 1865, approximately 4 million freed Black Americans were eager to secure their place as full citizens, including the critical right to vote.
-
Nepal War Crime Laws May Grant Amnesty To Civil War Offenders: Lawyers
Newly amended laws in Nepal to tackle crimes committed during its decade-long bitter civil war could instead deprive victims of justice and grant amnesty to those culpable, rights lawyers warned Thursday.
-
UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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High Court Refuses To Pause Demolition Of National Shooting Coach's Delhi Home
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to stay the demolition of the house of national pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung in the Civil Lines here, saying in the absence of any legal right over the property which was sub-leased to Jung's family, no r
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Republican Harmeet Dhillon Leads Sikh Prayers At Convention, Trump Present
Harmeet Dhillon, a civil rights attorney and Republican Party leader led Sikh prayer 'ardas' at the Republican National Convention in the presence of presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Milwaukee today.
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Amazon Must Comply With US Rights Agency's Pregnancy Bias Probe: Judge
A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a US civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers.
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Military Cantonments To Lose Control On Civil Areas. What This Means
The central government has stepped up the process of separating civilian areas from defence areas, and property rights over assets in 13 military cantonments will be shifted to local municipalities.
-
Italian Court Clears Man Of Sexual Assault Charges As Victim Took 20 Seconds To React
The case centres around Raffaele Meola, a former trade union official, who was accused of groping the attendant in 2018.
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As Elections Loom In France, Macron Warns Of 'Civil War'
French President Emmanuel Macron told a podcast episode shown on Monday that both the far right National Rally (RN) party and the left-wing New Popular Front coalition - front runners in parliamentary election- risked bringing "civil war" to France.
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"I Know It Angers You": Joe Biden As He Faces Gaza Protest At US College
US President Joe Biden said Sunday he heard the voice of Gaza war protesters as some students turned their backs on his graduation ceremony speech at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
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Watch: Bureaucrat Sings "We Shall Overcome" After Polling In Assam
Top poll officials in Assam marked the end of the second phase of polling on Friday by singing the iconic civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" at midnight. The jam session, captured on camera, has since gone viral.
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Columbia University Faces Civil Rights Case Over Protesters Arrests
A pro-Palestinian US group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday.
