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Despite BJP MPs' opposition, Shashi Tharoor to again head Parliamentary pa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will continue as the chairman of the Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology, amid strong opposition from the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
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'Succession' star Nicholas Braun says he's 'incapable' of 'long-term relat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): American actor Nicholas Braun recently opened up about his relationship struggles during an interview and discussed his difficulty with maintaining long-lasting romantic relationships, despite his desire for one.
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Madhuri Dixit extends birthday wishes to 'Hum Apke Hai Kon' co-actor Renuk
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): 'Hum Apke Hain Kon' actor Renuka Shahane received a plethora of wishes from friends and members of the Bollywood fraternity as she turned a year older on Thursday. Despite being late to wish, it was actor Madhuri Dixit's special note for her tha
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Pak PM Imran Khan insists on introducing electronic voting machines, oppos
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): Despite the reservations of the opposition about the "electoral reforms", Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the next general elections would be held through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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Despite Pak assurances to FATF of controlling terrorism, LeT found to have
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): Despite Pakistan’s assurances to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of controlling terrorist groups, it was found that Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) international operational commander Sajid Mir’s had a role in the killing of a Swedish cart
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Why has UP govt not made arrests in Lakhimpur Kheri incident despite evide
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, where eight people including four farmers died in violence on October 3, and asked why the state has not made any arrests despite having ample evi
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Chief Minister of Pak's Balochistan refuses to resign despite demands by s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani on Tuesday said that he would not resign despite demands by some BAP lawmakers to leave office by 5pm on Wednesday.
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Border restrictions eased in Australian states despite surge in COVID-19 c
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The border restrictions between Australia's Victoria, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and New South Wales (NSW) will be eased, as the "relative risks" change in Victoria amid the worsening COVID-19 situation.
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Things can turn around quickly: Agarkar feels selectors shouldn't make cha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels the selectors shouldn't make any change in the T20 World Cup squad despite some players going through a lean patch ahead of the showpiece event in UAE.
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Afghanistan: Passport department remains shut, trouble for many Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 5 (ANI): Several people who were seeking to leave Afghanistan for medical treatment and other facilities, gathered outside the passport department in Kabul. People complained about the passport department being closed and said that despite repeated promises to re
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US remains world's largest tax haven despite vows to fight money launderin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Pandora Papers show that the United States remains the largest tax haven in the world despite its vows to fight corruption and money laundering, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
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New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown, eases some restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], October 4 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said on Monday that the COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland, the country's largest city, will remain on the third out of four level of severity despite some of the restrictions being lifted.
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