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After furore, court drops Quran copy distribution condition for bail to Ra
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 17 (ANI): After its directive created a furore, a local court here waived off the condition to distribute five copies of Quran to grant bail to a woman for allegedly posting communal comments on social media.
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Pak minister allegedly deletes her tweet criticising Trump, USA
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Tuesday allegedly criticised US President Donald Trump indirectly, joining in the furore regarding his latest Twitter outburst -- only to delete the tweet later.
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'What's your ethnicity?' - Kellyanne Conway asks reporter amid furore over
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 17 (ANI): Amid a raging debate across the United States on racism following US President Donald Trump's Twitter outburst and the recently concluded ICE raids which targeted immigrants, a senior counselor to Trump raised eyebrows after she asked a reporter about his eth
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Row over Pitroda's remarks refuses to die
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Even as Congress president Rahul Gandhi asked his advisor Sam Pitroda to apologise for his seemingly dismissive words about 1984 Sikh riots, the furore on the latter's "Hua to Hua" remark is far from over. While BJP and its allies condemned Pitroda's remar
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Raised concerns as a worried Indian, done nothing wrong: Naseeruddin Shah
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): "I have made the statement as a worried Indian and have done no wrong in doing so," said veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah while commenting over the ongoing furore on his latest remark on the Bulandshahr violence.
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Saudi inks trade deals worth $50 billion at investment conference
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Oct 24 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has signed trade deals worth 50 billion USD with global companies at the investment conference 'Davos in Desert' amid the international furore over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Minority sentiments hurt by ad carried by Pakistan daily
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Aug 31 (ANI): Advertisements for jobs usually bring excitement. But an advertisement for recruitment by the Pakistan Rangers has created furor in Pakistan. An advertisement carried by a leading daily recently drew flak for marginalising the minority communities in the c
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Facebook removes then restores news article on Holocaust education
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
California [United States], August 30 (ANI): It seems Facebook never learns from its past mistakes. After creating a lot of furor following removal of a photojournalistic image from its platform, the company again drew ire this week for removing a news article posted by Anne Frank Center for
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Pak polls were free and fair: Ex-CEC Quraishi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Amid massive furore over alleged rigging in the recently-concluded general elections in Pakistan, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, SY Quraishi on Wednesday said that the polls were held in a free and fair manner.
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Amidst 'Congress is Muslim party' controversy, Rahul says religion matters
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Amidst political furore surrounding his alleged "Congress is a Muslim party" remark, Rahul Gandhi said that religion, caste and beliefs matter little to him.
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B-Town in dismay over fuel price hike
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), May 23 (ANI): Popular Bollywood celebrities like Raveena Tandon, Farhan Akhtar, and Chetan Bhagat expressed concern over the ongoing furore over a fuel price hike across India.
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Every govt should protect people, constitution: Archbishop Couto
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Reacting to the furore over his letter, the Archbishop of the Delhi Archdiocese, Anil Joseph Couto, on Tuesday said that every government should protect the country's people and the constitution.
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