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Digvijaya defends Kamal Nath, says no case against him in anti-Sikh riots
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): In a significant development, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday came out in defence of party colleague Kamal Nath, who is considered a front runner for chief ministership, on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots issue, rubbishing allegatio
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Bulandshahr clashes: BJP leader defends compensation granted to deceased a
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sangeet Som on Thursday defended the compensation granted to the deceased accused in the Bulandshahr violence and questioned why nobody raised objections to the provision of compensation to Mohammad Akhlaq
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Congress leader defends Sidhu's Pak visit, questions MEA
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday defended Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's visit to Pakistan for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor, saying that Sidhu visited Pakistan in his personal capacity and the onus of what
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Syed Modi Badminton C'ship: Sameer defends title; Saina suffers defeat
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Former three-time winner Saina Nehwal suffered a shocking straight game defeat while reigning champion Sameer Verma managed to defend his title to win the Syed Modi International World Tour Super 300 finals here on Sunday.
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This is a Brexit that delivers: Theresa May defends draft deal
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 16 (ANI): Ruling out the possibility of a second referendum, UK Prime Minister Theresa May strongly defended her draft Brexit agreement in front of the British Parliament and in a press conference held in the wake of resignations by prominent ministers including Dominic Raab
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Cate Blanchett defends straight actors' right to play LGBT roles
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Actor Cate Blanchett, who played a lesbian in the 2015 film 'Carol', has staunchly defended straight actors playing LGBT characters on screen.
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DIG Patna defends cops for sleeping during law and order briefing
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Patna (central range) Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Rajesh Kumar on Tuesday defended the policemen who were caught sleeping during a law and order briefing in Bihar.
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Yangon govt defends move to arrest journalists in Myanmar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Oct 12 (ANI/Mizzima): Defending the arrests of journalists from Eleven Media, the Yangon Region government in a statement claimed that the journalists were prosecuted for reporting based on wrong facts.
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Rita Bahuguna defends MJ Akbar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): In the midst of opposition's demand for Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar's resignation over sexual harassment allegations, Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi who was formerly with the Congress and now in the Bharatiya Jana
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Wayne Rooney defends Mourinho over Man Utd's disappointing run
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 10 (ANI): In the light of Manchester United's disappointing run in the ongoing Premier League, former player of the club, Wayne Rooney, has defended Coach Jose Mourinho saying that the team needs to raise their game.
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Trinbago Knight Riders successfully defends Hero CPL Title
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Trinbago Knight Riders 150/2 (Munro 68*, McCullum 39, Shepherd 1/29) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 147/9 (Ronchi 44, Pierre 3/29, DJ Bravo 2/30) by eight wickets with 15 balls remaining.
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Suu Kyi defends arrest of Reuters journalists
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], Sep 13 (ANI): Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has defended the verdict on the arrest of the two Reuters journalists who were investigating the Rohingya crisis in the country. She was speaking at the World Economic Forum on Thursday.
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