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China ramps up efforts to clamp down freewheeling tech firms
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 7 (ANI): Claiming a crackdown on anti-competitive practices among Chinese internet giants, Beijing has ramped up a broader effort to clean up the operations of the country's fast-growing and freewheeling tech sector.
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China's debt clampdown raises risk of local government financial defaults
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): China's debt clampdown has raised the risk of a wave of defaults among the country's heavily indebted local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) for the first time, causing concern in financial markets.
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Jack Ma to step down as head of business school he founded, amid clampdown
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, May 25 (ANI): Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will be stepping down as the President of Hupan, an elite business school he founded, suggesting a further retreat from public life by Beijing's most prominent entrepreneur in the face of government pressure on the tech industry.
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Myanmar military deploys Chinese drones to guide its lethal clampdown on p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 9 (ANI): As violent protests continue in the country, Myanmar's military has deployed Chinese-made drones to survey the situation and to guide its lethal clampdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
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No clampdown on citizens seeking COVID-related help online: SC
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday said there should not be any clampdown on citizens communicating their grievances related to COVID-19 on social media.
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Govt refutes Wall Street Journal's 'fake, manufactured story' of India's c
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) on Thursday said that the Wall Street Journal had published 'fake news' of Indian clampdown on social media.
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EU mulls ending extradition treaties with China over overhaul of Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 16 (ANI): The European Union is preparing new measures to punish Beijing for overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system that will further clamp down on opposition voices in the region.
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Pak media authority clamps down on news channels, asks them to stop 'malig
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): In an apparent clampdown on the media, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Wednesday asked news channels to refrain from 'maligning' the anti-corruption body, National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
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Punjab imposes fresh restrictions to curb Covid surge, educational institu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 19 (ANI): Clamping down heavily on the fresh surge of COVID-19 cases, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered massive state-wide restrictions starting from tomorrow, with the closure of educational institutions till March 31 and r
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G7 expresses 'grave concern' over electoral changes in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 13 (ANI): - The top diplomats of the G7 (Group of Seven) group of countries expressed "grave concerns" about China's national legislature approving a resolution to drastically overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to ensure only 'patriots' can rule the city, a move whic
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US condemns Beijing's move to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The United States has condemned China's national legislature approving a resolution to drastically overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to ensure only 'patriots' can rule the city, a move which is feared to further clamp down on opposition voices in the city
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Digvijaya Singh slams Shivraj govt over transfer of IAS
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): Slamming the Madhya Pradesh government for reportedly transferring the IAS officer who clamped down on illegal mining in the state, former Chief Minister and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said the incident is a "shining exam
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