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Order was misused, says Kerala Revenue Minister on illegal tree felling
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 17 (ANI): Defending the controversial order issued by the Revenue Department of Kerala during the Left Democratic Front's (LDF) tenure that resulted in large scale felling of protected trees in districts across the state, state Revenue Minister K
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Chirag did not agree to LJP contesting Bihar polls as part of NDA, says Pa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 17 (ANI): Pashupati Kumar Paras, the new leader of LJP in Lok Sabha, on Wednesday took a dig at his nephew Chirag Paswan saying he did not agree to contesting last year's Bihar assembly polls as part of the ruling National Democratic Alliance and it was a reaso
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Three killed in plane crash in eastern DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in a plane crash Wednesday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Radio Okapi, an UN-run radio station.
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Iran's 2021 presidential elections; Dynamics and merits of a political sys
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 16 (ANI): As Iran's 13th presidential elections draws closer, Iranians once again with great passion and enthusiasm are going through another democratic process to determine their future after carefully assessing initiatives, pledges and programs of the seven presidential
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Japan's lower house votes down no-confidence motion against PM Suga's Cabi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted down a no-confidence motion against Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet jointly filed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and three other opposition parties
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Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's trial begins today
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 14 (ANI): More than four months after a military coup took place in Myanmar, the trial of ousted democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi opened on Monday with critics denouncing the move as a bogus exercise.
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US, Japan deepen ties with Taiwan, China in tight spot
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 13 (ANI): Taiwan's allies - the US, Japan continue deepening their engagement with the democratic island-nation to help guard it against a growing threat from China, thereby putting Beijing in tight spot.
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Hong Kong to start censoring films on national security grounds
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 11 (ANI): In yet another assault on the democratic ethos of Hong Kong, new government guidelines have been enforced to allow city authorities to censor films on the basis of safeguarding national security.
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Japan's lower house adopts resolution condemning military coup in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 9 (ANI): Japan's lower house has adopted a resolution condemning the February 1 military coup in Myanmar and urged the country to return to democratic rule.
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Kerala Opposition walks out from Assembly over illegal felling of trees in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 8 (ANI): The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Kerala Assembly, alleging that the Left government of shielding culprits in the illegal recent mass felling and smuggling of trees by forest mafia in
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Merkel's party streaks ahead in state election: exit poll
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led its rivals in the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a big boost of morale for the conservatives in the September federal election.
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'UN experts' remarks on Waheed Parra, a nefarious design to malign Indian
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Parra, currently lodged in Srinagar jail on charges of funding terrorist groups, enjoys access to television and outside food, all special privileges denied to other prisoners, sources said.
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