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Chaos in Hong Kong as protesters disrupt metro services
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 30 (ANI): Thousands of commuters had a harrowing time on Tuesday after protesters blocked metro train services during the morning rush hour, in the latest anti-government demonstrations which have rocked Hong Kong for the last few months.
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Singapore tops Asia in Women Entrepreneur Cities Index: Is India doing eno
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, July 29 (ANI): The first international movement, the forerunner to the now annually celebrated International Women's Day, culminated in coordinated demonstrations by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland for the right to vote, to hold public office
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Washington Times dedicates entire supplement highlighting minorities oppre
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): As minorities group of Pakistan held multiple demonstrations outside the White House to protest against the oppression by Islamabad, the US media widely covered their dissent, with Washington Times dedicating an entire supplement highlighting issues that mi
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UK summons Chinese envoy amid growing diplomatic row over Hong Kong protes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 4 (ANI): Britain has summoned Chinese envoy Liu Xiaoming amid a growing diplomatic row between the two countries over the recent mass demonstrations in Hong Kong.
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Recent Hong Kong protests mark break from peaceful demonstrations
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): The recent wave of Hong Kong protests marked a break from the peaceful demonstrations against the controversial extradition bill after a group of protesters smashed their way into the offices of the legislature and wrecked the building on Monday evening.
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Sudan: One killed, 9 injured in fresh mass demonstrations to demand civili
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], July 1 (ANI): One person was killed and nine others sustained injuries after tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in various Sudanese cities on Sunday, marking the largest mass demonstrations since a deadly crackdown on a pro-democracy sit-in earlier in June.
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China to not allow Hong Kong protests to be brought up at G20
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Jun 24 (ANI): Beijing would not allow the Hong Kong protests to be brought up at the G20 meeting, a top Chinese Foreign Ministry official has said, in response to the statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicating that Donald Trump may raise the recent mass demo
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Hong Kong: Protestors end 15-hour long siege of police headquarters amid b
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jun 22 (ANI): Thousands of protestors here in the wee hours of Saturday morning ended their 15-hour siege of the city's police headquarters after putting up demonstrations demanding complete withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill and exoneration of demonstrators arrested
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Thousands of CISF personnel to conduct demonstrations on yoga day
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been designated as the Nodal Force to coordinate with the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to conduct yoga demonstration at Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad on the occasion of 5th International Yoga Day on June 2
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Delhi Congress, Sheila Dikshit protest against Kejriwal govt
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Delhi Congress organised demonstrations in all the 70 assembly constituency of the national capital to protest against alleged power cuts and water shortage problem in the city.
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Water, electricity crisis: Delhi Cong to organise demonstrations in 70 Ass
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 15 (ANI): Delhi Congress will organise demonstrations in all the 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi on June 18 to protest against alleged power cuts and water shortage in Delhi.
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Hong Kong to suspend controversial extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jun 15 (ANI): The embattled government of Hong Kong on Saturday is expected to announce a suspension to the efforts to pass a controversial China extradition bill, in an apparent bid to quell further unrest and mass demonstrations that have been building up pressure on the city's
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