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California Civil Rights Department accepts caste not essential part of Hinduism
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California Civil Rights Department accepts caste not essential part of Hinduism

New York, Feb 7: In a victory for Hindu Americans, the California Civil Rights Department has amended a 2020 complaint and stated that caste and caste-based discrimination are not an essential part of Hinduism. The department voluntarily filed a motion in the first weeks of December to amend...
British-Indian fined for demanding cash from Environment Agency officers
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British-Indian fined for demanding cash from Environment Agency officers

London, Feb 7: An Indian-origin owner of a waste treatment plant in East London has been fined for barring environment inspectors from entering the site twice unless they paid her thousands of pounds in bogus fees. Gurjit Athwal, 51, director of Keep Green at Atcost Road in Barking, was ordered...
King Charles diagnosed with cancer: Buckingham Palace
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King Charles diagnosed with cancer: Buckingham Palace

Guwahati, Feb 6: Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and will postpone public-facing duties as he has already started receiving treatment, the Buckingham Palace announced on Monday. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate...
GEF Council allocates $916 million for biodiversity, pollution control
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GEF Council allocates $916 million for biodiversity, pollution control

New Delhi, Feb 6:The Global Environment Facility (GEF)'s 186 member governments have allocated $916 million for international action on biodiversity, climate change, nature renewal, and pollution control, and advanced five Integrated Programs designed to tackle complex challenges in their entirety. ...
Classified docs probe: Biden team
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Classified docs probe: Biden team 'fears' DOJ's report could hurt re-election...

Washington, Feb 6: US President Joe Biden's team fears that the results of a classified documents investigation could lead to embarrassing information, and possibly photos, that could hurt his re-election campaign, media reports said. Biden's aides believe that though special counsel Robert Hur's...
New Prime Minister appointed in Yemen amid dire challenges
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New Prime Minister appointed in Yemen amid dire challenges

Aden (Yemen), Feb 6:Yemen's ongoing civil war took a new turn as the Presidential Leadership Council appointed Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak as the country's new Prime Minister, according to media reports. The Council's Chairman issued an official decree appointing Bin Mubarak to...
US plans visa ban for people connected to commercial spyware
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US plans visa ban for people connected to commercial spyware

Washington, Feb 6: The US government has announced a new policy that will allow the imposition of visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The misuse of commercial spyware has been linked to arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances and extrajudicial...
Indian-origin lawyer appointed Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner
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Indian-origin lawyer appointed Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner

Melbourne, Feb 6: Indian-origin employment lawyer Giridharan Sivaraman has been appointed Race Discrimination Commissioner by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Sivaraman is currently the Chair of Multicultural Australia, and a Principal Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn where he is head of...
Fresh US-British airstrikes hit Yemen
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Fresh US-British airstrikes hit Yemen

Sanaa, Feb 6: The US-British coalition launched three airstrikes on Yemen's northern province of Saada before dawn on Tuesday, media reported. The strikes targetted sites in the eastern part of the province's capital city, which bears the same name, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV said without...
Some provisions of proposed bipartisan US Immigration Reform Bill to benefit Indians
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Some provisions of proposed bipartisan US Immigration Reform Bill to benefit...

New York, Feb 5:The Immigration Reform Bill unveiled by a bipartisan group of Senators has several provisions that could benefit Indians -- if passed -- including protection for H1B visa holders' children who become adults during the green card wait, automatic work authorisation for H1B workers'...
Samsung Chairman Lee acquitted in controversial 2015 merger case
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Samsung Chairman Lee acquitted in controversial 2015 merger case

Seoul, Feb 5: A Seoul court acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Monday in connection with the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates allegedly conducted to help him take over control of South Korea's biggest conglomerate. The Seoul Central District Court delivered...
Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people over 3 days
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Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people over 3 days

SANTIAGO (CHILE), Feb 5: Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier, as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at least 112 people had been killed.The fires burned with the highest intensity...
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