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WB Governer Dhankar says ready to talk to chief minister Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he is ready to talk to chief minister Mamata Banerjee on "topics at her chosen place, time and place."
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Police action 'unacceptable': Brinda Adige on Telangana Encounter
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Social activist Brinda Adige on Friday condemned the encounter of four accused in Telangana rape and murder case and said that the action of the Police is 'unacceptable' and democracy doesn't function in this way.
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'Democracy caged': WB Governor after arriving at assembly and finds gate l
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 5 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday expressed outrage after he arrived at the state Legislative Assembly to find the gates locked.
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China bans US Navy visits to Hong Kong
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Dec 2 (ANI): China has banned US warships and military aircraft from making stops in Hong Kong after Washington passed legislation supporting the territory's pro-democracy protesters.
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Stocks tumble due to weak global trends, Dr Reddy's down by 1.9 pc
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices tumbled into the negative terrain during early hours on Friday following weak global cues as investors feared that passage of the Hong Kong pro-democracy bill in Washington could derail trade talks between the United States
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China furious after Trump signs bill backing Hong Kong protestors
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 29 (ANI): An infuriated China on Thursday warned of "firm countermeasures" against the US a day after President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, 2019, aimed at expressing support the pro-democracy demonstrators in the semi-autonomous city
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Glad that 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' came together to defeat BJP's attempt to und
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Extending wishes to newly-sworn in Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he felt glad to see that 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' (MVA) has come together to defeat the BJP's attempt to undermine the democracy.
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Article 370 erased under false promise of new beginning: Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Central government saying that democracy was subverted when Article 370 was erased "under the blatantly false promise of a new beginning in Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh" and ground realities ar
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China summons US ambassador over Hong Kong Bill
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 28 (ANI): Hours after US President Donald Trump signed a bill in support of the pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, China on Thursday summoned US Ambassador Terry Branstad.
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China accuses US of 'interference' after Trump signs Hong Kong legislation
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 28 (ANI): China on Thursday firmly opposed the United States signing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law, saying that the move is a "serious interference" in China's internal affairs.
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Despite opposition by China, Trump signs bill backing Hong Kong protestors
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill in support of the pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, despite stern warnings by China that it would retaliate with "countermeasures" if the legislation became law, as it meddles with Beijing's domestic
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SPG should be kept above party biases in multiparty democracy: Manish Tewa
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Hitting out at the Centre over the bill to amend Special Protection Group Act, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday said that SPG should be kept above party biases in a multiparty democracy.
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