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Emergency in Lanka won't affect T20I Tri-series: BCCI
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai [India], March 6 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday notified that the state of emergency in Sri Lanka would not affect the first match of the Tri-Nation Nidahas Twenty20 Cup which was scheduled between India and Sri Lanka at Colombo's Premadasa Stadi
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Emergency imposed in Sri Lanka, curfew in Kandy
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 6 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday has decided to impose a state of emergency for 10 days to control law and order in the country, following the violence against the minority community in Kandy district over the last two days.
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New Delhi bound United Airlines flight diverted to London
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [United States], Mar 4 (ANI): A major US airline, the United Airlines flight on Sunday with 266 passengers and 15 crew members onboard diverted its New Delhi bound flight to London's Heathrow Airport due to medical emergency.
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Amnesty International asks Maldives to release 'peaceful' protesters
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Feb 28 (ANI): Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Maldives to immediately and unconditionally release the people "arbitrarily" detained under the State of Emergency (SOE) and halt attacks on "peaceful" protesters.
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Emergency in Maldives: Police issues curfew to halt opposition's gathering
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 26 (ANI): Amidst the state of emergency in the Maldives, the police here issued a curfew in an attempt to stop an opposition's gathering, said a Maldivian Democratic Party member.
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President Yameen loses support of top law officers
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb.23 (ANI): The Prosecutor General of Maldives, Aishath Bisham, has told police in a letter that the state of emergency declared by President Abdullah Yameen is unconstitutional as the procedure followed for ratifying it in Parliament was not done as per established conven
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Extension of emergency: Maldives says India's remark a 'distortion of fact
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 22 (ANI): Reacting to concerns raised by India over the extension of the State of Emergency in the Maldives, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday said the assertion by the Government of India about the extension is a clear distortion of facts.
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'Emergency in Maldives extended against our Constitution'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 22 (ANI): Former Maldivian Deputy Minister of Education Dr Ahmed Riyaz, who lately resigned, underscored that the State of Emergency (SOE) in the country, which has been extended for an additional 30 days, is "against our Constitution".
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India expresses dismay over emergency extension in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Expressing dismay over the extension of the State of Emergency in The Maldives, India said the consequent delay in the resumption of the political process and the continuing suspension of the functioning of democratic institutions, including the judiciary is
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US expresses disappointment over extension of emergency in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): The United States (US) has expressed disappointment over the extension of the State of Emergency in the Maldives and by President Abdulla Yameen for an additional 30 days.
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Passed emergency decree illegal: Maldivian opposition
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 21 (ANI): The state of emergency decree passed by the Maldivian parliament is illegal, said the Joint Opposition on Tuesday.
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Maldives extends State of Emergency for 30 days
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 20 (ANI): Maldives Parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of the State of Emergency by 30 days, a day after President Abdulla Yameen sought the extension citing threat to national security and the constitutional crisis in the country.
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