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  US: Man charged with manslaughter, assault as hate crimes for fatal attack on elderly Sikh in NY

  World | November 01, 2023 12:54 IST

  The accused Gilbert Augustin got into an argument with 66-year-old Jasmer Singh, after which he proceeded to call him "turban man" and beat him fatally. This is the second hate crime against Sikhs in a matter of few days, and New York Mayor Eric Adams has promised to protect the community.

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  US: New York Mayor slams recent hate crimes against Sikhs, says 'turban doesn't mean terrorism'

  World | October 30, 2023 18:03 IST

  In a show of solidarity with the Sikh community, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said that he would take "full responsibility" for any hate attacks on Sikhs. He also asserted on educating people on Sikhism and recalled the community's contribution in the city.

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  'We are not animals...': Uncle of 6-year-old who was killed because of Palestinian Muslim faith

  World | October 16, 2023 12:01 IST

  The police said that the mother of the 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy had called the emergency number to report that her landlord had attacked her with a knife, and added she then ran into a bathroom and continued to fight him off.

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  US hate crime: White man fatally shot 3 Black people with semi-automatic gun painted with swastika

  World | August 27, 2023 7:16 IST

  According to the officials, the attack was deliberate as the accused wrote racist comments before killing himself.

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  Twitter chaos: Elon Musk dismantles its Trust and Safety advisory group

  Technology | December 13, 2022 16:11 IST

  Twitter chaos: Amid the chaotic situation at Twitter, its new boss, billionaire Elon Musk has again taken a harsh step and dissolved its Trust and Safety Council.

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  British Sikh MP calls for ‘urgent action’ over anti-Sikh hate crimes

  World | October 11, 2022 17:26 IST

  Hate Crimes: In her role as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Sikhs, Gill has written a joint letter to Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Communities Secretary Simon Clarke pointing to recent Home Office statistics on hate crimes.

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  Sikhs third most targetted community in US after Jews, Muslims

  World | November 13, 2019 10:40 IST

  According to the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, Americans experience an average of 250,000 hate crimes per year; this latest FBI data, by contrast, only managed to document 7,120 incidents, with less than 13 per cent of law enforcement affirmatively providing reports of hate crimes, it said.

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  Petition in Bihar court against intellectuals who wrote to PM Modi on hate crimes

  India | July 27, 2019 18:11 IST

  Petitioner Ojha alleged that the 49 signatories to the letter had, by their actions, "tarnished the image of the country and undermining the impressive performance of the Prime Minister" and also charged them with "supporting secessionist tendencies".

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  London Police arrests 25 people for ‘hate crimes’ since June 1 terror attack

  World | June 08, 2017 14:50 IST

  "The Metropolitan Police has made 25 arrests for hate crime offences since (June 1)," Police Chief Superintendent Dave Stringer said.

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  Time for Trump administration to take ‘decisive steps’ to end hate crimes, says Indian-American Congressman

  World | April 11, 2017 16:51 IST

  Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has asked the Trump administration to take decisive steps to end bigotry and hate crimes towards Indian-Americans and other religious minorities in the country.

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  Amid hate crimes and visa curbs, survey finds sharp drop in Indian student applications at US varsities

  World | March 27, 2017 14:27 IST

  A series of alleged hate crimes and the fear and anxiety about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump Administration has led to a sharp decline in the number of Indian applicants to universities in the United States.

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  FBI to track hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus

  World | June 06, 2013 13:02 IST

  Washington, Jun 6: America's FBI will begin formally tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus and Arabs, thus meeting one of the long pending demands of these religious minority communities in the US, who have increasingly

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  Obama acknowledges rising hate crimes in American society

  World | May 01, 2013 12:29 IST

  Washington, May 1: US President Barack Obama has acknowledged that over the last decade, a number of people from South Asia - particularly Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs - have been subject to “senseless” hate crimes

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  India calls for 'soul searching' on hate crimes in the US

  World | August 10, 2012 19:17 IST

  Washington, Aug 10: Calling for a “mature conversation” over the incidents of hate crimes, Indian ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao has resonated views expressed by President Barack Obama saying the country needs soul searching

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  FBI asked to check hate crimes against Sikh-Americans

  World | April 21, 2012 11:12 IST

  Washington, Apr 21 : Nearly 100 US lawmakers have asked the FBI to collect data on hate crimes against Sikhs in America to find out better ways to prevent racially motivated attacks against the community.Led