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Tokyo Olympics: Political boycotts of sporting events disrespectful, says
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], 5 June (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach believes that political boycotts of sporting events are both disrespectful and run against the Games' mission.
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Uyghur body urges Canada to ensure boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 5 (ANI): The Canadian government must ensure that it does everything in its power to ensure that Canada boycotts the next year Beijing Olympics if it intends to deliver on its obligations to victims of persecution, Georgia L Gilholy, Editor in Chief for Foundation for
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'No development, no vote': UP village boycotts bye-election
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 3 (ANI): Locals of Rudhau Mustakil village in Firozabad district have decided to boycott the bye-election on Tundla Assembly seat claiming that no development work has been done in their area for the past several years.
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Opposition boycotts house, stages protest at Gandhi and Ambedkar statues i
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): In a symbolic act, the Opposition led by the Congress staged a protest at the Gandhi and Ambedkar statues on the Parliament premises on Wednesday against the recently passed agriculture Bills in Rajya Sabha.
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AIMIM opposes Bharat Ratna to PV Narasimha Rao, boycotts Telangana Assembl
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) members on Tuesday boycotted the Telangana State Legislative Assembly in which it has unanimously passed a resolution requesting the central government to co
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Don't see US sporting boycotts making their way to England: Jurgen Klopp
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 29 (ANI): Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes that the US sporting boycotts won't make their way to England even though the battle against racism is a "worldwide issue".
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Roadside vendor in Bihar boycotts Chinese products, sells Indian vehicle a
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 30 (ANI): A roadside vendor in Patna, who sold China-made vehicle accessories for a living, has decided to boycott these after a violent face-off in Ladakh Valley between Indian and Chinese troops.
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Despite arrest of 3 volunteers, Hong Kong activists plan to go ahead with
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 14 (ANI): With Beijing pushing ahead with its controversial national security law, Hong Kong activists have vowed to press ahead on organising an unofficial referendum on whether to carry out class boycotts in tandem with general strikes over it despite the arrest of three vo
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan wins floor test in Assembly, Congress boycotts
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who took oath on Monday night, won the confidence motion in the state Assembly this morning amid a boycott of the vote by the opposition Congress.
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TDP boycotts Andhra Pradesh Assembly session, writes letters to Governor,
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Monday wrote letters to Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan and state Assembly speaker Tammineni Sitaram informing that the party would not attend the state Assembly session on Monday as the session
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DMK boycotts Governor's speech after being stopped from raising CAA issue
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislators on Monday staged a walk-out of the Tamil Nadu Assembly claiming that Governor Banwarilal Purohit did not allow party president M K Stalin to raise some issues, including the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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UDF to boycott Loka Kerala Sabha event
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): The Congress-affiliated United Democratic Front organisation on Saturday announced that they will boycott the upcoming Loka Kerala Sabha, an event hosted by the state government to bring Keralites living around the globe under one platform.
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