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Barack Obama congratulates filmmakers of 'American factory' for Oscar nod
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 13 (ANI): After Netflix's documentary 'American Factory' made a cut to the Oscars 2020 nominations list, former President of America, Barack Obama expressed his happiness over the nod received by the film and congratulated its makers.
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Prateek Kuhad's song makes it to Obama's favourite music of 2019
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 31 (ANI): As the year 2019 bids adieu, former President of United States Barack Obama on Monday shared the list of his favourite music of the year which included the song 'Cold/Mess' by Indian musician Prateek Kuhad alongside Beyonce's 'Mood 4 Eva', The Black Keys '
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Court returns Musharraf application against his conviction in treason verd
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 28 (ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday returned the application filed by former president and military dictator Pervez Musharraf against his conviction in the high treason case by a special court, citing unavailability of the full bench during winter vacati
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Court upholds Obama's decision to secure national marine monument off New
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28 (ANI): A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a decision by former President Barack Obama to designate a section of submarine land off New England coast as a national monument.
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We were stopped from offering Namaz at VC's lodge, former AMU Students Uni
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 26 (ANI): A group of students led by the former president of AMU Students Union, Mohd Salman Imtiaz were allegedly not allowed to offer prayers during a protest at the Vice-Chancellor's lodge on Wednesday.
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Sudan initiates investigation into Darfur crimes
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Dec 23 (ANI): Sudan has initiated an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by members of the government of former president Omar al-Bashir, the state prosecutor said on Sunday.
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Musharraf's supporters hold 'justice' protest in London
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 23 (ANI): Supporters of Pakistan's military dictator, Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who was sentenced to death last week, held a protest in the British capital on Sunday alleging that the former president has been treated unfairly.
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Former SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar dies after a brief illness
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [Delhi], Dec 20 (ANI): Former president of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) Avtar Singh Makkar died at a private hospital here on Friday following a brief illness.
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Pak court gives death sentence to Musharraf in high treason case
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 17 (ANI): In a first in Pakistan's history, a special court on Tuesday handed a death sentence to former military dictator Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case.
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Government with overwhelming majority thinks it can do anything: Pranab Mu
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee cautioned against majoritarian rule saying that a government with an overwhelming majority thinks that it can do anything but that should not be the case.
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LHC hears Musharraf plea to halt high treason case's verdict announcement
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Dec 17 (ANI): The Lahore High Court is hearing former president Pervez Musharraf's plea to halt announcement of the verdict in the high treason case against him by a special court.
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Exercise delimitation, increase Lok Sabha strength to 1000: Pranab Mukherj
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Giving impetus to the Modi government's plan to increase the number of seats in Lok Sabha through delimitation, former president Pranab Mukherjee on Monday advocated an increase in the enhancement of Lok Sabha seats to 1,000.
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