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Milli Yakjehti Council to launch agitation for Hafiz Saeed's release
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb. 9 (ANI): The Milli Yakjehti Council, a circle of around 25 religious parties and groups, has decided to launch a protest from Friday for the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and protection of Islamic laws in the country.
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ONGC supports Cyclothon organised to promote Saksham
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 6 (ANI): As a conscious corporate, ONGC supported Cyclothon with active participation from the ONGC Board and employees in equal measures on Monday, at India Gate. The Cyclothon, a part of the month long oil and gas conservation campaign 'Saksham', attracted
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JuD hold protests against possible ban
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 31 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) took to the streets outside the National Press Club here against reports that it is likely to be placed in the list of banned groups.
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Pakistan must stop exploitation of Gilgit-Baltistan through CPEC, say Kash
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Jan. 31 (ANI): Expressing serious concern about the construction of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), representatives of various Kashmiri groups have unanimously voiced out against the exploitation of the natural resources of Gilgit Baltistan by Pakistan and Ch
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India's 'snake-charmers' rendered jobless
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jogi Dera(Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 27(ANI): An ancient tribe of snake charmers in Uttar Pradesh's Jogi Dera area, is these days struggling to earn a livelihood, thanks to increased urbanisation and punitive regulations imposed by the animal rights groups and institutions
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Pakistan's track record in fighting terrorism stands above other nati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 27 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria has said that the country's track record in the fighting terrorism stands above all other countries and asserted that Islamabad's operations against terrorism including Zarb-e-Azb have l
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Committed to provide SC certificates to 17 OBC groups: Samajwadi Party
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): Unperturbed by the recent Allahabad High Court's order which stayed the Uttar Pradesh Government's decision to include 17 sub-castes in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category, the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday said it will present its case
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Punjab elections: party-hoppers, turncoats take the centre stage
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI-NewsVoir): With less than two weeks left for the high-octane Punjab assembly polls; fear of turncoats playing spoilsport, is giving trouble to all major political parties. On one side, Congress is facing grave situation with 30 candidates going independent; on
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Women's March: Women protest across nation against mass assault, vict
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru/New Delhi/Kolkata [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Several women groups across the nation staged rallies protesting against several causes, especially the recent alleged mass molestation in Bengaluru on New Year's Eve, and the subsequent comments by politicians blaming women for the in
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Authorities order shutdown of rights groups over `anti-state activities` i
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 21 (ANI): Authorities in the Punjab province of Pakistan have ordered several women and human rights groups to shut down, accusing them of unspecified "anti-state activities".
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More than 3.81 lakh consumers and 21,000 merchants win prizes worth Rs. 60
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 20 (ANI): The Government's efforts to give a boost to the digital payment systems and the cashless economy, post-demonetisation have generated enthusiastic response from the people. People from different age groups, occupations and different walks of life have ta
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Home coming of Kashmiri Pandits should be moral duty, not political aim: B
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar(Jammu and Kashmir), Jan.19(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday extended its support over the petition filed in favour of bringing the Kashmiri Pandits back in the Valley, stating that the action was long overdue and that the exiled groups should also be guaranteed a s
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