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Russian opposition leader jailed for 15 days after anti-corruption protest
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar. 28 (ANI): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been fined and sentenced to 15 days in prison for disobeying police orders and organising anti-government protests.
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Russian opposition leader detained during anti-corruption protests
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar. 26 (ANI): Russia's main opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been detained amid a tense anti-corruption protest in the heart of Moscow, according to his tweets.
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Paint attack leaves Putin's opponent with 'green face', but
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 21 (ANI): Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was attacked with green dye by an unknown assailant in the Siberian city of Barnaul, which left him looking like a character out of 'Shrek', but taking the matter in his stride the opposition leader has made
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Kerala: Oppn. alleges Budget was leaked by govt., walks out of Assembly
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Mar. 03 (ANI): The opposition leaders on Friday walked out of the Kerala Assembly alleging that the state Budget, which was presented by Finance Minister T. M. Thomas Isaac was leaked on social media.
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Trump calls for 'immediate' release of Venezuela's politica
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C. [USA], Feb. 16(ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump called on Venezuela on Wednesday night to release opposition leader and political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez 'immediately'.
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Pakistan Peoples Party to oppose reinstatement of military courts
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 10 (ANI): Opposition leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan, Khursheed Shah has said that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will oppose the reinstatement of military courts in the country.
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The Maldives: Now, a paradise for Jihadis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Jan. 6 (ANI): A video released in August 2015 by a pro-ISIS group shows three men threatening to kill Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen and Vice President Ahmed Adeeb if opposition leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla is not released from prison.
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Reforms a legacy of the past, balance in narrative is important, says Anan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.17 (ANI): Anand Sharma, Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, in a special session with an Opposition Leader at the 89th AGM of FICCI, said that reforms need to be an ongoing process and this started way back in 1950s with Mr. Jawaharlal
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Oppn hopes "strong-willed" Amma recovers soon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec.5 (ANI): With the Apollo Hospitals declaring the health condition of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa as "grave", the opposition leaders in the state expressed hope that the "strong-willed" AIADMK supremo would recover and take c
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Oppn demands PM's apology, ready for debate in LS if comes with votin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 2 (ANI): The meeting of various opposition parties on the Parliament premises on Friday concluded, with opposition leaders demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology in the Rajya Sabha.
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'ATM now Ayega Tab Milega,' Mamata asks Pranab Da to step in on
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 16(ANI): After leading a march of opposition leaders to Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said now common people have to wait for cash to arrive in ATMs.
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Human Rights Watch asks Bangladesh to end arbitrary and secret arrests
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Oct. 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that Bangladesh should immediately release three children of opposition leaders convicted of war crimes who have been illegally detained since August this year.
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