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Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa leaves Sirisena's party, joins SLPP
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 11 (ANI): As the political crisis intensifies in Sri Lanka, wartime strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa has exited from President Maithripala Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on Sunday.
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Elvis Presley among recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): The White House on Saturday announced that seven people including King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Wickremesinghe urges citizens to continue fight for democracy
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 9 (ANI): Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday urged the citizens of the country to not give up fight for democracy and freedom.
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Sardar Patel banned RSS, claims Congress
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): On the 143rd birth anniversary of freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Congress party said that Patel, the first Home Minister of independent India, strongly opposed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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PM Modi pays homage to Sardar Patel on 143rd birth anniversary
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): On the occasion of the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while paying homage to the freedom fighter, hailed him as the "stalwart who unified India."
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Newly appointed Sri Lankan cabinet sworn in
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 30 (ANI): Newly-appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse's cabinet was on Monday sworn in amid increasing pressure on President Maithripala Sirisena to convene an early session of the Parliament.
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Congress ignored freedom fighters to promote Nehru-Gandhi family: Ram Madh
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Ram Madhav said that the Congress party deliberately ignored the freedom fighters only to promote the Nehru-Gandhi family.
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Congress made India dynastic dictatorship: Subhas Chandra Bose's kin
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Chandra Kumar Bose, vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) West Bengal unit, on Sunday led a scathing attack on the Congress party, saying they have distorted the history of India's freedom struggle and converted the country into a dynastic dict
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Congress rejects PM's claim, says 'didn't neglect Bose'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Congress party on Sunday allayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that they, while in power for several years, neglected the contribution of freedom fighters like Subhas Chandra Bose.
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Our responsibility to maintain 'Swaraj' with 'Suraaj': PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Underlining the sacrifices made by the freedom fighters to gain independence from the British, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that it is every India's responsibility to preserve it with good governance.
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US, EU condemn 'undue restrictions' on freedom of expression
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 16 (ANI): The European Union and the United States have condemned the 'undue restrictions' on freedom of expression and censorship in violation of international human rights law in the fifth meeting of the EU-US Cyber Dialogue held recently.
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China respects freedom of religion, understands importance of Yatra: Envoy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): China respects the freedom of religion and understands the importance of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra for Indian pilgrims, the Chinese Ambassador to India, Luo Zhaohui, said on Friday.
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