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Tigray Conflict clouds Ethiopia's 'historic' parliamentary election
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Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 22 (ANI): Amid a cascade of major crises in Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous country, which left millions unable to vote, Ethiopian voters went to polls on Monday in a national election that has been held as a long-awaited emergence into a multi-party demo
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Hong Kong's Apple Daily may halt publication on Saturday
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Hong Kong, June 21 (ANI): Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily could stop publishing on Saturday if the city authorities continue to keep its assets frozen after arresting five executives under the draconian National Security Law.
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LJP Leadership changed in Lok Sabha after Speaker found our concern genuin
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Newly-elected Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) national president Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla found our concern of 'lack of democracy' in the party as a genuine concern and changed the leadership by replacing Chirag Pas
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Democracy, value system common bonds among Quad members, says Vishnu Praka
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The common bond among the Quad countries is a democracy, value system and similar challenges they face and the "nascent organisation" is running instead of walking, former ambassador Vishnu Prakash said on Saturday.
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Steps taken by Om Birla enriched parliamentary democracy, enhanced product
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Congratulating Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for completing two years in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he has ushered in a series of steps that have enriched parliamentary democracy and enhanced productivity, leading to the passage of
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Hong Kong's Apply Daily senior executives remanded in custody after arrest
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Hong Kong, June 19 (ANI): Two senior executives of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, who have been charged with colluding with foreign forces, were remanded in custody after they were deemed as a threat to national security.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy daily prints 500,000 copies despite raid, arrest
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Hong Kong, June 18 (ANI): Despite a massive raid on the pro-democracy Apple Daily, the Hong Kong tabloid, continued its operations and printed 500,000 copies of Friday's paper while warning the readers that the city's "press freedom is now hanging by a thread".
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China 'targeting dissenting voices' in Hong Kong: UK Foreign Secretary
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London [UK], June 17 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday accused China of targeting dissenting voices in Hong Kong after the authorities of the semi-autonomous region arrested the chief editor and four directors of a pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under draconian securi
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Criticise us but don't lecture us on democracy: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Twi
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New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): In the backdrop to the recent issues between Twitter India and the central government, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the India was proud of being the world's largest and the most vibran
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Apple Daily newspaper's editor-in-chief, 4 directors held under Hong Kong
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Hong Kong, June 17 (ANI): In an early morning raid on Thursday, Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four directors of a pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under draconian Hong Kong security law on suspicion of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.
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Demonstrations held in Berlin to mark second anniversary of Hong Kong upri
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Berlin [Germany], June 14 (ANI): On the second anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising in Hong Kong, scores of people including German citizens and Hongkongers jointly organized a protest in Berlin, Germany.
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G7 Summit: India only G-20 country on track to meet its Paris commitments,
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New Delhi [India[, June 13 (ANI): On the second day of the outreach sessions of the Group of Seven (G7) summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in two sessions and recalled that democracy and freedom were a part of India's civilizations ethos, informed Ministry of External Affairs
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