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Opposition parties, including Cong, Left to boycott Constitution Day event
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Several Opposition parties including Congress, Left parties, All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Samajwadi Party (SP) have decided to boycott the Constitution Day function being hel
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Congress to skip Constitution Day celebrations at Parliament's Central Hal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Congress to skip the Constitution Day celebrations at Parliament's Central Hall on Friday, said sources.
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Japanese apparel makers boycott China's Xinjiang cotton
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] November 23 (ANI): Japanese apparel makers have decided to shun the cotton produced from China's western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region citing forced labour and human rights abuses.
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Mike Pompeo backs call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 22 (ANI): Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday (local time) backed growing calls for a boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics next year over human rights issues in China.
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China chides Biden for considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 20 (ANI): China has hit out at US President Joe Biden for considering a diplomatic boycott of next year's Beijing Games, saying politicising sports violates the Olympic spirit and undermines the interests of all athletes.
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After US, UK considering diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 20 (ANI): Days after US President Joe Biden's announcement on the boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he is also considering the same over the alleged human rights violations in China, according to media reports.
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Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympic games will harm global sports, says China
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 19 (ANI): After US President Joe Biden said that he is weighing a US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic games due to be held in Beijing, China said that the politicization of the Olympics will harm the global sports movement in the world.
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Biden 'considering' diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US] November 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has said that his administration was considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, reported NBC News.
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MP Human Rights Commission takes cognizance of social boycott of family in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Guna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission on Thursday took cognizance of the complaint filed by a family to Guna collector alleging a social boycott by Gwal samaj as the family refused to give land for the construction of a temple in Madhya Prad
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US considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): Weighing how to approach the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the US administration is considering the possibility of a diplomatic boycott, but so far it has not reached on final conclusion, reported CNN citing officials familiar with the matter.
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Members of Tibetan community to hold protest in Washington against upcomin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): Members of the Tibetan community are set to organise a demonstration in Lafayette Square, Washington DC on Monday, calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games over human rights issues in China.
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Calls for boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics to grow louder: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 8 (ANI): With the opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Beijing Olympics drawing near, calls for the boycott of the games are expected to grow louder amid the Chinese ongoing repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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