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Shinzo Abe congratulates Nepal President Bhandari
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar. 21 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday congratulated Nepal's re-elected President Bidya Devi Bhandari on her victory in Nepal's presidential elections while assuring Japan's support for consolidating democracy in Nepal.
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Myanmar's first democratically elected President resigns
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Mar 21 (ANI): President of Myanmar, Htin Kyaw, on Wednesday announced his retirement from the post amidst concerns about his health over the last few months.
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Pun elected Nepal vice Pres 'unopposed'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar. 19 (ANI): Nanda Bahadur Pun has been re-elected as the Vice-President of Nepal for the second term unopposed.
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Xi-Jinping gets second term as China's president
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bejing [China], Mar 17 (ANI): China's Parliament re-elected Xi Jinping as the country's president and also the chairman of Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China on Saturday, making way for his second term in the office.
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Nepal PM splits ministries to expand cabinet, inducts 15 new ministers
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] March 16 (ANI): Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday split ministries and inducted 15 new ministers.
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New Tripura MLAs sworn in
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Agartala, (Tripura) [India] Mar 16 (ANI): Pro-tem speaker Ratan Chakraborty administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly-elected members of Tripura Legislative assembly in Agartala on Thursday.
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Anil Baluni elected to Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) head of national media department Anil Baluni was elected to Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand on Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha's Andhra Pradesh seats filled
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar. 15 (ANI): The three Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh were filled on Thursday after two candidates of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and one from the opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) were elected unopposed in the biennial elections.
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Wang Yang is new chairman of China's top political advisory body
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 15 (ANI): Wang Yang has been elected as the new chairman of China's top political advisory body.
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Merkel re-elected to German Parliament for fourth term
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Mar 14 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on Wednesday re-elected to the German Parliament for a record fourth term and will be sworn in later today.
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Bhandari gets second term as Nepal President
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 12 (ANI): Nepal's incumbent President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has been elected for a second term, extending the tenure of the Himalayan country's first female head of state for another five years.
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Shehbaz Sharif elected new PML-N chairperson
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 13 (ANI): Punjab Province Chief Minister and former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's brother Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as the new chairperson of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) by the party's general council.
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