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Heavy rains in Delhi NCR failed to deter protesting farmers' spirits
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): A sudden drop in temperature coupled with heavy rains on Sunday added to the miseries of farmers protesting against the contentious farm laws at the gates of Delhi. However, farmers seem to be undeterred by the harsh weather.
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Kerala govt doing 'futile' exercise by passing resolution against farm law
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): As the Kerala Assembly passed a resolution against the three contentious farm laws brought by the Centre on Thursday, V Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs has said that it is a "futile exercise" because the law has been passed
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Kerala Assembly passes resolution against Centre's Farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 31 (ANI): The Kerala Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the three contentious farm laws brought by the Central government after it was moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the special session.
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A relentless pursuit of support and public awareness of farmer law by Lali
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI/India PR Distribution): To the contrary, where the common farmers of the country have a lot of joy regarding the farmers law, the same and some other organizations are trying to grind their axes by misleading the farmers by spreading misconceptions and try
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Street vendors gather at Singhu Border hoping for more business
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): As thousands of farmers are protesting against the contentious farm laws for the last 25 days, the scenario at Singhu Border has slightly changed during the last two-three days with the buzz from street vendors filling the protest site.
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Ready for talks with govt if called, says BKU's Rakesh Tikait
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that they were ready for further talks with the government on the contentious farm laws if called.
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BJP to contest all 117 seats in 2022 Punjab Assembly polls
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 17 (ANI): Nearly two months after BJP's long-term ally in Punjab Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) broke away from the NDA over the contentious farm laws, party General Secretary Tarun Chugh announced that the Bharatiya Janata Party will contest all 117 Assembly c
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US sanctions 4 Chinese nationals for implementing security law, dismantlin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): US on Monday imposed sanctions on four Chinese nationals for implementing the contentious national security law in Hong Kong and undermining the area's autonomy, informed the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
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Joe Biden to not soften stance on China over issues like SCS: Report
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 9 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden administration is likely to be as tough as President Donald Trump's on the several contentious issues between Washington and Beijing such as the South China Sea, South China Morning Post reported citing experts.
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Indonesian Police, demonstrators clash on third day of protest over conten
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 9 (ANI): Indonesian Police and protesters clashed in Jakarta on the third day of the demonstrations against a "job creation" omnibus bill.
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Former Malaysian PM says his contentious remarks at UNGA affected palm oil
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Aug 9 (ANI): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday said he was not offering apologies for the impact of his contentious remarks on the Kashmir at UN General assembly though he was sorry that it impacted Malaysian palm oil export to India.
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UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong 'immediately and indefinitel
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 20 (ANI): The United Kingdom has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong "immediately and indefinitely" over the contentious national security law implemented in the city by mainland China.
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