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SAARC parliamentary body appeals for restoration of democracy in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 20 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ongoing political crisis in the Maldives, where democratic norms have been cast aside, the Chairman of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians has appealed to the Speaker of the Majlis (Parliament) in the Maldiv
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Nepali PM asks for international community's support for development
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 19 (ANI): Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Monday asked the International community to help to make the new development goals a grand success.
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Cyril Ramaphosa elected as South Africa's president
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], Feb 15 (ANI): Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as the new President of South Africa on Thursday hours after embattled leader Jacob Zuma resigned, ending weeks-long power struggle in the ruling African National Congress (ANC).
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CPI(M) believes in 'gun-tantra': PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala(Tripura) [India], Feb.15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday fired a fresh salvo at the ruling Left government in the poll-bound Tripura and said the latter party does not believe in democracy but violence.
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TDP MPs continue to protest against Union Budget
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 9 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs on Friday protested near Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament expressing their disappointment with the Union Budget.
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Dharmendra Pradhan fires corruption salvo at Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 08 (ANI): Hours after Sonia Gandhi said that the democracy was under threat in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government rule, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at her, saying that the UPA regime was "epitome of corruption."
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'All-out assault on democracy' in Maldives: UN Rights Chief
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 07 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday said the declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives "is an all-out assault on democracy."
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PM invokes Sardar Patel in his Lok Sabha speech
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invoked first Deputy Prime Minister of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, while criticising the Congress party in the Lok Sabha for "dividing the country".
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Maldives crisis: Opposition seeks foreign intervention to restore democrac
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 7 (ANI): Hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the Maldives, the opposition called for other countries to intervene in the crisis.
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Maldives chief justice threatened, President Yameen rejects court order
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E.], Feb. 05 (ANI): In a big blow to democracy and civilian rule in the Maldives, President Mohammed Abdulla Yameen has put the army on alert and refused to follow the orders of the Supreme Court to reinstate sacked 12 opposition Members if Parliament or allow the release of ot
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Army, judiciary weakening Pak's democracy: Sharif
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 2 (ANI): Launching yet another scathing attack on the country's institution, former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that democracy in the country was being threatened by the factions of the judiciary and the army.
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Nawaz Sharif reaches Karachi on 2-day visit
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 1 (ANI): Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday reached Karachi for a two-day visit.
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