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Russia slowing down Twitter over content standoff
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 11 (ANI): The Russian government said on Wednesday that it was slowing access to Twitter, accusing the social network of failing to remove illegal content and signalling that the Kremlin is escalating its offensive against American internet companies that have long pro
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Leave Rishabh Pant alone, he'll deliver match-winning performances: Rohit
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 10 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma believes Rishabh Pant can replicate the heroics of the fourth and final Test against England if the wicket-keeper batsman is given the freedom to play his natural game.
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China should have no role in succession process of Dalai Lama, says US
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Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) emphasised that the Chinese government should have no role in the succession process of Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Beijing's interference in the matter is an "outrageous abuse of religious freedom".
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Ahead of Quad meeting, India, Japan discuss South China Sea, freedom of na
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New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Ahead of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) head of states meet, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today. The conversation lasted for forty minutes.
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India calls UK lawmakers' debate on press freedom, farmers' stir 'one-side
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London [UK], March 9 (ANI): India on Tuesday called the UK Westminster discussion on press freedom and farmers' stir as "one-sided and based on false assertions".
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US lawmakers call on Biden to help defend Hong Kong's autonomy
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Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): A group of bipartisan US lawmakers overseeing congressional China policy have lambasted Beijing's recently announced plans to overhaul Hong Kong's election system and urged President Joe Biden to help the city defend its "autonomy and basic freedoms".
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True freedom for women is achieved when they are respected everyday and no
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 9 (ANI): Telangana Rastra Samiti (TRS) MLC K. Kavitha on Monday said that true freedom for women is achieved when they are respected not just on Women's Day but on each day.
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75th Independence Day will celebrate spirit of freedom struggle: PM Modi
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New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that this year's Independence Day celebration will celebrate the spirit of the freedom struggle.
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Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 passed in Assembly
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 8 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 was passed in Assembly on Monday.
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Punjab govt increases pension for freedom fighters in budget 2021-22
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 8 (ANI): Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Monday proposed to increase the monthly pension for freedom fighters from Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,400 from April 1 in the state budget for 2021-22.
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Singapore ranks First, India 26th in Asia-Pac in latest Economic Freedom I
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Singapore, March 8 (ANI): Singapore topped the global ranking for the second year in a row in the latest Economic Freedom Index published last week by US conservative think-tank, The Heritage Foundation.
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EU warns Beijing to tread carefully on Hong Kong electoral reform
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Brussels [Belgium], March 6 (ANI): As China prepares to alter Hong Kong's electoral system, the European Union has warned Beijing to "carefully consider the political and economic implications" of any decision to reform the electoral system of Hong Kong saying that the bloc is "ready to take
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