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Advocates condemn mass arrests in Hong Kong on suspicion of violating secu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 9 (ANI): Advocates for Hong Kong's underprivileged and ethnic minority communities on Friday slammed authorities over the recent mass arrests of 53 former lawmakers and activists, including two of their colleagues and respected rights figures, with one group accusi
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White House task force warns of new 'USA variant' of Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): The White House coronavirus task force in its latest report said that the United States may have its own version of a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 that might be helping fuel the already aggressive spread of the virus.
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Centre to hold 'Know Your Constitution' campaign in schools, colleges
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 9 (ANI): The Centre government would soon hold a campaign 'Know your Constitution' in schools, colleges, and universities across the country, said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Dehradun on Friday.
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Imran Khan calling protesting Hazaras 'blackmailers' an insult to coal min
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 9 (ANI): Reacting sharply to Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments that the Hazara protesters were 'blackmailing' him, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) vice president Sherry Rehman said that his statement was 'an insult to the corpses of the slain coal miners'.
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COVID-19: Kerala Minister orders to reopen spas, ayurvedic resorts
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 9 (ANI): Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Friday said the government has issued orders to reopen spas and ayurvedic resorts in the state, which were closed due to COVID-19.
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Nagpur man dies of suffocation after partner ties neck during sex
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], January 9 (ANI): A 28-year-old man died in Nagpur on Friday due to suffocation after a rope tied around his neck during sex proved fatal, said police.
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Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account over 'risk of further incitem
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): The microblogging site Twitter on Friday (local time) permanently suspended US President Donald Trump's account, citing a risk of further incitement of violence following a pro-Trump mob breaching the US Capitol on Wednesday.
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Terrorists carry out 23 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 23 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Sytnik, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in
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Maryam Nawaz slams Imran Khan after PM calls protesting Hazaras 'blackmail
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 9 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan for not visiting the Shia Hazaras protesting against the killing of coal miners in Balochistan and for suggesting that the demonstrators
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House Democrats barreling toward impeachment of Trump for second time
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): House Democrats are planning to introduce several articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in his inciting a mob of his supporters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to halt a Congress session certifying President-elect Joe Bi
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Virtual buyer seller meet held to boost India-Bhutan agri-food trade
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): In a move to boost export potential of India's agricultural and processed food products exports, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) organized a virtual Buyer Seller Meet (BSM) in association with the Indian Embass
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WB Gov Dhankhar to meet Amit Shah in Delhi today
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday evening arrived in New Delhi to hold a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday.
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