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Apple Daily's shutdown signals all-out attack by China on Hong Kong media,
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Hong Kong, June 27 (ANI): The recent shutdown of the 26-year-old Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has signalled an all-out Chinese attack against media and free speech in the region, as the government has already announced that it would tighten rules about accrediting journalist
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Farmers protest in Hyderabad to mark 7 months of their agitation against n
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 26 (ANI): The farmers' union All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) and trade unions staged a protest at Dharna Chowk in Hyderabad on Saturday to mark the completion of seven months of the protest against the three new farm laws, amid ch
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Tech, media, banks in Hong Kong fear end to their business after Apple Dai
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Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): With closure of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong, businesses including tech, media and banks are in fear of the possible end of their businesses in the city as China tightens its grip on a city.
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China dismisses Biden's remarks on Apple Daily closure, asks Washington no
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Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): China's foreign ministry has dismissed US President Joe Biden's statement on the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and asked Washington to stop interfering in the country's internal affairs.
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India at UN says it promotes values of equality, social justice, democracy
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): India on Friday said that it promotes values of equality, social justice, and democracy through inclusive education at the interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education during the 47th Session of UN Human Rights Council.
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Rajnath salutes those who played role in safeguarding democracy during eme
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New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday termed the 1975 emergency as a "dark chapter" in the history of Indian democracy and saluted all those who have played a role in the safeguarding of democracy.
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Samyukta Kisan Morcha urges President to save agriculture, democracy
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New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): On the completion of seven months of the ongoing farmers' agitation, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has sought President Ram Nath Kovind's intervention to 'Save Agriculture and Save Democracy' and in repealing of the three "anti-farm" laws.
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Delimitation in J-K has to take place at quick pace for assembly polls, sa
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New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Noting that the government's priority is to "strengthen grassroots democracy" in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said delimitation has to happen at a quick pace so that assembly polls can take place and an elected government gi
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Congress demands early statehood, assembly polls in J-K at all-party meeti
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New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Congress put up five demands at the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday including early statehood, conducting polls to restore democracy and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits.
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People throng overnight to buy last edition of Hong Kong's pro-democracy n
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Hong Kong, June 24 (ANI): Scores of Hongkongers rushed overnight to buy a copy of Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper's last-ever edition which is to be closed its final chapter on Thursday.
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Reporters Without Borders condemns closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily due
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Paris [France], June 24 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a France-based non-profit aimed at safeguarding the right to freedom of information, on Wednesday condemned the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, following an intense crackdown by the government.
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Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper to print its last edition on Thursday
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Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper on Wednesday announced that it is shutting its operations earlier than expected and will stop publishing online from midnight.
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