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Anurag Thakur responds to Mamata's 'outsider' remark, says won't let this
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 5 (ANI): Responding to the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "outsiders" remark, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said those who are in power in West Bengal are talking of secluding the state and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not allow this to happen.
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UK PM imposes harsh lockdown for England amid COVID-19 new variant
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], January 5 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and hospitalizations across the country.
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Wall Street slumps at start of 2021, worries of higher taxes, COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street began 2021 with its worst loss since November as US stocks sold off on worries about the protracted coronavirus crisis and fears the incoming president Joe Biden might raise corporate taxes if the Democrat party wins control of the Senate a
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Bella Ciao actor Taran Kootenhayoo passes away at 27
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], January 5 (ANI): Canadian Indigenous actor and artist Taran Kootenhayoo who was famous for his role in the indie drama 'Bella Ciao' has passed away on December 31, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter on Monday.
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UDF serves notice seeking removal of Assembly Speaker for his role in Kera
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 5 (ANI): The Congress-led United Democratic Front ( UDF) has moved a notice to the Legislative Assembly Secretary to table a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan from his post in the wake of his alleged involvement in th
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US looks forward to work with India at UNSC: State Dept
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The United States welcomed India to the United Nations Security Council and said it looks forward to working over the shared interests towards a peaceful, secure India-Pacific, said the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State on Mon
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Artisan making products from bamboo urges Jharkhand govt to provide machin
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 5 (ANI): Jitan Devi, a craftswoman who makes hand-crafted products from bamboo at a village near Ranchi has changed the perspective of women's employment in a rural setup. She has urged the state government to provide machines to increase the production of
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UK court ruling against Assange's extradition victory for all journalists:
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London, January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The decision of a UK court to block WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States is a victory for all journalists, the whistleblower's Ecuadorean lawyer, Carlos Poveda, told Sputnik on Monday.
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Niger announces 3-day national mourning after deadly attacks on 2 villages
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Niamey [Niger], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Niger's Interior Minister Alkache Alhada on Monday declared three days of nationwide mourning after terrorists attacked two villages in the west of the country killing about 100 people.
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Republicans, Democrats vie for US Senate control in Georgia Runoffs
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Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US state of Georgia holds on Tuesday two runoff elections for the Senate which will determine if the Republican Party can halt the Democratic bid to consolidate control over the executive and legislative branches of power.
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Two House Democrats ask FBI to open 'immediate criminal investigation' int
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Two Democratic House of Representatives called on FBI Director Christopher Wray to open a criminal probe into President Donald Trump's conversation with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger where he asked him to "find" additional votes for him.
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Photo of father on duty saluting DSP daughter in Andhra's Tirupati goes vi
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Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): The picture of the heart-warming incident wherein a father working in the Andhra Pradesh police force, saluted his daughter in Tirupati of Chittor district, has gone viral on social media.
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