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Hong Kong schools told to remove books that might violate new national sec
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 7 (ANI): Hong Kong Education Bureau has recommended schools to review their book collections and remove those titles that may breach the draconian national security law.
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Security law a new weapon to rip out all democratic aspirations in Hong Ko
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 20 (ANI): Turning a deaf ear to concerns raised by foreign governments, China is moving swiftly to enact the 'draconian' national security law to bring Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous city, under its direct control.
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Hong Kongers confronting 'largest, retiring regime' in the world: Activist
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 9 (ANI): Signalling the "comeback" of "labour strike and mass mobilisation" in Hong Kong against mainland China over the draconian national security law, pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said the people of the financial hub of Asia are standing against the "largest and reti
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Economically anti-national: Congress slams 'draconian' govt for raising ta
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday slammed the central government for raising "insurmountable" taxes on petrol and diesel, and termed it "economically anti-national".
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Rajasthan couple fighting COVID-19 at frontline locks up daughter at home
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhilwara (Rajasthan) [India], April 14 (ANI): Constable Saroj Kumar locks up her seven-year-old daughter at home while going to work - while this may sound like a draconian measure during normal times, the doting mother does it only to ensure that her young one stays safe as coronavirus c
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Pak authorities should urgently reform 'draconian' blasphemy laws: Europea
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 07 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan's blasphemy laws lead to "grave miscarriages of justice", a European think tank asked Pakistani authorities to urgently reform the blasphemy laws by repealing the existent provisions and drafting new legislation.
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Lockdown helps South Korea in controlling coronavirus growth
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 30 (ANI): South Korea was one of the first countries to impose draconian measures of lockdown which has eventually helped the country in handling the coronavirus crisis which has claimed the lives of nearly 30,000 people globally.
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IACC files petition against MCI's draconian move to strip specialist tag o
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In the wake of Medical Council of India (MCI) stripping the specialist tag of over 1700 post-graduate Diploma holders in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) course from Indira Gandhi National Open University between 2006-13, the experts in the healt
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Sharjeel Imam's arrest 'shameful', shows 'brute character' of govt: JNUSU
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Tuesday condemned the arrest of Sharjeel Imam and stated that his arrest is "shameful" and "shows the brute and draconian character" of the government.
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Won't rest until Andhra govt recalls 'draconian' order issued against medi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday again criticised the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led state government over its order providing power to the secretaries of government departments to sue media hous
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Oppn leaders, media got taste of draconian J-K administration: Rahul
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): A day after being denied to visit Srinagar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said both opposition politicians and the press have got a taste of what he called "draconian" administration.
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Media persons aggressively handled by Srinagar police, Congress claims cit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 24 (ANI): Citing reports that "media persons were aggressively handled by the Srinagar police", the Congress on Saturday said that the party condemned the "draconian measures against the media".
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