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Former Portuguese prime minister Mario Soares dies aged 92
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan. 8 (ANI): Former Portuguese president and prime minister, Mario Soares, a central figure in the country's return to democracy in the 1970s after decades of dictatorship, has died at the age of 92.
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NDA's GDP figures a 'jumla', says Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Jan. 7 (ANI): Terming the recent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) as a "jumla", the Congress Party has said the base year, used to calculate GDP, was changed in order to reach 7.1 percent and added that the govern
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Mamata has become a comical figure, losing her political credibility: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru(Karnataka)[India], Jan. 7(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has become a comic figure after her recent comment where she remarked that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should go and a new national government should
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Politicians need to respect the feelings of the nation's citizens, sa
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.31 (ANI): Stating that political parties, political leaders and electoral funding figure prominently in any debate on corruption and black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second address to the nation in 51 days, said Saturday that the time has now come that
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India's tax collection figures show double-digit growth, says Arun Ja
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.29 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday said that post the government's November 8 demonetisation announcement, a lot more money has come into the banking system with an ability of the banks to lend higher.
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Twitter accounts of three key al-Qaida figures suspended
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 27 (ANI): Twitter has suspended the account of Jordanian preacher and militant group al-Qaida's spiritual leader, Abu Qatada, along with two other influential scholars said to be aligned with the extremist organisation.
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Adam Driver gifts Kylo Ren toys to his adult friends for Christmas
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 25 (ANI): Adam Driver, who played Kylo Ren in the 'Star Wars' franchise, recently shared that he used to give his action figure to his adult male friends as Christmas gift.
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Teen girls' delusion about weight, body image linked to alcohol use
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 15 (ANI): Teenage girls worrying about their figure and are trying to lose, maintain or gain their weight without any medical need are more likely to have had at least one drink in their life or have engaged in episodes of heavy drinking than girls of the same age
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Arunachal power 'scam': Congress calls for Rijiju's sacking
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): The Congress Party on Wednesday demanded an enquiry against Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju after his name and his cousin's figured in a report of the Chief Vigilance Officer of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) that alleged
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SC to continue hearing over bail for rape accused Asaram Bapu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the bail plea filed by self- styled religious figure Asaram Bapu accused in two rape cases.
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I share grief and pain of the people of Tamil Nadu: Sonia
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 6 (ANI): Describing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who died of cardiac arrest at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai late last evening, as a towering figure in the national and political life, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the Congress Party, her
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Hollywood reacts with disgust to 'Last Tango In Paris' director&
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 4 (ANI): Actors and other public figures are responding with outrage to 'Last Tango In Paris' director Bernardo Bertolucci after a three year old video, that recently came to light, confirmed a nonconsensual brutal rape scene in the 1972 movie.
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