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US report on religious freedom accuses China of intensifying repression of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 (ANI): An annual report on religious freedom released by the US State Department accuses China of intensifying religious repression on its minority groups, particularly the Uighurs of northwest Xinjiang province, Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Falu
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President promulgates agriculture ordinances aimed at boosting income of f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday promulgated three ordinances announced by the government earlier this week to usher in agricultural reforms for raising the income of the farmers and giving them more freedom to sell their produce.
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Lawsuit filed against Trump for signing executive order targeting social m
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 4 (ANI): A lawsuit has been filed against US President Donald Trump for signing an executive order on preventing online censorship that seems to violate the freedom of speech of individuals on social media platforms.
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Cabinet approves ordinance to promote barrier-free inter-state trade in ag
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared an ordinance to pave the way for the creation of an ecosystem where farmers and traders will have the freedom of choice in sale and purchase of agri-produce.
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China-US ties hit a rough patch as Trump announces measures to target Beij
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 30 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) announced a slew of measures against China, including the decision to suspend entry of certain Chinese nationals to American universities, while attacking Beijing for snatching Hong Kong's freedom and the Asian
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Activists believe Beijing's proposed national security law will snatch awa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): Beijing's endorsement of a national security law tailoring Hong Kong from acts of secession, subversion, terrorism or conspiring with foreign influences, activists believe, will soon lead to an imposition of arbitrary detentions and crackdowns on free speech and diss
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Hongkongers eye grim future as China approves national security law
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): A large number of Hongkongers see a bleak future for themselves after Chinese parliament approved plans for a bill that threatens to limit freedoms in the semi-autonomous state, bypassing its legislature to punish acts that subvert state power.
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Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his death annivers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 56th death anniversary and recalled him as "a brave freedom fighter and the architect of modern India".
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'Heights of hypocrisy': Shivakumar on Yogi's plan for permission from stat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 26 (ANI): After Yogi Adityanath said that no state can take manpower from Uttar Pradesh without his government's permission, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar on Tuesday termed the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's move as "un
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Indian Army Chief's remark on Lipulekh issue an insult to our history: Nep
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 25 (ANI): Criticising Indian Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane's remarks on Kathmandu acting on "behest of someone" over the Lipulekh issue, Nepal Defence Minister Ishwor Pokhrel has said that the statement was an insult to the nation's history and was made ignoring its
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An appeal for raising funds to help families of brave hearts with 'Bharat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Appealing people to contribute to BharatKeVeer fund for those who laid down their lives for our freedom, media professional Sancharita Chatterjee on Sunday shared a gratifying video tribute to the frontline warriors.
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Muzzling Baloch voices: Pakistan bans website of Balochistan rights group
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistani authorities have imposed an indefinite ban on the official website of Human Rights Commission of Balochistan.
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