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"All-Out Assault On Migrants": Human Rights Watch Chief On Trump 2.0
US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next week threatens freedoms at home and abroad, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, warning that his second term could be more damaging than his first.
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Biden Awards Pope Francis Presidential Medal Of Freedom With Distinction
US President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House said.
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Protest Outside Sonia Gandhi's House Over Rahul Gandhi's Sikh Remarks
A BJP-backed Sikh group is holding a protest march to the residence of Congress's Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, objecting to Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US on religious freedom enjoyed by the community in the country.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar To Inaugurate "Prerna Sthal" Tomorrow
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar will on Sunday inaugurate 'Prerna Sthal', which will house all statues of freedom fighters and other leaders that were earlier placed at different places in the Parliament complex.
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Biden Supports Freedom Of Expression: US On Pro-Palestine Protests On Campuses
President Joe Biden supports freedom of expression on US campuses, the White House said Wednesday, as more and more university students protest Israel's war in Gaza.
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Top OTT Releases This Week: Ae Watan Mere Watan, Lootere, Fighter and More
Top OTT releases this week include Sara Ali Khan starrer biopic Ae Watan Mere Watan on Prime Video, in which she plays freedom fighter Usha Mehta who ran a secret radio station during Quit Indian movement; Lootere on Hotstar, in which Indian cargo ship gets hijacked by Somali pirates; Fighter on Netflix where Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone pla...
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House Of Lords Faces Criticism Over Rs 1 Crore Champagne Spending Amid Economic Hardship
Champagne purchases in the House of Lords reached a five-year peak last year, totaling nearly 90,000 pounds in 2023.
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AI Threatens To "Supercharge" Disinformation Campaigns In 2024 US Elections
From fabricated images of Donald Trump's arrest to a video depicting a dystopian future under Joe Biden, the 2024 White House race faces a firehose of tech-enabled disinformation in what is widely billed as America's first AI election.
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"Come Back For Me": Freedom Fighter's Wife Burnt Alive In Manipur
In Kakching district's Serou village, the 80-year-old wife of a freedom fighter was locked inside her house and set on fire by an armed group, according to the police case filed by her husband, S Churachand Singh, who is also 80 yea
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"Freedom At Last": Influencer Andrew Tate Moved From Jail To House Arrest
Andrew Tate, 36, and his brother Tristan Tate, 34, were arrested in late December, and have been held in pre-trial detention ever since, which was again extended last week.
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2 Men Hired To Paint Delhi House Kill 75-Year-Old Owner With Hammer: Cops
The suspects were identified through surveillance and technical analysis and a raid was conducted in which both the accused were arrested.
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BJP Governments Never Imposed Any Ban On Media Houses: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said those alleging violation of press freedom forget that the governments of his party had "never imposed any ban" on any media organisation, "nor curtailed" anyone's right to free speech.
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"Biden's Monitoring, We All Are": US On China Covid Unrest
US President Joe Biden is monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said Monday, as rallies popped up in solidarity around the United States.
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Internet Freedom in India Marginally Improved by 2 Points After Four-Year Decline, Freedom House Says
India's Internet freedom score marginally improved to 51 in the global ranking, an increase of 2 points, according to a report by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO. The increase in the country's score came after efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, and the reduced frequency and intensity of internet shutdowns. While the gove...
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India's Internet Freedom Improves After 4 Years: US Government-Funded NGO
India's internet freedom score improved by two points to 51 in the global ranking following efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, the US government-funded NGO Freedom House said on Tuesday.
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"All-Out Assault On Migrants": Human Rights Watch Chief On Trump 2.0
US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next week threatens freedoms at home and abroad, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, warning that his second term could be more damaging than his first.
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Biden Awards Pope Francis Presidential Medal Of Freedom With Distinction
US President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House said.
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Protest Outside Sonia Gandhi's House Over Rahul Gandhi's Sikh Remarks
A BJP-backed Sikh group is holding a protest march to the residence of Congress's Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, objecting to Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US on religious freedom enjoyed by the community in the country.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar To Inaugurate "Prerna Sthal" Tomorrow
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar will on Sunday inaugurate 'Prerna Sthal', which will house all statues of freedom fighters and other leaders that were earlier placed at different places in the Parliament complex.
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Biden Supports Freedom Of Expression: US On Pro-Palestine Protests On Campuses
President Joe Biden supports freedom of expression on US campuses, the White House said Wednesday, as more and more university students protest Israel's war in Gaza.
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Top OTT Releases This Week: Ae Watan Mere Watan, Lootere, Fighter and More
Top OTT releases this week include Sara Ali Khan starrer biopic Ae Watan Mere Watan on Prime Video, in which she plays freedom fighter Usha Mehta who ran a secret radio station during Quit Indian movement; Lootere on Hotstar, in which Indian cargo ship gets hijacked by Somali pirates; Fighter on Netflix where Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone pla...
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House Of Lords Faces Criticism Over Rs 1 Crore Champagne Spending Amid Economic Hardship
Champagne purchases in the House of Lords reached a five-year peak last year, totaling nearly 90,000 pounds in 2023.
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AI Threatens To "Supercharge" Disinformation Campaigns In 2024 US Elections
From fabricated images of Donald Trump's arrest to a video depicting a dystopian future under Joe Biden, the 2024 White House race faces a firehose of tech-enabled disinformation in what is widely billed as America's first AI election.
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"Come Back For Me": Freedom Fighter's Wife Burnt Alive In Manipur
In Kakching district's Serou village, the 80-year-old wife of a freedom fighter was locked inside her house and set on fire by an armed group, according to the police case filed by her husband, S Churachand Singh, who is also 80 yea
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"Freedom At Last": Influencer Andrew Tate Moved From Jail To House Arrest
Andrew Tate, 36, and his brother Tristan Tate, 34, were arrested in late December, and have been held in pre-trial detention ever since, which was again extended last week.
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2 Men Hired To Paint Delhi House Kill 75-Year-Old Owner With Hammer: Cops
The suspects were identified through surveillance and technical analysis and a raid was conducted in which both the accused were arrested.
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BJP Governments Never Imposed Any Ban On Media Houses: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said those alleging violation of press freedom forget that the governments of his party had "never imposed any ban" on any media organisation, "nor curtailed" anyone's right to free speech.
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"Biden's Monitoring, We All Are": US On China Covid Unrest
US President Joe Biden is monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said Monday, as rallies popped up in solidarity around the United States.
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Internet Freedom in India Marginally Improved by 2 Points After Four-Year Decline, Freedom House Says
India's Internet freedom score marginally improved to 51 in the global ranking, an increase of 2 points, according to a report by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO. The increase in the country's score came after efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, and the reduced frequency and intensity of internet shutdowns. While the gove...
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India's Internet Freedom Improves After 4 Years: US Government-Funded NGO
India's internet freedom score improved by two points to 51 in the global ranking following efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, the US government-funded NGO Freedom House said on Tuesday.
