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Pak Hindu migrants seek Indian citizenship
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Refugees, who fled from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to India, escaping religious prosecution and atrocities they face back there, are seeking support from the central government to provide them Indian citizenship.
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Delhi: No respite from surging fuel prices, petrol crosses Rs 71/ltr
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): There is no respite yet for common citizens as prices of fuel and diesel saw a fresh hike on Wednesday.
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Turkey confirms citizens' death in Kerch Strait fire
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 23 (ANI): Ankara has confirmed that around four Turkish nationals have been killed while eight have been rescued from the two Tanzania-flagged vessels which caught fire in the Kerch Strait.
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Plea in SC against 10% reservation to poor general category citizens
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 22 (ANI): A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the 10 per cent reservation to the economically poor general category candidates in jobs and educational institutions.
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Young people must strive to serve the less fortunate: Vice President Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday stressed the need for serving “the less fortunate” and being “empathetic to needs and sufferings of fellow citizens.” “My vision is to build a strong, stable, unified, prosperous and
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Choksi surrenders passport to Guyana’s government
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21(ANI): Fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi has given up Indian citizenship by surrendering his passport to the Indian High Commission in Guyana.
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No respite for citizens as fuel prices continue to rise
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Fuel prices across the country have witnessed yet another revision on Sunday.
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Odisha Government hikes old-age pension
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced a hike in the monthly pension amount for senior citizens in Odisha, under the "Madhu Babu Pension Yojana" scheme, raising the total number of old-age pension beneficiaries in the state to to 48 l
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BJP government at Centre has reached expiry date, says WB Chief Minister M
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has reached its expiry date and that new dawn with the BJP getting out of power is on the horizon.
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Zimbabwe in 'total internet shutdown' amid violent anti-fuel hike protests
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], Jan 19 (ANI): Thousands of Zimbabwean citizens were unable to access the internet on Friday after the government had ordered the nation's biggest telecom operator to shut down its services again, amid the violent anti-fuel hike demonstrations that have rocked the African n
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Kidnapped Canadian national found dead in Burkina Faso
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Jan 18 (ANI): A Canadian citizen, who was abducted in the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso two days ago, has been found dead.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: BJP reaching out to allies, says Ram Madhav
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said that the party is reaching out to allies who have expressed concerns over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 and will assure them that interest of each state will be taken care of.
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