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BJP demands Telangana speaker to take immediate action to disqualify 10 re
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Subhash said that the BJP condemns such floor changes, where MLAs defect from one party to another without first tendering their resignations.
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North Korean defector group sends propaganda leaflets to Pyongyang
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A North Korean defectors' group said that it has sent about 10 large plastic balloons carrying propaganda leaflets against the North Korean regime across the border, which has further raised about Pyongyang resuming to send trash-filled balloons, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Congress defectors are 'washing machine' beneficiaries: Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh used the 'washing machine' metaphor on Sunday to criticise the former members of his party who have now joined the BJP, adding that whoever has left Congress is a "beneficiary of the washing machine".
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Congress seeks disqualification of defectors from Bihar Assembly
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In his letter, the Bihar Congress President said that on February 27, both the MLAs sit on the seats allotted for the ruling party instead of the seats allotted by the Bihar Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
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South Korean pastor hailed as hero, jailed for molesting North Korean teen
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for helping North Korean defectors escape to safety has been jailed for sexually abusing minors, CNN reported.
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China's repatriation of North Korean defectors, a way of supporting Pyongy
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Human rights experts have resisted China's latest claims that North Koreans fleeing into China are not political refugees but only illegal migrants seeking economic opportunities, emphasising that it is a way of supporting Pyongyang's authoritarian system, which is similar to China does, as
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Number of North Korean defectors to South Korea triples in 2023, says Seou
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years, including a higher number of youth and elite, CNN reported, citing Seoul authorities.
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South Korea calls on China to stop repatriating North Korean defectors
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
China considers North Koreans entering its country to be illegal immigrants rather than refugees and arrests them when they are caught, then sends them back to North Korea, which treats them as traitors.
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It's government vs citizens: Kapil Sibal tears into Centre, claims misuse
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Hitting out at the BJP-led central government, senior advocate and former Congress leader, Kapil Sibal, on Saturday said the Centre 'overturned' eight elected governments and that the 10th schedule has become a "defectors' paradise".
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North Korean defectors unable to receive treatment despite facing serious
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
North Korean defectors in China reportedly cannot receive treatment even if they are infected with the coronavirus.
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China denies COVID vaccines to defectors from North Korea: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China has refused to provide treatment to refugees from North Korea, even after it lifted its COVID restrictions. Due to a lack of identity proof, the refugees are not provided treatment even if they face serious COVID symptoms.
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VP Naidu seeks modification in anti-defection law as it is plagued with lo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 24 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for amendment in the anti-defection law because of the "loopholes" and said that there has to be clarity in the law that delivers the decision against the defectors within six months.
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