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Trump signs controversial defence bill calling for sanctions against Russi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 21 (Xinhua/ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a $738 billion defence bill which includes controversial provisions calling for sanctions against Russia and Turkey.
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No interest in meeting Pramila Jayapal, says Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that he has "no interest" in meeting Pramila Jayapal, an Indian-origin US lawmaker who labelled a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives calling for an end to the restrictions in Jammu a
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Turkey a 'top jailer' of journalists, says exiled journalist Abdullah Bozk
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Dec 19 (ANI): Calling Turkey a "top jailer" of journalists, Abdullah Bozkurt, an exiled Turkish journalist, has said that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "orchestrated the seizure" of major media companies, adding that his regime shut down almost 200 media outlets over
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India a 'vibrant democracy', discussion going on over CAA: State Dept offi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): Calling India a 'vibrant democracy', a senior US State Department official on Wednesday declined to comment about Washington's stance on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying there is already a discussion going on in India over the legislation.
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US can 'lean upon' India to resolve major challenges in the world: State D
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 19 (ANI): Calling India a "very important friend" on which the United States can "lean upon" to resolve major challenges in the world, the US State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said Washington's Indo Pacific strategy cannot be accomplished without the help of N
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Russia-China submit resolution to UNSC calling for lifting sanctions on No
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and China have submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council that calls for lifting sanctions on North Korea and promptly resuming the six-party talks, according to the text of the draft document.
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Nitish Kumar writes to PM Modi, seeks ban on porn sites
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a ban on porn sites and inappropriate content on the internet.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold terms Jurgen Klopp a 'world-class' manager
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], Dec 16 (ANI): Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold lauded coach Jurgen Klopp by calling him a 'world-class' manager.
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Bharat Bachao rally showed people's pain over Citizenship Amendment Act, s
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday said the 'Bharat Bachao' rally at Ramlila ground here showed the pain of the citizens over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. He also demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calli
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Dhaka emphasises on 'communal harmony', Foreign Affairs Minister Momen dis
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 12 (ANI): Emphasising over the communal harmony in his country, Bangladesh Foreign Minister has rejected Home Minister Amit Shah's statements on the condition of religious minorities in Dhaka, calling the remarks as 'unwarranted as well as untrue'.
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China chides 'super liar' US over remarks on Uighurs
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Dec 11 (ANI): Calling the US a "super liar", China lambasted Washington over the latter's remarks on human rights abuse of the minority Uighurs in the Asian country.
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Supporting CAB is attempting to destroy foundation of India: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Calling it an "attack on Indian Constitution", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday lambasted those hailing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and said that supporting it means "attempting to destroy the foundation of the country".
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