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Trump advocates bipartisanship in State of the Union speech
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) called for bipartisanship in American politics in a bid to ease tension between Democrats and Republicans following the hostility that led to the longest government shutdown in history.
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Madonna gets 'GLAAD' tidings: To be honoured with Advocate for Change Awar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): GLAAD has announced that it will honour Madonna at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on May 4.
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National Herald case: Sonia, Rahul's counsel begins Swamy's cross-examinat
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi's counsel, advocate RS Cheema, on Monday started the cross-examination of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy in connection with his plea in the National Herald case.<
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Facebook’s integration of messaging services stirs EU concerns
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], Feb 3 (ANI): Facebook’s integration of its messaging services, namely Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has raised concerns amidst users and privacy advocates alike.
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HS Phoolka dedicates Padma Shri award to those working for human rights
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 25 (ANI): Senior advocate and activist HS Phoolka, who has been conferred with Padma Shri award, dedicated the honour to all those who are working for the protection of human rights.
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SC declines urgent listing of ML Sharma's plea seeking refund of fine
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined urgent listing of advocate ML Sharma’s plea seeking a refund of Rs 50,000 that he had deposited earlier for filing frivolous PIL against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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RS Prasad corners Cong on allegations made at EVM Hackathon
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 22 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday questioned the presence of senior advocate and Congress leader Kapil Sibal in the London EVM Hackathon event on Monday.
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SC declines PIL demanding ban on politicians with serious offences in poll
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking direction for the Election Commission of India to ask political parties not to field candidates charged with serious offences.
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Kumaraswamy brings up 'MLA poaching' issue at anti-BJP rally
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy claimed that the BJP advocates "horse-trading" in Karnataka while holding talks of weeding out corruption in India, thus highlighting the party's "double standards"
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'Good governance and democracy could impact and change lives of ordinary p
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany] Jan 17 (ANI): R Balasubramaniam who is a development scholar, leadership trainer, social innovator, public policy advocate and author in his inaugural speech at a seminar organised by the Embassy of India in Berlin, shared his experiences on how good governance and democracy
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SC appoints PS Narasimha as amicus curiae to assist BCCI in Pandya, Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Following the withdrawal of senior advocate Gopal Subramanium as an amicus curiae, the Supreme Court on Thursday appointed senior advocate PS Narasimha to assist it in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) case vis-a-vis cricketers Hardik Pandya and
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Senior advocate Sanjay Jain appointed as Additional Solicitor General in S
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday appointed senior advocate Sanjay Jain as the Additional Solicitor General in the Supreme Court of India, an official statement stated.
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