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Out of 213 Rajya Sabha MPs, 89 declared pecuniary interests: ADR
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Out of the total 213 sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha, 89 MPs have declared that they have a financial interest in under either of the categories -- remunerative directorship, regular remunerated activity, shareholding of controlling nature, paid consultancy or
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NRC a statutory, transparent process monitored by Supreme Court: India at
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 10 (ANI): India on Tuesday asserted that the National Register of Citizens in Assam is a "statutory, transparent and non-discriminatory legal process" monitored by its Supreme court and that its implementation would comply with Indian laws and is consistent with it
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Democracy not inimical to economic development, increases growth: Manmohan
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Dismissing arguments that democracy is inimical to economic development and authoritarian regimes made phenomenal economic progress, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that India has shown how a democratic setup has led to 'gene
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Hong Kong students continue boycott pressing for more demands
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 6 (ANI): Thousands of students and alumni continued to boycott schools across Hong Kong on Friday and formed a human chain to register their protest. The students are upset with the government for not fulfilling their other demands after withdrawing the Extradition Bill.
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Liberal Democrat MEPs under fire for concern over Kashmir, ignoring prickl
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels, Belgium Sept 5 (ANI): Ten Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) hailing from the UK's Liberal Democratic Party, who showed concern over the Kashmir issue, are now facing the heat for ignoring various issues that the world faces today.
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Will ensure Kerala govt functions in accordance with Constitution: Arif Mo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Arif Mohammad Khan, who was appointed as the Governor of Kerala, on Sunday said that his role will be to ensure that democratically elected government in the state functions in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
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Won't run as independent presidential candidate: Tulsi Gabbard
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress to run for the presidential post, has ruled out contesting as an independent candidate if she fails to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Responsible freedom for media doesn't mean 'regulated' freedom: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 30 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday stated that media freedom is the essence of a democratic society but asserted that responsible freedom does not mean "regulated freedom".
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Over 2,000 people dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 30 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 2,000 people have died from the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo since last August while the number of registered Ebola cases has reached 3,000 in the African country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Frid
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Democratic Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of US Presidential race
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday dropped out of the US Presidential race.
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Italy's Five Star Movement, Democratic Party agree to form coalition govt
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Aug 29 (ANI): Italy's Five-Star Movement (M5S) and Democratic Party (PD) have agreed to form a new coalition government in order to avoid snap elections which could propel Matteo Salvini's League Party to power.
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J-K Governor Malik not involved in detention, release of Mufti, Omar: Raj
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Clarifying that Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has nothing to do with the detention and release of People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference Omar Abdullah, the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday said that '
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