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Dissent will be pacified soon: K'taka CM Bommai
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday expressed confidence in resolving the differences with the disgruntled leaders of the BJP and said that the senior leaders of the party are attempting to convince them.
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"We accept there are issues, trying to pacify everyone": Yediyurappa amid
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amid rumours of dissent in the ranks following the unveiling of the party's first list of candidates for the ensuing Karnataka Assembly polls, former chief minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa said the party was trying to pacify those not happy with the choice of candidates.
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US working to assist Americans who want to leave Afghanistan: Blinken
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Blinken was speaking before the Congress when members of the opposition Republican Party went on the offensive on the US exit from Afghanistan in 2021 and requested the release of a State Department internal dissent cable, according to Khaama Press.
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Xi Jinping's consolidation of power leaves little room for dissent
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Moreover, Xi surrounded himself with close aides, such as new Premier Li Qiang. Xi's drive for power is worrying. What if China goes down the wrong path, the global implications could be significant, reported Nikkei Asia.
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Anger, dissent growing in Gilgit Baltistan over continuous indifference of
Updated : 3 years ago IST
For weeks, public protests have reverberated across Gilgit city over 22-hour power shortages. A new wave of protests is likely to hit the region from March 10.
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Nepal's Damak Industrial Park under China's BRI now centre for local agita
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Damak Industrial Park's construction in Jhapa, Nepal has been stalled for more than 10 years since its approval in 2012. The locals have been showing dissent and have filed a case in the supreme court which is still to be heard.
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Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar for opposing military rule: UN
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free some 7,000 prisoners, UN news reported. However, it did not specify whether those jailed as part of its brutal crackdown on dissent would be included.
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China subjects Covid protesters to intense surveillance, interrogation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Even though China revoked its Zero Covid Policy following the protests, China unleashed its police equipped with the latest technology to go after people that had participated in the protests and dozens of people who took part in the protests have paid heavily for the dissent.
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'Saamana' editorial slams SC decision on demonetisation, says it supports
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a strong dissent to the Supreme Court's decision on demonetisation, Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Wednesday said that calling the government decision "valid" means to "support the economic massacre of the country".
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SC dissent judge observations on demonetisation reflects pulse of nation:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP and Party National Secretary Binoy Viswam on Monday said that Justice Nagaratna's observations on demonetisation reflect the "pulse of the nation".
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Rights group raises alarm over mass arrests in Pakistan's Gwadar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The group said putting a "blanket ban on all forms of public gatherings amounts to repression of the right to protest and sends a chilling message that there is no room for dissent." "It is imperative that the Government of Pakistan upholds the human rights of everyone, including their righ
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PTM leader Ali Wazir: The face of dissent in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pushtoon Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Muhammad Ali Wazir is lately becoming an icon of the non-violent movement in Pakistan, one who speaks for people of the tribal areas and fights for their rights, the Voice of Vienna reported.
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