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“We are judged by what we do at home, not what we say abroad”: MEA on police crackdown on pro-Palestine protests in American universities

OpIndia Staff - 25 April, 2024

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said democracies should, in particular, display this understanding for other democracies since “we are all judged by what we do at home and not what we say abroad."

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Mass arrests in US after Shaheen Bagh-type encampments in US universities by pro-Palestine protestors: Here’s how US supports the same elements in India

Shraddha Pandey - 25 April, 2024

Shaheen Bagh-like encatchments are showing up in the United States with pro-Palestine students protesting in varsities across the country

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Chinese citizen, who threatened a person for advocating democracy in China, sentenced to prison in USA

ANI - 25 April, 2024

This verdict follows Wu's conviction in January on charges of cyberstalking and interstate transmission of threatening communication, as announced by the US Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.

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USA is no longer a democracy: Tucker Carlson on the Joe Rogan podcast says intel agencies are controlling elected representatives

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2024

Regarding the controversial Section 702 of the FISA program, Tucker Carlson said congressmen were “terrified” that intelligence agencies would frame them with “kiddie p*rn” if they were to oppose reauthorising it.

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Worsening law and order situation in US: Los Angeles mayor who advocated going easy on criminals, has her house burgled again

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2024

This, however, is not the first time that Karen Bass’s house has been burglarized. Back in 2022, two burglars broke into Bass' Baldwin Hills house.

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US House passes bill that could lead to ban on Chinese app TikTok

ANI - 21 April, 2024

The bill passed 360-58 marks the latest defeat for TikTok in the US, as the social media company with 170 million users in the US fights for survival

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USA: Death of Indian student who died in Boston last month possibly linked to ‘Blue Whale Challenge’, notorious as ‘Suicidal game’

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2024

According to official sources, while purportedly playing the ‘Blue Whale challenge’, the Indian student was holding his breath for two minutes which reportedly led to his unfortunate demise.

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Israel calls off retaliatory strike on Iran after phone call between Netanyahu and Biden: Report

ANI - 14 April, 2024

Israel had decided to carry out a retaliatory attack on Tehran, however it was cancelled after a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

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We not seek conflict with Iran but will not hesitate to act to protect American and Israeli forces: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

ANI - 14 April, 2024

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the US does not seek conflict with Iran but will not hesitate to act to protect their forces and support Israel's defence.

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