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Govt refutes Wall Street Journal's 'fake, manufactured story' of India's c
Updated : 4 years, 11 months 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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Pak media authority clamps down on news channels, asks them to stop 'malig
Updated : 5 years 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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Chinese civil society has entered 'ice age' after years of crackdown: Acti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): The Chinese civil society has entered an unprecedented "ice age" after years of the crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said a veteran dissident Ou Biaofeng, adding that any form of resistance these days is almost guaranteed to "draw retaliation
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Yearender 2020: Clampdown in Hong Kong, treatment of Uyghurs worsen China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): It was a year that worsened China's global image. While COVID-19, which emerged in its city of Wuhan, was a factor, China's coercive tactics with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond, its clampdown on people in Hong Kong in breach of "one governme
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Japan to join 'Five Eyes' to check China's clampdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 29 (ANI): Amid calls within the Japanese government to join the 'Five Eyes' intelligence-sharing alliance, it provided key inputs to the US and the UK regarding Chinese clampdown on Uyghurs, reported Kyodo News.
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Protests erupt against Pak's attempt to alter status of GB, crackdown on a
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad (PoK)/ Karachi (Pakistan)/ Hunza (Gilgit Baltistan), October 13 (ANI): People from Gilgit Baltistan held demonstrations across the region and in major towns of Pakistan against Islamabad's clampdown on people's civil and political rights.
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Punjab CM forms 13-member control room to coordinate wheat harvesting
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Punjab government has set up a 13-member control room at the Mandi Board for coordination and providing logistic support during the ensuing wheat harvesting and marketing season, set to begin on April 15 under a tight blanket of unprecedented s
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ICRA downgrades Indian hospitality sector from stable to negative outlook
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Rating agency ICRA has revised the outlook on the Indian hospitality sector from stable to negative, following the global spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Congress cites Constitution to target BJP over CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Targeting BJP over the amended Citizenship Act, Congress on Sunday quoted different Articles from the Constitution of India, accusing the ruling party of "discrimination" and "violent clampdown on peaceful protests."
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Kerala has made internet a civil right in times of clampdown: Pinarayi Vij
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that Kerala has made internet "a civil right" at times when internet clampdown is being witnessed in the country.
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Bill introduced in US House of Representatives urges India to end restrict
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives, urging India to lift the communication clampdown, release political detainees and "preserve religious freedom for all residents" in Jammu and Kashmir.
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No Kashmiri student to be harassed over fee payment, attendance shortage i
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday assured Kashmiri students that private universities in the state would not be allowed to harass them for a delay in payment of fees or attendance shortage resulting from the recent developments
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