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Need new freedom struggle against PM Modi govt: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Sevagram (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC), on the occasion of the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, said that there is an urgent need for a new freedom struggle to confront Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.
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Baloch woman activist hits out at Pak for gender inequality
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 25 (ANI): A Baloch woman political activist has hit out at Islamabad for allowing religious groups to launch an assault against women's freedom throughout Pakistan, especially in Balochistan.
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'Government to be tough against crime in name of freedom'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kavrepalanchowk [Nepal], Sept 22 (RSS/ANI): Nepal Government spokesperson and Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Gokul Prasad Baskota, has said the government will be tougher against incidents of crime happening in name of freedom.
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Odisha: PM inaugurates Jharsuguda airport
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jharsuguda (Odisha) [India], Sep 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that connectivity is at the core of all-round development as he inaugurated Odisha's second airport at Jharsuguda district named after freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai.
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RSF asks Maldives' presidential candidates to assure press freedom
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 13 (ANI): Days after the Maldives Broadcasting Commission slapped a hefty fine on a TV channel for allegedly defaming the President and threatening national security, the Press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF or Reporters Sans Frontieres) sought a firm undertaki
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89-year-old freedom fighter aspires to complete PhD
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Koppal (Karnataka) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): It is said that learning has no age bar and this statement goes perfectly well with a man from Karnataka's Koppal, who aspires to complete his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the age of 89.
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'Journalism is dying out in Pakistan'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 8 (ANI): Pakistan-based journalists have said that they are being silenced through various means, with scribes being blindfolded and beaten up mercilessly. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent press freedom advocacy organisation, has taken note of t
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Pompeo calls for free, open Indo-Pacific
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 06 (ANI): Calling for a free and open Indo-Pacific, United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said that both India and the US should continue to ensure the freedom of the seas and the skies.
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Pakistan military invaded and occupied Balochistan: Altaf Hussain
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Sep 5 (ANI): Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) founder and leader Altaf Hussain, while giving a special lecture to his worldwide audience and viewers, especially Baloch students and youth through social media on 'The Issue of Balochistan and its historical perspectiv
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Social evils take refuge as religious customs: Law Commission
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), SEP 01 (ANI): The Law Commission in its consultation paper released on Friday addressed the difference between freedom of religion and one's right to equality.
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Issue of minorities' persecution in Pak to be raised at US Capitol Hill
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sep 01 (ANI): Voice of Karachi (VOK) and South Asia Minorities Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) will jointly hold an event at the United States Capitol Hill on September 5 to highlight the issue of religious freedom and minority rights in Pakistan.
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Imran Khan govt must uphold freedom of expression, says independent watchd
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31, (ANI): Pakistan's Imran Khan-led new government must uphold the freedom of expression as media is facing severe pressure from state institutions in the country, emphasised speakers at the launch of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP) fact finding
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