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Bihar polls: Nadda urges voters to participate in 'biggest festival of dem
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday urged the people of Bihar to exercise their vote in the second phase of the state assembly polls to ensure their public participation in the biggest festival of democracy by following all COVID-19 protocols.
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Democracy will win against corona: Adityanath urges people to vote in UP b
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday appealed to voters to cast votes following COVID-19 related protocols for by-polls in seven assembly seats and said that democracy will win and corona will be defeated.
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Bypolls: PM Modi urges voters to come out in large numbers, strengthen the
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): As voting begins for the by-election in 54 Assembly seats spread across 10 states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed people to come out in large numbers to cast their votes and strengthen the festival of democracy.
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Arrest of 8 Hong Kong opposition lawmakers is "clear abuse of law enforcem
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday said that arrest of the eight lawmakers in Hong Kong is a "clear abuse of law enforcement for political purposes".
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Fifth Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Ted Hui arrested
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 2 (ANI): Hong Kong's Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui was arrested on Monday over the chaotic Legislative Council meeting in May that descended into shouting and scuffles for which seven people -opposition leaders and activists- had been previously detained.
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Erdogan's belligerent policies leave Turkey more isolated than ever
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia (Cyprus), November 02 (ANI): In the past few years Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has reversed the policy of his country from "zero problems with neighbours" and from a model of Muslim democracy and ally, into a country with almost zero friends and allies, while Ankara is currently
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Democratic NDA fighting against 'parivar tantra gathbandhan': PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], November 1 (ANI): Continuing his attack on opposition parties in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed them as 'parivar tantra gathbandhan' at his second rally in Samastipur and added that on the one side NDA is committed to democracy it is facin
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7 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists arrested: Joshua Wong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 1 (ANI): Several Hong Kong opposition leaders, including both sitting and former Legislative Council members, have been arrested, said Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist, on Sunday.
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Seven more cleared of riot charges in Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 31 (ANI): Seven more accused of rioting during the major pro-democracy protest in August, last year -- against the now draconian National Security Law imposed by the Chinese Communist Party on Hong Kong -- have been acquitted of all charges by a Hong Kong Court.
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Maharashtra govt's action against Sameet Thakkar dangerous for democracy,
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament from Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi, has come out in defense of a common social media user, Sameet Thakkar, and alleged that the action taken by the Maharashtra government against him was dangerous for democracy, beside
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Pakistan up in arms over coups, political engineering and electoral manipu
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 30 (ANI): A pro-democracy coalition organised in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan in October by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is gathering support amongst the masses.
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Pompeo calls for immediate release of 3 student activists arrested by 'Chi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Thursday condemned the "Chinese-controlled Hong Kong Police Force" for arresting three student democracy activists under the draconian national security law and demanded their immediate release.
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