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New Parliament building would fulfill aspirations of 21st century India: P
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the new Parliament building would become a witness to the creation of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) and fulfill the aspirations of 21st century India.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail by High Court
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): A day after eight Hong Kong legislators were arrested for their involvement in pro-democracy protests across the region, activist Agnes Chow Ting has been denied bail pending her appeal of a 10-month prison sentence for her role in a siege of police headquarters
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Biden's aide 'deeply concerned' over China's assault on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden's proposed National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that he was 'deeply concerned' about the imprisonment of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong in wake of the draconian National Security Law imposed by the Chinese Comm
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Hong Kong Police arrest 8 more activists, including Leung Kwok-hung
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 8 (ANI): Eight Hong Kong legislators have been arrested a day after eight people were held over a protest on a university campus last month.
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Modi govt doesn't understand D of Democracy: Brinda Karat
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Slamming the BJP government at the Centre for not listening to the voices of farmers, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday said that the Modi government doesn't understand the D of Democracy.
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Urge citizens of India to support BJP's 'pro-democracy movement' in West B
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], December 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national president Tejasvi Surya on Monday urged the citizens of India to support the pro-democracy movement of his party against the "dictatorial" regime by West Bengal
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Hong Kong police arrest 8 people including districts councillors over peac
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 7 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested eight people including two district councillors in connection with a peaceful pro-democracy demonstration last month on the Chinese University campus, Hong Kong Free Press reported citing local media.
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary writes to PM Modi, demands repeal of farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a repeal of the recent farm laws by the government.
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We must ensure crisis is resolved soon: Priyanka Chopra on farmer protests
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
California [US], December 6 (ANI): Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Sunday reacted to the ongoing farmers' protest against the farm laws, and said that "as a thriving democracy, we must ensure that this crisis is resolved sooner than later."
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CCP's use of courts to silence peaceful dissent is hallmark of authoritari
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): The United States has condemned the sentence pronounced on Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and said that the "use of courts to silence peaceful dissent is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes".
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China greatest threat since World War II, says US intel chief
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): China is the greatest global threat to democracy and freedom since the end of World War II and a bipartisan response is needed in the US to counter Beijing’s growing influence, according to the US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for over 13 months for pro-democracy
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 3 (ANI): Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Wednesday was sentenced to more than 13 months of prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a pro-democracy protest last year over a proposed extradition bill with China.
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