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Passage of contentious bills on poll reforms in Pak will jeopardise future
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): With Pakistan recently passing two more controversial bills on electoral reforms in haste without any consultation with the opposition, the very holding of elections might be jeopardised should the federal government continue on this path, says a local me
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Order was misused, says Kerala Revenue Minister on illegal tree felling
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 17 (ANI): Defending the controversial order issued by the Revenue Department of Kerala during the Left Democratic Front's (LDF) tenure that resulted in large scale felling of protected trees in districts across the state, state Revenue Minister K
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Thousands of Greeks protest against labour reform in Athens
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday to protest a controversial labour reform that the parliament is expected to vote on in the evening.
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US, EU pledge cooperation in approach against China for its actions in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 16 (ANI): After the United States-European Union Summit, both sides pledged to closely consult and cooperate on a full range of issues in their approach to China, with regards to its controversial actions in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
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Kolkata Police questions Mithun Chakraborty over controversial speech duri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 16 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty was questioned by the Kolkata Police on Wednesday over a controversial speech during the Bengal election campaign.
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Third member of US FDA advisory panel resigns over Alzheimer's drug approv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A third member of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert advisory panel resigned from the body after it approved a controversial Alzheimer's drug named Aduhelm recently.
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Uganda scraps controversial social media tax
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda on Thursday scrapped the controversial social media tax in the 2021/2022 financial year budget.
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Ollie Robinson suspended from international cricket over controversial twe
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 7 (ANI): England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following "historic" tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday (local ti
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Biopic on Veer Savarkar announced on his 138th birth anniversary
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New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): On the 138th birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar, acclaimed director Mahesh V Manjrekar has been signed by producers Sandeep Singh and Amit B Wadhwani to tell the story of the controversial freedom fighter in a movie titled 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar'
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China continues to undermine Hong Kong's democratic institutions, says Bli
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 27 (ANI): The Chinese government continues to undermine the democratic institutions of Hong Kong and denies the residents the rights that China itself has guaranteed, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday after the city's Legislative Council approved t
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Australia reviews controversial China Port lease near US military outpost
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 27 (ANI): A lease granted to China's Landbridge Group to function Darwin Port in northern Australia, has come under review, amid the worsening diplomatic ties between Canberra and Beijing.
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Hong Kong clears new electoral law reducing voting rights
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 27 (ANI): The Hong Kong Legislative Council has approved the controversial bill to reform the city's electoral system, which is set to increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city and reduces the public's ability to choose elected representatives.
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