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Haryana ADGP issues directives to SPs, Commissioners in view of farmer uni
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], February 5 (ANI): Haryana Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk on Friday issued directives to the state's Superintendents of police and Commissioners in view of tomorrow's pan India 'chakka jam' called by agitating farmers.
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Guyana scraps agreement with Taiwan after China terms it a 'mistake'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Georgetown [Guyana], February 5 (ANI): Guyana has terminated an agreement with Taiwan to open a representative office in the South American nation after China called the accord a "mistake".
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UN calls for Human Rights commission's visit to Xinjiang camps amid report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 5 (ANI): United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Thursday called for a visit of High Commissioner's for Human Rights to the Muslim-majority Chinese region of Xinjiang, after a British media house report alleging systematic rape in so-called re-education camps
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UNSC calls for release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, politicians
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 5 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday (local time) expressed deep concern over the military coup in Myanmar and called for the immediate release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and others leaders who were arbitrarily det
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Biden calls on Myanmar military to relinquish power, release detainees
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, on Thursday (local time), called on the military in Myanmar, that took control of the country earlier this week through a coup, "to relinquish seized power "and free all officials and advocates detained.
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WTO agreement on agriculture reflects double standards, should be amended:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Noting that the WTO Agreement on Agriculture is characterised by "democratic deficit" and is based on "commercial realpolitik", a group of former Indian envoys have called for amending it so that it facilitates developing and least developed countries to
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Was watching Shardul-Washington partnership on mobile before doctor called
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 4 (ANI): Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar's 123-run partnership in the first innings of the fourth Test against Australia at The Gabba had glued the fans to their television sets, and India skipper Virat Kohli was no exception. Kohli went ahead a st
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Have mercy on farmers: Sanjay Singh urges Centre to withdraw agri laws
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Raising the agitating farmers' issue in the Rajya Sabha, AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Thursday urged the Centre to withdraw the new farm laws, stating that "have mercy on farmers who are being lathi-charged, called traitors, terrorists and Khalistanis".
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Chidambaram contests MEA assertion that farm laws were passed after full d
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday contested the statement of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that the farm laws were passed in Parliament after a full debate and called the statement 'a travesty of the truth'.
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Rs 20,000 cr hike in modernisation budget a 'huge step' by govt, will meet
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI): Amid criticism that the defence budget had not been hiked adequately to meet security challenges, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday called the hike of Rs 20,000 in funds for weapon acquisition "a huge ste
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Increase in capital outlay of Defence amid pandemic is huge step, says IAF
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday called the increase in the capital outlay of Defence budget "a huge step", which will provide adequate budgetary support amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kathmandu roads wear a deserted look amid general strike by rival NCP fact
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 4 (ANI): Kathmandu's roads wore a deserted look amid the general strike called by the rival faction of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal on Thursday against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve the P
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