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Pak's expulsion of foreign NGOs is rights' violation: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York City [United States], Dec 16 (ANI): Pakistan's decision to shut down at least 10 international organizations, without citing valid reasons, breaches the right to freedom of expression and association, according to the New York- based Human Rights Watch.
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UN Chief calls on Myanmar to free arrested journalists
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Dec 15 (ANI): Condemning the arrest of two journalists in Myanmar, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that their arrest indicated that press freedom is shrinking in Southeast Asian country and the international community must do all it can to get th
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Islamabad assures safety of Jadhav's kin during Pak visit
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Pakistan has agreed to facilitate the visit of former Indian Naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother and his wife and also assured their safety, security and freedom of movement in the nation, India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Fr
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Protection for the little ones during Christmas holidays: Kaspersky
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI): Half of parents think that online threats to their children are increasing and one-in-three feel that they do not have any control over what their children see or do online. During the school holidays, children have even more freedom and willingness to dive in
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VP Naidu, Petroleum minister Pradhan hails Jayee Rajguru as 'national hero
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 07 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan paid tribute to freedom fighter Jayee Rajguru on his 221 martyrdom day celebration here.
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Congress believes 'only' it made India achieve freedom: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Netrang (Gujarat) [India], December 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday criticised the Congress saying the party believed that freedom in the country was brought by the Nehru-Gandhi family.
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Russia to ban American journalists from covering parliament
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow (Russia) December 2 (ANI) Russia's decision to pass a measure that would ban American journalists from covering the Duma, the lower chamber of its Parliament, comes as a major blow to media freedom.
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Hadiya 'still' struggling for her 'freedom'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India] November 29 (ANI): Kerala woman Hadiya, who has been at the centre of love jihad controversy, on Wednesday said she asked for freedom from the Supreme Court but she was still not free.
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Suu Kyi stripped off Freedom of Oxford award over Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Nov 28 (ANI): Myanmar's State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi has been formally stripped of the Freedom of the City of Oxford award over her response to the Rohingya crisis, the Guardian reported.
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Comey shares 'freedom of press' post after Trump slams CNN
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], November 26 (ANI): Shortly after United States President Donald Trump slammed CNN, former FBI Director James Comey underscored significance of free press by tweeting out a quote by the former president and founding father, Thomas Jefferson.
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ASSOCHAM writes to Jaitley, RBI Governor over private equity investment ma
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): In a bid to resolve the vexed issue of 'assured return' on private equity investment, industry body ASSOCHAM wrote to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, urging a meeting between his officials and the global private equity funds so that investments worth several t
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'Padmavati' controversy politically planned to destroy freedom of expressi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the 'Padmavati' controversy is the calculated plan of a political party to destroy freedom of expression.
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