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Local officers will take call on extending polling time: CEC Rawat
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Wednesday said that the local officers in Madhya Pradesh will take a call on extension of polling time, in line with provisions of the law. Rawat was referring to Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia's demand to extend
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MP: Faulty EVMs, VVPATs halt polling in few constituencies
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): As the voting kick-started in Madhya Pradesh, multiple instances of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) malfunctioning have been reported, thus temporarily stalling the polling process.
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Cong leader refutes allegations of stopping 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogans
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Congress leader B. D. Kalla on Wednesday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for fabricating controversies, accusing them of promoting an edited video to make it look as if he was halting slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.
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Patnaik appeals to PM Modi to stop construction of Andhra's Polavaram Proj
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt the construction of the Polavaram irrigation project on the Godavari River, warning of severe environmental consequences in his state if the project is allowed to be
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Bangladesh halts forced Rohingya repatriation
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 16 (ANI): Muhammad Abdul Kalam, the Commissioner of the Bangladesh Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission, stated that the Rohingya will not be forced to return to Myanmar on Thursday, the same day that the first scheduled repatriation was slated to take place.
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Khashoggi's killing makes Vue International halt Saudi expansion
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Oct 23 (ANI): In the wake of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death, one of Europe's largest cinema operators, Vue International, has stalled its plan to expand in the middle-eastern country.
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Anti-citizenship bill protests: Normal life affected in Assam
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Life came to a grinding halt in Assam with a 12-hour shutdown called by 46 organisations to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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Assam bandh: Over 40 groups protest against Citizenship Bill
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Normal life came to a halt in Assam on Monday as over 40 organisations have called for a 12-hour long statewide bandh to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.
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Trump warns against suspending Saudi arms deal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Carson City (Nevada) [U.S.A.], Oct 21 (ANI): Amid the chaos surrounding Saudi Arabia's admission of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, United States President Donald Trump has warned against halting the Riyadh arms deal.
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USA stops issuing visas to same-sex partners of diplomats
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 3 (ANI): The United States has halted the issuance of G-4 visas to same-sex partners working for international organisations, according to a U.S. Department of State press release.
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Use of internet, smartphones stagnant in US: Pew Research Center
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [United States], October 1 (ANI): Since last two years, the use of internet, social media, and device ownership in the United States has come to a halt, a new study has found.
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US-China trade talks hit a roadblock
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 23 (ANI): With the Donald Trump administration and China slapping their latest round of tariffs on each other earlier this week, negotiations between Washington and Beijing have come to a complete halt for now.
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