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Caste bias exists in US, has to be countered, says Kshama Sawant
Sawant is determined to take on the Hindu right wing and, at the same time, both the Republican and Democratic parties alike for not representing workers adequately. Her own political outfit is called Socialist Alternative. Sawant says the caste ban was borne out of the movement she and others had launched three years ago to oppose India's Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens.
British Indian ex-top cop says institutional racism exists within police force
According to The Telegraph, Neil Basu, who retired from the Metropolitan Police last year, said that "positive discrimination" should be introduced while recruiting ethnic minorities to combat institutional racism. The UK's former counter-terror chief revealed how a Chief Constable was told by his senior that he would be sacked for calling the force institutionally racist.
Japan to uphold key postwar apology: PM
Kishida said Japan will stand by an apology that was issued by then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama in a statement in 1995, on the 50th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, reports Xinhua news agency. The statement has been mentioned by successive Japanese cabinets as the government's basic stance, although the terminology, particularly with reference.
Imran's plea seeking suspension of arrest warrant rejected
Additional session judge Zafar Iqbal announced the verdict he had reserved earlier in the day after a brief hearing of the case, Geo News reported. During Monday's hearing, Khan's lawyers Ali Bukhari, Qaiser Imam and Gohar Ali Khan appeared before the court.Bukhari contended that his client has always followed court orders While Imam argued.
Russian reservists fighting with shovels, says UK intelligence
In late February, reservists described being ordered to assault a Ukrainian position "armed with only 'firearms and shovels'," the ministry said in its intelligence update, the BBC reported. It mentioned a shovel known as 'MPL-50'. The tool was designed in 1869 and had changed little, the ministry said. "The lethality of the standard-issue MPL-50 entrenching tool is particularly mythologised in Russia," the ministry said, the BBC reported.
Indian-American named first justice of Ayer District Court in US
Mehta, who served as an the associate justice with the same court, was unanimously selected and sworn in by Judge Stacey Fortes, chief justice of the District Court, on March 2, the Lowell Sun reported. "I'm confident that with her leadership a that the best is yet to come for the Ayer District Court," Fortes said.
Bilawal Bhutto threatens to quit Pakistan cabinet
Bilawal lamented that the federal government was yet to fulfil its commitments to the relief and rehabilitation of flood victims of last year in the country, The News reported. He said the Centre, while following in the footsteps of the Sindh government, should fulfil at the earliest its promises to rehabilitate the flood victims.
Pakistan bans broadcast of Imran Khan's speeches
The decision came hours after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman delivered a hard-hitting speech outside his Zaman Park residence in Lahore following a police team's arrival there to arrest him in the Toshakhana case, The News reported. In its notification, the media watchdog directed all the TV channels to refrain from airing Khan's live r recorded statements.
Syrian govt condemns US general's 'illegitimate' visit to Syria
In a statement, the Ministry on Sunday slammed the US Army general Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for making an unannounced visit to a base to meet US troops in northeastern Syria, Xinhua news agency reported. The visit was a "flagrant violation of Syria's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and unity," it said.
Israeli PM says Minister's call to erase Palestinian village 'inappropriate'
In his Twitter post on Sunday, Netanyahu stopped short of outright condemnation of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, but said the minister "misspoke" and thanked him for admitting "his choice of words" was "inappropriate". Most of his tweet, however, focused on calling on the international community to further condemn Palestinian attacks against Israelis, Xinhua news agency reported.
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