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No respite for citizens as fuel prices continue to rise
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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Zimbabwe in 'total internet shutdown' amid violent anti-fuel hike protests
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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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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Canada warns travelers about risk of arbitrary detention in China
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Canada has updated its travel advisory for China to warn citizens about the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws after a court sentenced a Canadian tourist to death on Monday.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Rajnath Singh assures Manipur CM protection of
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Amidst the Citizenship Amendment Bill controversy, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh of protection of rights and interests of the people of Manipur.
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SC keeps PIL filed against Citizenship Act (Amendment) Bill pending
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court has kept the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against Citizenship Act (Amendment) Bill pending.
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Hindu, Sikh refugees from Pak eagerly waiting for passage of Citizenship B
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan, who were eagerly awaiting the passage of a bill by Parliament that would grant them Indian citizenship, are disappointed that it could not fructify in the just-concluded Winter session but have not given
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Centenarian Pak-Hindu lady gets Indian citizenship
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): It is no less than a dream come true for the centenarian Jamuna Devi who has been granted Indian citizenship after a long wait of almost three years.
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Coalition governments don't last long, says Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said citizens should bring the BJP government back to power in 2019, as coalition governments do not last for long due to a conflict in ideologies.
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Bezbaruah refuses to be part of MHA-constituted panel on Assam Accord
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): In what could mean setback to the Centre, former bureaucrat MP Bezbaruah has refused to be a part of the nine-member panel, which was set up by the Home Ministry on January 7 to suggest ways to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.
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Tripura: Emergency extended as Madhabbari still tense
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Madhabbari (Tripura) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Tension still looms over Madhabbari even three days after the incident of police firing following the clash between protesters and police amid demonstration opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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